African

Resources in this category:

African Folk Tales
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/africa.html

The Zulu are a famous ethnic group from South Africa who became a powerful kingdom before the Europeans came. These are some of their traditional stories.

Afro-Americ@ Kids' Zone
http://www.afro.com/children/children.html

Learn about Africa while playing games and solving brain teasers. The site also includes myths and fables from around the world, as well as information and facts about Africa. Some games require Shockwave 5, which you can download with a link from the site.

Bura Folktales
http://www.msu.edu/user/hamza/BuraFolktales.htm

The Bura live in northern Nigeria and tell their children stories to teach them valuable lessons. Here you can find those stories.

Motherland Nigerian Stories
http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/stories.html

These stories are either from the African country of Nigeria or came from other parts of Africa to become popular in Nigeria. Here you can find folktales about tricks, friendship, jealously, forgiveness, and more, all sorted into "moral of the story" topics. A few of them are plays that you and your friends can act out together!