Creole island myths

a young Seychellois boy listening to a glowing coconut beneath a palm tree near a calm lagoon at sunrise

The Boy Who Listened to a Coconut

African Folktales·East African Folktales·Seychellois Folktales

Long ago in the quiet village of Anse Boileau on Mahé Island, there lived a boy named Kavi. His family was poor, and the land had suffered a long drought. The streams had dried, the breadfruit trees no longer bore fruit, and even the sea breeze carried dust instead of coolness. Each morning, the villagers prayed for rain, but the

The Boy Who Listened to a Coconut

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