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Merina folktale scene of Kotofetsy and Mahaka deceiving a king and prince with a crab claw trap.

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

In the highlands of Madagascar, where the Merina people built their kingdoms of stone and earth, lived two infamous companions known throughout the land: Kotofetsy and Mahaka. Their names carried whispers of cunning, mischief, and endless schemes. No one could match their craftiness, and yet their tricks continued to astonish, for their minds were quick as fire and deep as

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