Folktales from Sudan

Makkar the Fox

🦊 Every night, a sly fox named Makkar sneaks into a farmer’s watermelon patch for a secret feast. 🍉 🧑🏾‍🌾 But when the farmer realizes his watermelons are missing, he decides it’s time to teach the fox a lesson he won’t forget.. 🎧 What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ #sudan #sudankidsstories #sudanesestories #kidsstories #kidspodcast #bedtimestories #storiesforkids #podcast #africanstories #folktales #fairytales #storytime  #storytelling  #bedtimestories  #folktales #fairytales #africanfolktales  #sudan #worldcultures #stories #audiostories #familytime #familyfriendly Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/folktalesfromsudan]

The Sultan's Secret

🤴🏽 A powerful Sultan has an embarrassing secret… 😳 One person knows the truth, but if he tells anyone- he could lose everything. So he needs to keep quiet. 🤐 For weeks, he keeps the secret bottled inside… until one day, he just can’t hold it anymore. 👀 What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/folktalesfromsudan]

Filayfla the Clever Girl

👧🏾 Everyone in the village loved Filayfla 💕 💡 She was fun, kind, and always full of clever ideas.  🤴🏽 But her uncle, the Sultan, was cruel and jealous.  When he challenges her father,  clever Filayfla uses her wisdom and creativity to protect him and her family. ✨ What does she do? Listen to find out! 🎧 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar.   Many thanks to Dr. Ahmed Al-Shahi and Tim Moore at Oxford University 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/folktalesfromsudan]

See you in our next season!

Izzayyakum! 👋🏾  This is Hana Baba host of Folktales from Sudan. 🙏🏽 Thank you SO much for listening to our stories- it means so much to us! We’ve been getting such great feedback, and so many of you are connecting with these folktales. We have reached the end of our first season, but we will be back for Season 2-  in the meantime stay connected with us on social media- we’re on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok at Folktales from Sudan. We have some fun things coming - follow our socials to stay updated! 👨🏽‍🦱👩🏾 People have been asking us how they can help support the podcast. If you’d like to join the Folktales from Sudan family as a supporter to help keep the stories coming, you can make a donation on our fundraising page- buymeacoffee.com/folktalesfromsudan 🖼️ 🎤🎶 We have a wonderful production team and all donations will go directly into producing upcoming seasons- from buying original music tracks to our episode art, to the amazing sound design and audio engineering.  🎧  And please continue to enjoy the stories, share them with your friends and family, and you can always email us at folktalesfromsudan@gmail.com -we would LOVE to hear from you!  📧  😊 See you in the next season! Maslaama! Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/folktalesfromsudan]

Akhdar Azaz fi Gizaz

✨ A father asks his three daughters what they want him to bring back, when he travels. 💎 💍  While the older two ask for jewels and fine things, Fatma never asks for anything- just his safe return home. 👩🏾 ✨ Until one day- when the jealous sisters trick her into asking for something mysterious and unusual- Akhdar Azaz fi Gizaz , the green gem in the glass . 👳🏽‍♂️ Her father sets off on a dangerous quest to find it... 🐎 What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎬 Thanks to our Production Team: ✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba 🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi 🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir 🎭 Graphic Design: Eman Hajali, Rudaina Osman, Layla Bilal 🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel 📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar 📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale! 📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan 🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan! Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️ #sudan [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sudan] #sudankidsstories [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sudankidsstories] #sudanesestories [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sudanesestories] #kidsstories [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/kidsstories] #kidspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/kidspodcast] #bedtimestories [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bedtimestories] #storiesforkids [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/storiesforkids] #podcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/podcast] #africanstories [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/africanstories] #folktales [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/folktales] #fairytales [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fairytales] Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/folktalesfromsudan]