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a Serer boy beside a shimmering lake under two glowing moons reflecting in the water, symbolising purity and selflessness

The Moon’s Forgotten Twin

African Folktales·Senegalese Folktales·West African Folktales

In the quiet times of the world, when the sky still spoke to the earth and every river knew its own song, there lived a boy named Ndeye. His village stood at the edge of the open savannah, where nights were cool and the moon hung bright enough to turn the grass silver. Ndeye was known for his gentle nature.

a young girl gazing at a glowing magical market in the savannah beneath a golden sky, with luminous traders and stalls

African Folktales·Senegalese Folktales·West African Folktales

The Market That Appeared Only Once a Century

In the time of the ancestors, when people still listened to the language of the wind and the spirits of trade walked among the living, there was a tale told among the Serer people of Senegal. It was the story of a market that appeared only once in a hundred

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Serer folktales

The Moon’s Forgotten Twin

The Market That Appeared Only Once a Century

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