nigeria · Igbo
The Tortoise and the Birds
When the birds were invited to a feast in the sky, the cunning tortoise begged for a feather from each and went with them — and tricked them out of every morsel. But what travels up on borrowed wings must come down.
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The Fisherman and the Lake
A Luo fisherman on Lake Victoria is offered a single great fish or a lifetime of small ones. He chooses wrong twice, and the lake has to teach him patiently.
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Leuk the Hare and Bouki the Hyena
Bouki the greedy hyena is forever trying to outsmart Leuk the clever hare — and Leuk, with nothing but his ears and his patience, sends him home hungry every time.
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