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Leopard learning hunting from Cat with kittens nearby, African folktale scene.

Why the Leopard Can Only Catch Prey on Its Left Side – African Folktale

African Folktales·Ghanaian Folktales·West African Folktales

Long ago, when the world was still young and the animals were learning their ways of survival, the leopard was not the mighty hunter we know today. He lived in the forest but did not know how to catch prey for food. Strong and swift though he was, his lack of skill left him often hungry. One day, after much

Igwana tricks a leopard cub in an Equatorial Guinean folktale of betrayal, cunning, and survival.

African Folktales·Central African Folktales·Equatorial Guinean Folktales

Igwana’s Forked Tongue: An Equatorial Guinean Folktale of Betrayal and Survival

Long ago, in a quiet village of Equatorial Guinea, two unlikely friends lived at opposite ends of the settlement, Ngambi the Igwana and Nja the Leopard. Both had large households; Ngambi had six wives and eight children, while Leopard had six wives and twenty children. Despite their differences, they often gathered

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betrayal in folktales

Why the Leopard Can Only Catch Prey on Its Left Side – African Folktale

Igwana’s Forked Tongue: An Equatorial Guinean Folktale of Betrayal and Survival

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