Oral tradition East African Folktale
A story from East Africa that shows how easily a situation can escalate into conflict.
Story
When an elephant stands on an ostrich’s egg the situation soon escalates into war between the mammals and the birds. As the war wages the hyenas lurk in the background waiting for their chance.
Why we chose it
Animal War was one of the stories in our original audio stories collection. These stories are particularly suitable for learning to retell.
Oral tradition East African Folktale