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October 2025 - Page 59

Parchment-style illustration of Savitri confronting Spirit of Death under tree; Zambian folktale of love and courage.

The Woman Who Conquered Death

African Folktales·Southern African Folktales·Zambian Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of Luyando playing kalimba as River Spirit rises; Zambian folktale from Luapula River.

Luyando and the River Spirit

African Folktales·Southern African Folktales·Zambian Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of Chanda offering honey cakes to stern old woman; Zambian folktale from Zambezi River.

When a Dozen Became Thirteen

African Folktales·Southern African Folktales·Zambian Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of the old man listening to singing baobab trees; South African folktale from Limpopo.

The Old Man and the Singing Trees

African Folktales·South African Folktales·Southern African Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of Kokou meeting kind merchant on dusty road; children’s folktale from Tado, West Africa.

Kokou the Orphaned Scholar

World Folktales

the first elephant rising from the earth, surrounded by tortoise, antelope, and crocodile in a magical African forest.

The Origin of the Elephant

African Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of Amadou meeting water spirit Bakari at riverbank; Malian folktale of protection and balance.

The Guardian of the Niger River

World Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of Sunjata uprooting baobab tree before villagers; West African epic from Mali Empire.

Sunjata Keita and the Rise of Mali

World Folktales

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