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talking tail legend

Parchment-style illustration of Sewanla holding Tetelidja’s tail by a river, Dahomey folktale origin.

Sewanla and the Talking Tail: A Thunder-God Origin from Beninese Folklore

Long ago, when animals and spirits still walked close with humankind, there lived a bird called Vulture. Though a bird, Vulture was raised by Sewanla, a creature much like an antelope. At birth, Vulture carried strange gifts: a rope fit for climbing palm trees and an axe sharp enough to cut wood. His caretaker in infancy was a being named

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