This is an African folktale of the Hausa, a diverse but culturally homogeneous people predominantly concentrated in the Northern Nigeria and South-Eastern Nigeria. Significant numbers of Hausa can also be found in parts of Chad, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Sudan, Togo, Gabon, and Ghana.


A snake chased by hunters asked a farmer to save its life. To hide it from its pursuers, "Farmer, please hide me," said the snake. "Where shall I hide you?" The farmer replied. "All I ask is that you save

my life," the snake continued. Out of sympathy, the farmer squatted and let the snake crawl into his belly.



But when the danger had passed and the farmer asked the snake to come out, "No, No!" The snake said, "I feel safe and warm in here." Feeling weak and helpless, the farmer struggled homeward. On his way home, the farmer saw a Heron and went up to him to whisper what had happened. The Heron told him .....Read more:
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