Story seeds

Long, long ago, Giraffe was best friends with Eagle. One morning, when the two friends were at the waterhole, Eagle asked Giraffe, “What do you think is at the bottom of this waterhole?” Giraffe thought for a while. “Well, Hippo says there’s a spirit down there, but I’ve never seen her,” she replied. “I...

Once upon a time, there was a very greedy man. Although he was very rich, all he ever wanted was more money. One evening, an old traveller came to the greedy man’s door. “I’ve been walking all day,” the old traveller said. “Please let me rest here tonight.” “Hmmm,” said the greedy man....

Long ago, when trees could talk and fish could fly, Frog was the biggest of all the animals. He liked to bully everyone, and the animals were growing tired of him. One day, when Frog had gone swimming, the other animals held a meeting to decide how to deal with him. “We need...

Once upon a time, there was a farmer called Vusi who was very, very strong. Nobody knew how he did it, but he could easily carry two cows at the same time. One morning, when Vusi woke up, he ran around in a panic. “My necklace! Who has stolen my magic necklace?” he...