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The Man Who Married a Star: A Sudanese Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Longing and Belonging

Long ago, under the wide and endless skies of Sudan, a solitary man often sat outside his hut, gazing upward at the stars. While others in his village gathered around fires to share laughter and stories, his eyes were always fixed on the heavens. Night after night, he admired the shimmering lights scattered across the dark expanse like beads on a

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