Here you can find and access all of the Konkomba Folktales that we have worked with in this project.
When you click on the Links below, you will be directed to a page which links to the subtitled video, the transcript of the folktale as well as the coded TEI-file.

List of Konkomba Folktales

• A Cat Saves an Old Lady from a Troublesome Wolf
• A Man should Love his Wives Equally
• God gave Everyone a Talent
• Queen of the Forgetful
• Nachiin Pays for Feasting on Unyii’s Children
• One Should Treat Everyone Fairly
• Sande Wins the Marriage Contest
• The Chameleon and Ubor’s Daughter
• The Communal Labor Requests of Ubor and the Poor Man
• The Hunter and the Shapeshifting Beasts
• The Monitor Lizard nearly floors the Hyena in a Wrestling Match
• The Rabbit outwits the Hyena
• The Rabbit Pays for Stealing Ubor’s Ram
• The Selfish Upininkpil and Her Granddaughter
• Triumph of the Underdog
• Ubor’s Household and the Singing Lamb
• Ulambidaan saves her Colleagues from an Old Lady
• Why Dogs Rummage through Hearths
• Why Old People have Grey Hair
• Why the Broom’s Neck is Tied
• Why the Tortoise has a Cracked Shell
• Why the Python’s Skin has Dark-Brown Blotches
• Why the Wasp has a Tiny Waist