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Goat and mother hiding as Leopard attacks Antelope in this Equatorial Guinean folktale of pride and survival.

Why Goats Became Domestic: An Equatorial Guinean Folktale of Pride and Survival

Long ago, in the forests of Equatorial Guinea, there lived a proud goat named Tomba-Ya-Taba and his mother. Goat often boasted to her of the magic-medicine he possessed, an enchanted strength that no creature could overcome. “There is no one who can cast me down,” he declared confidently. “I can defeat any challenger.” His words carried far, echoing into the ears

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