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Tortoise and Leopard story

Tortoise defeats Leopard through wisdom and patience in an Equatorial Guinean folktale of envy, survival, and cunning.

The Power of Wisdom and Patience: Equatorial Guinean Folktale

Long ago, when sickness and death haunted villages, the people of Equatorial Guinea often abandoned their settlements, believing malevolent spirits infested the land. Even the beasts of the forest followed this custom. They cleared forests, built homes, and planted food, but when misfortune struck, they would leave it all behind in search of peace. Among them lived Kudu the Tortoise,

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