Enlight Chicken and rat One fine day, the chicken and the rat suddenly found themselves in front of each other. The rat was scared of such a big bird: it had never seen a chicken before. “Chicken, my dear,” she said in a tre... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Boar and chameleon They say that one day a boar and a chameleon went out to hunt and met on the bank of a ditch along which water flowed into a rice field. The boar began to ask the chameleon where he was coming from an... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight King of the Birds They say that once the birds staged a big cabari to elect a king. Many wanted to choose the Vurumaheri, because there is no bird stronger than the falcon and only he alone can frighten any enemy so mu... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Faralahi, rich heir They say that there lived a rich man in a certain village, and he had his only son Faralakhi, who was about to get married. His parents wanted to find him a wife in their village, but they didn’t succ... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Rafara, maiden of the waters I came today, I'm telling you. The Maiden of the Waters - that's what the old people say, I have nothing to do with it - lived in an enchanted castle, in the depths of the Green Waters. She had long h... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Chicken and papango They say that once a chicken needed a needle. She ran all over the neighborhood to borrow it, but the neighbors had gone somewhere, and the chicken didn’t know what to do. Suddenly she heard a bird ov... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Sun, moon, stars and chickens They say that a long time ago the Sun and the Moon were bosom friends. They had little brothers and sisters: the Sun had fitecutra, which means “chickens,” and the Moon had quintana, which means “star... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Wild dog and wild cat The wild dog and the wild cat have long been friends. One fine day, when they were greatly annoyed by the surrounding residents, they decided to give up robbery and do some useful work; the choice fel... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Three brothers with tails They say that one Andriambahuaqui had three daughters and all three did not agree to marry a hova, but wanted their husbands to be Andrianas, like themselves. Three brothers with tails heard that the ... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Two Brothers and Zanahari Once upon a time, they say, there lived two brothers, and both had nothing but rags. For many years they worked to save a little, but still remained poor. And then one day the younger one says to the ... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Guinea fowl and rooster They say that before the guinea fowl and the rooster lived in the sky. One day they were drinking tuaka together. When they had nothing left, the guinea fowl said to the rooster: - Go get some more tu... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
Enlight Guinea fowl and chicken They say that one day, when there was no more rice left in the rice fields, a guinea fowl and a chicken stole the sweet potatoes and decided to eat them. They lit a fire, and when the sweet potatoes w... Fairy Tales Malagasy Fairy Tales
