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West African stories

Parchment-style illustration of Chebe eating alone from mortar indoors; West African folktale of greed and shame.

The Man with the Long Throat

In a small West African village where the sun painted golden shadows across thatched roofs and dust danced in the warm afternoon light, there lived a man whose reputation preceded him wherever he went. His name was Chebe, and throughout the community of several hundred souls, he was known for

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