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Kotofetsy and Mahaka

Kotofetsy, Mahaka, and the Proud Man: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Arrogance and Humility

African Folktales·East African Folktales·Madagascan Folktales

There was once a man among the Merina who had heard whispers of two names that carried both awe and dread: Kotofetsy and Mahaka. These tricksters were renowned throughout the highlands of Madagascar for their unmatched cunning, weaving schemes so elaborate that no one who faced them came away unscathed. The man, however, grew restless. Pride swelled within him, and he

Merina folktale scene of Kotofetsy’s death, Mahaka’s spear, and an old woman with her child.

African Folktales·East African Folktales·Madagascan Folktales

Kotofetsy and Mahaka’s Death: A Merina Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Betrayal and Patience

In the highlands of Madagascar, where the terraced rice fields glitter under the sun and rivers wind their way through the valleys, two names stirred both fear and awe: Kotofetsy and Mahaka. Known far and wide as tricksters without equal, they lived by deceit, surviving on the misfortunes of others.

Merina folktale scene showing two tricksters deceiving an old woman into holding a stone, Madagascar origin.

Kotofetsy, Mahaka, and the Old Woman with the Sheep: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Gullibility and Deception

On a dusty road in the Merina highlands of Madagascar, two infamous

Tricksters Kotofetsy and Mahaka leaving with a limping sheep as villagers laugh, from Merina folklore of Madagascar.

The Man Who Thought He Was Cunninger Than Kotofetsy and Mahaka: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Pride and Humility

African Folktales·East African Folktales·Madagascan Folktales

Long ago, in the highlands of the Merina people of Madagascar, there lived a man who thought himself cleverer than anyone alive. He carried pride in his chest as

Kotofetsy and Mahaka

Kotofetsy, Mahaka, and the Proud Man: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Arrogance and Humility

Kotofetsy and Mahaka’s Death: A Merina Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Betrayal and Patience

Kotofetsy, Mahaka, and the Old Woman with the Sheep: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Gullibility and Deception

Kotofetsy, Mahaka and the Old Woman’s Rice Field: A Merina Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Trust and Deception

Kotofetsy, Mahaka and the Old Shepherdess: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Trust and Deception

Kotofetsy,Mahaka, and The King: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Greed and Deception

The Man Who Thought He Was Cunninger Than Kotofetsy and Mahaka: A Madagascan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Pride and Humility

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