Widely known in Lesotho, the bedtime stories in this book are normally told to children by their grandmothers at night, when everyone is in bed. Ntetekoane is the tale of a man and his wife, and what happens in the river when someone tells a lie! Moshanyan'a Sankatana is a story about heroism. After a dinosaur swallows all the people and animals in the village, the only survivor gives birth to a boy: Moshanyan'a Sankatana. Will he confront the dinosaur? And what will happen when he does? Masilo le Masilonyane is a humorous story about kindness and generosity, and makes a game of the question: "Old ladies, why did you break my digging tool? The digging tool was given to me by Masilonyane; Masilonyane who ate all my birds and left only the heads? Pay me for it!" Moleso oa likhomo is a story about childlessness and jealousy between sister wives. Nyopakatana is a story about childlessness, kindness and ultimate victory.