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Parchment-style illustration of Jackal lying dead in road as wagon of fish

The Jackal and the Wolf

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In the wide, open lands of South Africa, near the colony’s borders, lived a sly creature known to all as Jackal. He was sharp-eyed, quick-thinking, and always searching for ways to fill his belly without too much effort. Jackal relied not on strength but on wit, and wherever he went, his cleverness often left others in awe or in misery.
A clever hare tricking a snarling hyena

How the Hare Fooled the Hyena

Gather round, little ones, gather like the fireflies dancing in the evening light! Let your laughter bubble up like the spring waters of our mountains, for tonight I bring you a tale of cunning and mischief that will make your bellies shake with joy. This is the story of Mmutla,
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