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gratitude and reciprocity tale

Guinea fowl with smooth feathers and takatra with crest tufts beneath a nato tree. Malagasy folktale scene.

The Guinea Fowl and the Takatra: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Gratitude and Reciprocity

Long ago, in the villages of Madagascar, when animals still shared their voices with humans and the forest echoed with their laughter and quarrels, there lived two proud companions: the guinea fowl and the takatra. Each bird believed that beauty was a crown upon the head, a sign of dignity before all creation. One day, in the shade of a tall

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