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Parchment-style African origin tale illustration of Dog angrily confronting Cat near burning hut after lost treasure.

Why the Dog and Cat Are Enemies

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Long ago, in the days when the world was younger and animals lived in closer harmony with one another, there existed a friendship so pure and enduring that it was celebrated throughout the African villages where humans first learned to share their homes with animal companions. This was the friendship between Dog and Cat, two creatures whose loyalty and affection
Parchment-style illustration of boastful African crab fleeing into river as fierce leopard watches on savanna.
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Why the Crab Lives in Water

Long ago, when the world was young and all creatures lived together on the vast African plains, there was a time when crabs did not scuttle along ocean floors or hide beneath riverside rocks. Instead, they walked proudly across the sun-baked earth alongside lions, elephants, and all the other land

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