Jolly Reading All Week Long

It is the third week of March and that means World Folktales and Fables Week has arrived. Beginning today, March 20, people from around the globe will take a couple of days to celebrate their fables, myths and legends.

These stories, often handed down to each generation as oral tradition, represent the morals, themes and character our forebears used to ensure our ways of life. Regardless of race or creed, the lessons taught by these tales are universal, delivered part and parcel with the rest of our cultures.

Jolly Reading Folktales

At Ayamba LitCast, we understand the importance of these stories in our lives. As children growing up, they are part entertainment, part education. Becoming adults, we inherit the title of custodians and make sure that the generations that follow never lose sight of where they come from and the morals we should always strive to uphold.

For us, Namse Udosen is that custodian. As such, his podcast, Jolly Reading will celebrate the diversity and richness of Nigerian folktales all through the week. Each day, Namse, alongside a host of friends, will share with us a folktale from one of the country’s numerous tribes.

Visit this page all week long to discover what new tale, language and tradition, Namse has in store for us all.