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Evenga tree folktale

Tortoise, Snail, and Iguana at Evenga tree as birds and monkeys feast in Equatorial Guinea folktale.

Death Begins by One Person: An Equatorial Guinean Folktale on the Consequences of Carelessness

In the time when animals lived and spoke like people, three companions shared a village deep in the forests of Equatorial Guinea: Ka the Snail, Ngambi the Iguana, and Kudu the Tortoise. They lived together peacefully until one day, curiosity drew Tortoise far into the forest. There he discovered a great Evenga tree, tall and heavy with branches. Looking at

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