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Parchment-style illustration of sly Jackal tricking angry Lion near cave, African folktale about wit over strength.

The Lion and the Jackal

African Folktales·South African Folktales·Southern African Folktales

In the wild and open plains of South Africa, where the sun burned fiercely during the day and the nights were alive with the sounds of animals, there lived two unlikely companions: the Lion and the Jackal. The Lion was mighty, feared by all creatures. His roar echoed across the grasslands, and his strength made him king of the beasts.

Parchment-style illustration of Jackal lying dead in road as wagon of fish

African Folktales·Southern African Folktales

The Jackal and the Wolf

In the wide, open lands of South Africa, near the colony’s borders, lived a sly creature known to all as Jackal. He was sharp-eyed, quick-thinking, and always searching for ways to fill his belly without too much effort. Jackal relied not on strength but on wit, and wherever he went,

South African folktales

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