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African ghost stories

Parchment-style illustration of Mandiengoh near fire with ghost watching; West African folktale of disobedience.

The Boy Who Wouldn’t Listen

The dry season had arrived with its familiar promise of harvest and renewal. Across the village, families prepared for the annual ritual of gathering the last precious achu-cocoyams from the earth before preparing the soil for new plantings. The air was thick with anticipation and the scent of parched earth waiting for rain. On this particular morning, a woman gathered

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