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Koku's most-requested stories — crowd favorites that work for any age group or occasion.
A Story, A Story
West Africa (Ashanti)Ages: All ages
How Anansi the Spider brought stories down from the Sky God. A beloved classic with call-and-response and audience participation.
Talk
West Africa (Ashanti)Ages: K–5
A farmer gets the surprise of his life when everything around him starts to talk. Hilarious and full of surprises.
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
West AfricaAges: Pre-K–3
Anansi uses a magical rock to trick the forest animals — until someone tricks him back.
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
West AfricaAges: K–4
A chain-reaction story about how a mosquito's lie leads to a terrible misunderstanding in the jungle.
The People Could Fly
African AmericanAges: 3–8
A powerful and moving story about enslaved Africans who remembered the magic words that let them fly to freedom.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
ZimbabweAges: K–5
A Cinderella-like tale from Zimbabwe about kindness, pride, and what it truly means to be beautiful.