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The Election of the King Bird

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September 27, 2025
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In the ancient city of Old Town, Calabar, where the mighty Cross River flows toward the Atlantic Ocean and palm trees sway in the humid coastal breeze, there once ruled a king named Essiya. Like many of the great Calabar monarchs of bygone eras, King Essiya possessed immense wealth and wielded considerable power throughout his realm. His treasury overflowed with
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The Lion’s Share

Across the sweeping plains of the Somali lands, where herds move like drifting clouds and the horizon stretches without end, animals lived much like the people who told their stories, guided by survival, cooperation, and the quiet rules of balance. In those lands, hunting alone was often dangerous. Prey was
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