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 Farmer’s Strange Encounters
- A Man should Love his Wives Equally
- An Orphan’s Tears Bring Dead Mother Back to Life
- God gave Everyone a Talent
- Queen of the Forgetful
- Nachiin Pays for Feasting on Unyii’s Children
- Nlanjirbor Defeats Ubor in a Battle of Wits
- One Should Treat Everyone Fairly
- Rabbit Cheats Chameleon at a Marriage Contest
- Sande Wins the Marriage Contest
- The Chameleon and Ubor’s Daughter
- The Communal Labor Requests of Ubor and the Poor Man
- The Crocodile Steals Ten Sisters’ Waist Beads
- The Dishonest Old Woman
- 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 Rabbit Steals the Horse’s Mouth
- The Rabbit Tricks the Hyena and Steals his Guinea Corn
- The Rich Farmer and his Wasteful Son
- The Selfish Upininkpil and Her Granddaughter
- Triumph of the Underdog
- Two Buddies Survive Famine
- 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 (Nimobi Sagnan)
- Why the Broom’s Neck is Tied (Bilinyi Chiikpaab)
- Why the Tortoise has a Cracked Shell (Nimobi Sagnan)
- Why the Tortoise has a Cracked Shell (Wajabuu Maakpork)
- Why the Python’s Skin has Dark-Brown Blotches
- Why the Wasp has a Tiny Waist
- Wife Deceives Husband into Going Fishing