Good folk tale stories?

Question

Can somebody write a good funny folk tale story that has to do with what is today ( like why the sky is blue) or whatever but with a African setting.

Answer 1

I have the book "African Short Stories" all written by authors in Africa. However they are all too long to place on Answers. ISBN 0-435-90270-9

This might not be what you're looking for but it is short enough to post. It's a Hausa Folktale.

The story of the boy and the old woman, and how the wasp got his small waist.
This tale is about a bush-burning. A story, a story. Let it go, let it come. A chief gave permission for the grass to be burned. They went all round but did not see anything (game) until all the grass was burned. Then a certain bad boy saw a hole and dug (there); he did not see anything. But an old woman came out, and on her emerging she screamed (with rage) and said, 'The chief has set fire to the bush; (hitherto) whosoever has seen this hole has passed on, and now you must dig it up. To-day you will see.' Then she sprang on the boy, but the boy struck her with his axe. Up she leaped and turned into a hawk, and when she was about to swoop down on him he shot at her; and so (they fought on) until she got the better of him. He ran away. (As) he ran he came across a wasp, he was weaving cloth. Then the wasp said, 'Where are you going?' He said, 'An old woman chased me.' Then the wasp said, 'Sit here (till) she comes.' So the boy sat down.
He was there when the old woman came sure enough, and she sprang to catch the boy; but the wasp swallowed her. He lifted a single thread and gave it to the boy (and) said he must tie it round his middle. So the boy tied him up, until his back was almost cut in two. That is the origin of what you see; the wasp's belly is big, the old woman is inside. His back, which has become a thread, the
boy bound it at the middle, behind.
That is all. Off with the rat's head.
The rat will not eat my head,
rather will I eat (its) head,
son of a worthless fellow.

Answer 2

Rumplestiltskin? there become a detrimental miller who had a eye-catching daughter. sooner or later, he become stated as to ascertain the King. He informed the King that his daughter ought to spin straw into gold and the king believed him. He placed her in a solid and informed her to spin the straw to gold. of path she could not do it. a unusual guy looks and tells her that for the period of replace for a contemporary he will exchange the straw to gold. This got here approximately a number of time, and each and each time the pile of straw have been given greater. the guy looked and altered the straw into gold for her as long as she gave him presents each and each time. ultimately, she ran out of presents so she promised the guy her first born newborn. A year later she gave start to the kings infant. The small guy took it and reported she ought to easily have it decrease back if she ought to guess his call. She had 3 days to guess. After making many incorrect guesses she sends a messenger out to undercover agent on the guy... he sees him dancing around a hearth making a song his call. the subsequent time the guy got here the female informed him his call, in anger Rumplestiltskin stamped his foot and broke in 2.