EP 214: Nigeria- The Secret of the Fishing Baskets, The Ten Goldsmiths (Ogumefu)

Sandman Stories Presents

English - January 11, 2024 12:30 - 7 minutes - 7.13 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
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Today we are back in the book of Yoruba folklore written down by O.M. Ogumifu. We have two stories today. In the first, a man is kind to a stranger and is rewarded. In the second, a goldsmith has to figure out which of his ten sons deserves to inherit his wealth.

Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Tiny trickling forest creek (loopable) by Mjeno

Music: DECEMBER WEDDING IN LAGOS 2022

Photo credit: "Fisher men's canoe fish in Badagry market river, Lagos. Nigeria" by Koutchika Lihouenou Gaspard is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Podcast Shoutout: History of Byzantium. Robin does a great job of adding on to the classic history of Rome podcast. He takes a look at the successor to Rome that lasted through many different rulers, until it finally collapsed and gave us a they might be giants classic.

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