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Old Calabar legend

Parchment style artwork of King Eyo judging Fish and Leopard in an Efik folktale from Southern Nigeria.

The Fish Who Lost His Home

Long ago, during the reign of King Eyo in the ancient kingdom of Calabar, the world was very different from the one we know today. Rivers flowed peacefully through the forests, mighty trees stretched high into the sky, and animals lived side by side upon the land. Even the fish,

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