EP 188: Ghana- Kwofi and the Gods; The Lion and The Wolf (Barker)

Sandman Stories Presents

#ghana #folklore

In the first story, Kwofi loses his mother and is treated horribly by his step mother. But the gods have a reward for him, by leaving him out. And in the second story, a wolf is eating an old woman’s sheep, and she finds help in a strange companion.

Source: West African folk-tales by Barker, William Henry, 1882-; Sinclair, Cecilia

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: 'Frafra' tribe Cultural Group Display on Laud TV Creative Commons

Sound Effects: Ghana Jungle Cacao Plantage.wav by Snipes3000 on freesound.org

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Photo Credit: "Nana Yaw Daani II, Co-Ruler of New Juaben, Ghana" by Alfred Weidinger is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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