Seychellois folktales

a magical breadfruit tree in a Seychellois village, full of glowing fruit. Some villagers take only what they need, while others grab greedily.

The Magic Breadfruit Tree

African Folktales·East African Folktales·Seychellois Folktales

Long ago, on one of the sunlit islands of the Seychelles, there was a small village surrounded by palm trees and the endless ocean. Life was simple but not always easy. The people relied on the sea for fish and the forest for fruit, but there were times when hunger pressed hard on the community. During one such time of

a fisherman in the Seychelles making a tragic bargain with a shark spirit. The glowing-eyed shark rises from the ocean while the fisherman trembles in his canoe

African Folktales·East African Folktales·Seychellois Folktales

The Fisherman and the Shark Spirit

In the Seychelles, where the turquoise sea kisses the white sands and fishermen cast their nets under the burning sun, there lived a man who made his living from the ocean. Every morning he pushed his canoe into the waves, trusting the sea to provide his family with food. The

a glowing flying fox bat flying across a moonlit Seychellois sky above palm trees and ocean, symbolizing its link to ancestral spirits.

The Secret of the Flying Fox

Long ago, when the world of humans and the world of spirits

The Magic Breadfruit Tree

The Fisherman and the Shark Spirit

The Secret of the Flying Fox

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