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A hyena deceiving two sisters and their mother in a Wolof folktale from Senegal.”

The Hyena Who Pretended to be a Doctor – A Wolof Folktale from Senegal

Long ago in a Wolof village in Senegal, two sisters named De N’Galack and Patte N’Galack lived with their aging mother. Life was hard, but the sisters loved their mother dearly, especially as she grew weaker with an open sore on her foot that caused her constant pain. The family had no real medicine, and the girls often worried about

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