Book excerpt: Folktale in the West African Igbo setting are very interesting, exciting, mythical and magical. Children love it. Children love to listen to story-telling from family members or anyone who cares to tell or read them stories. Most Igbo folktales have songs. The Alikanze folklore is sung. It is one of the fast-disappearing oral traditions among the Igbo people of Nigeria. It is important to hand these tales down to the younger generation of children all over the world who love to listen to folklore and fairytales.