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The Disobedient Child

African Folktales·Central African Folktales·Gabonese Folktales·Mpongwe Folktales

Long ago, in a small Mpongwe village in the heart of Gabon, there lived a boy who was known for his restless spirit. He was lively, playful, and full of curiosity, but he often ignored the words of his parents. Whenever his father or mother told him not to do something, he would shrug and wander away, convinced that he

a proud crocodile on a riverbank in Gabon boasting to animals as storm clouds gather - Gabonese folktale

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The Proud Crocodile

In the wide rivers of Gabon, where the Mpongwe people cast their nets and the trees bow to the flowing waters, there lived a crocodile unlike the rest. He was larger than most, with scales that glistened in the sun and teeth that shone like spears. Yet what set him