The story of a tea kettle that comes alive and performs circus tricks!

An old Woodcutter donates his logs to the River Dragon. In return he receives a boy to look after – the boy has a constantly running nose, and is called Master Snotty Nose. Will he be a blessing or a nuisance to the old man?

Another Hausa story from Northern Nigeria. A kind old woman helps a sick bull and shows everyone that compassion is the best medicine of all. But watch out! Gizo the tricky spider is always up to something.

Hello, this is Jana, and I’m back with a story about a boy called Jake and his best buddy, Birdy. Birdy and the Magical Stardust. Let me tell you, Birdy is no ordinary back-garden crow; he’s old. And I don’t mean old like Dad or GrandDad. I mean ancient, like , “I-was-there-when-they-built-the-pyramids” kind of old. […]

Two charming stories from Nigeria. The first is a funny fable about a Spider, a Hippo and an Elephant. The second is about a wise man who rides on a Hyena on the way back from Mecca. Umar Isa Dandago links up with us from Nigeria to introduce the story and play the part of the tricky spider. He also tells us about the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, which is taking place now and features in the second story.

Limericks old and new, whole stories in five silly lines of poetry! Join us on this journey down Limerick Lane. Sponsoored by Kiwico key word Story