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Sepia-toned illustration of a clever hare seated on a well-crafted stool and a clumsy hyena falling from a lopsided stool, with giraffe, antelope, and warthog watching under acacia trees in an African savanna; aged parchment texture and OldFolktales.com logo in top right corner

The Clever Hare and the Clumsy Hyena

In the vast African wilderness, where ancient baobab trees stretched their gnarled branches toward the endless sky and the red earth bore witness to countless generations of animal wisdom, there lived two neighbors whose rivalry had become the talk of every creature in the region. The quick-witted hare, small in stature but large in cleverness, and the mighty hyena, powerful
Parchment-style drawing of Tortoise and Leopard in forest; African folktale about deception and forgotten vine.

Tortoise Covers His Ignorance

In the heart of the African wilderness, where ancient customs governed the relationships between families and the bonds of marriage extended far beyond the couple themselves, there lived Kudu the Tortoise, known throughout the region for his slow but steady nature. Like many young men of his time, Tortoise had

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