The Storyteller is a short story about two friends who examine the moral lessons of some selected African folktales. The narrator, one of the main characters of the story, adopts the setting of a small African community. The story attempts to address certain issues of humanity like free will, the existence of suffering and the meaning of life from a religious and philosophical perspective.

The story revolves around Abugri, the key character of the story who is pessimistic but deeply religious. Mbabilla, the narrator of the story, is also deeply religious but optimistic and appears to love the company of his pessimistic friend. Together, they delve into some of the important elements of life by examining the moral lessons of folktales.