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Elephant judge, Antelope with goats, Leopard, animal court — Angolan folktale.

The Lawsuit of Leopard and Antelope | An Angolan Folktale.

African Folktales·Angolan Folktales·Southern African Folktales

In the dry season when grasses were thin and bartering kept the villages alive; Antelope went to Leopard with a simple request under the shade of a fever tree: may Leopard’s he-goat dwell in Antelope’s corral with his she-goat for the purpose of breeding? Their agreement was spoken plainly and with customary respect, after the she-goat had borne three times,

An African folktale scene showing a wise king under a baobab tree, a proud hippopotamus standing on the land, and a humble tortoise confessing. In the background, a river awaits the hippo’s exile.

African Folktales·Nigerian Folktales

The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise

Long ago, in the wide green lands where the rivers wound like silver snakes and the tall grass swayed with the whispers of the ancestors, there lived the Hippopotamus. He was a creature of great size, strength, and wealth. His farm stretched as far as the eye could see, with

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Traditional Justice

The Lawsuit of Leopard and Antelope | An Angolan Folktale.

The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise

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