Mijikenda

Countries: Kenya

Regions: Eastern Africa

Moral Profile
Stories
  • The Story of the Mjengwa Poles
  • The Python of the Sacred Forest
  • The Elephant and the Hyena's Waterhole
  • The Crow and the Lost Child
  • The Shark and the First Fisherman
  • The Hare and the Hyena's Tug-of-War
  • The Spider Who Stole the Ocean's Music
  • The Porcupine and the Farmer's Debt
  • The First Dog and the Kaya Spirit
  • The Giraffe and the Tortoise's Argument
  • The Jackal and the Drum of the Ancestors
  • The Hawk and the Chicken's Needle
  • The Whale and the Crab's Pact
  • The Antelope's Gift of Divination
  • The Hyena Who Wore a Man's Clothes
  • The Lion's Whisker
  • The Tortoise and the Duiker's Farm
  • The Chameleon Who Carried the Sun
  • The Hyena and the Funeral
  • The Fisherman Who Married a Shark-Woman
  • The Hare and the Elephant's Hollow Tree
  • The Cattle That Chose Man
  • The Spider and the First Kaya
  • The Duiker and the Hunter's Bell
  • The Hare and the Sun's Daughter
  • The First Gohu
  • The Woodpecker and the Crocodile's Toothache
  • The Hare and the Baobab's Fruit
  • The Baboon Who Stole the Drum
  • The Bushbaby and the Stolen Fire
Common Animals
  • Lion 5
  • Hare 5
  • Cattle 5
  • Hyena 4
  • Shark 4
  • Elephant (African Bush) 3
  • Monkey 2
  • Whale 2
  • Spider 2
  • Dog (Domestic) 2
  • Tortoise 2
  • Python (Ball) 1
  • Crow (Pied) 1
  • Porcupine 1
  • Bird (General) 1
  • Giraffe 1
  • Jackal 1
  • Eagle 1
  • Fowl (Chicken) 1
  • Gazelle 1
  • Lizard 1
  • Crocodile (Nile) 1
  • Woodpecker 1