Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky — West Africa (Lesser-Known) | Bedtime World Tour
Tonight we travel to southern Nigeria, to the time when the Sun, the Moon, and Water all lived upon the earth. Sun visits his friend Water again and again, but Water never comes in return — until Sun builds an enormous compound and invites Water to bring every one of his people.
A world folktale every night, told to help you fall asleep. Follow the show so tomorrow night's story finds you too.
Source & tradition: Efik-Ibibio tradition of southern Nigeria, documented as "Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky," story XVI in Elphinstone Dayrell's *Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West…
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