African Tale
The Turtle, the Hippo and the Elephant
This story is about a smart little turtle that tricks an elephant and a hippo in order to gain their friendship. This African fairy tale also explains how turtles and tortoises came to exist.
Once upon a time there lived four pranksters in a small
All at once they hit upon the idea of robbing him of his clothes. They sat down with him, and one of them suggested a contest. Each had to tell the most unbelievable tale that they could... The catch was that their audience needed to believe them- and if they didn't – they would lose their clothes.
Without hesitation, the traveller nodded and the pranksters laughed
“The other night, when I was coming home from a
When he finished, he looked at the traveller. He just nodded and assured them he believed everything. The rest nodded, too, without questioning a single word. They poured more wine in their