Folktales from Sudan

Episodes

1. See you in Season 3!

   24 Aug 2026 · 1:46

   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…

2. Basma's Riddle

   23 Aug 2026 · 24 min

   👸🏽 A Queen who is loved across the kingdom begins to wonder: are her people truly happy… or just afraid to speak honestly around her? 🤔 🧕🏾 One night, disguised as an ordinary woman, she secretly leaves the palace to…

3. Bantar the Frog

   15 Aug 2026 · 18 min

   🐸 Bantar the Frog was used to a lush life of swimming, relaxing, and doing exactly what she wanted. 💅 🦔 Then she met Hassaan the Hedgehog and they got married! 💕 🧹🍳 But her new life came with housework she wasn't used…

4. The Elixir of Life

   8 Aug 2026 · 25 min

   🍯 The Elixir of Life 👑 A powerful king gets sick, and his three sons set off on an epic journey to find a cure. 🍯 They travel in search of the magic healing potion Ikseer Alhayaa - the Elixir of Life 👵🏾 But along…

5. The Two Jackals

   2 Aug 2026 · 16 min

   🦊 🦊 Two jackal cousins live completely different lives. 🏙️ One lives in a busy city filled with comfort and treats.. 🌵The other lives out in the harsh desert wilderness.. 🔄 When the desert jackal visits the city, he…

6. Aziza the Princess Bride

   26 Jul 2026 · 28 min

   👸🏽 Princess Aziza marries a prince chosen by her father, and leaves home to begin her new life in the prince's grand palace.. 🚪 The palace has dozens of rooms- all filled with treasures! But the prince tells Aziza:…

7. The Magic Forest

   19 Jul 2026 · 19 min

   🌳 A woodcutter discovers a forest filled with tall Baan trees and thinks, ‘I can be rich!’ 🪓 During the day, he cuts the trees down… but overnight, they mysteriously grow back.. 🌙 One night, he decides to stay awake…

8. The Friendship Test

   11 Jul 2026 · 18 min

   🫅🏾 Everyone wants to be friends with the young Prince Mahmoud, and he really wants to find a good friend to play with.. ❓But how can he know who likes him only for his wealth - and who is a real, true friend? 👸🏽 His…

9. Makkar the Fox

   4 Jul 2026 · 17 min

   🦊 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…

10. The Sultan's Secret

    26 Jun 2026 · 13 min

    🤴🏽 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…

11. Filayfla the Clever Girl

    20 Jun 2026 · 19 min

    👧🏾 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…

12. See you in Season 2!

    12 Jun 2025 · 1:47

    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…

13. Akhdar Azaz fi Gizaz

    2 Jun 2025 · 22 min

    ✨ 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…

14. Mariam & The Naughty Chicken

    26 May 2025 · 18 min

    🐔 Mariam’s chicken is always getting into trouble! 🏠 One day, it flew over the fence and into the neighbor's house- the scariest house in the village that nobody goes to! 👧🏾 But Mariam had to get her chicken back- so…

15. Anjetu & Nijaima

    19 May 2025 · 35 min

    🎭 Anjetu and Nijaima are two sisters who are very different. ☺️ Nijaima is kind, hardworking, and always ready to help others. 😠 Anjetu is selfish, lazy, and mean! When Nijaima’s step mom sends them each on a difficult…

16. Alhadeeya and the Village Girls

    12 May 2025 · 29 min

    👩🏾 🌴 Alhadeeya is a kind girl who lives with her grandmother. Every day after school, she goes straight home. But one day, some jealous village girls trick her into going to play in the forest with them after school-…

17. The Poor Woodcutter

    5 May 2025 · 14 min

    🌳 👨🏽🦱 There was once a poor woodcutter who chopped wood in the forest every day for a living 👳🏽♂️ 🌟 One day, an old man gives him a magical gift , but he soon learns that some magic comes with consequences. What…

18. The Cats & The Mice

    27 Apr 2025 · 15 min

    The Cats & the Mice 🐱🐭 Something’s brewing in the hosh- the yard... 🐱🐭 The cats are up to something, and the mice aren't sure whether to believe it or not. Can the cats be trusted? 🤔 You won’t believe the sneaky plan…

19. Fatna & The Ghoul

    20 Apr 2025 · 19 min

    👨🏽🦱👩🏾 Fatna and her brother Mohamed live together in a house in the forest. 🎶 Every night after work, Mohamed sings a special song to let his sister Fatna know he’s home, and she opens the door. 🚪 👹 But when a sneaky…

20. Kiret the Goat

    14 Apr 2025 · 16 min

    🐐 Kiret the Goat 🐐 Kiret loves to play and explore, but she has one big problem—she never listens! One day, after begging her big sister Almi'za Saneeya to join her and her sister goats in the big park, Kiret has the…

21. Lolaba and the Eagle

    7 Apr 2025 · 11 min

    🌟 Lolaba and the Eagle 🦅✨ Deep in the forest, a brother and sister lived a simple life. But one day, the brother set a trap for a big bird—only to catch a talking eagle instead! 🦅😲 This wasn’t just any bird… this eagle…

22. The Father and Three Sons

    1 Apr 2025 · 10 min

    👳🏽♂️ The Father and Three Sons 👨🏽🦱👨🏽🦱👨🏽🦱 There was a man who had three sons—Hassan, Ahmed, and Mohamed. One day, he an important question for them- ❤️ "How much do you love me?" What do they say, and what happens next?…

23. Welcome to Folktales from Sudan!

    11 Mar 2025 · 4:17

    Izzayakum! Hello! Welcome to Folktales from Sudan - a podcast for kids and families that introduces them to the rich oral storytelling traditions of the African country of Sudan, bringing timeless tales of wisdom,…