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Beninese folktales

Ama carries a mysterious white magical stone toward the king’s palace in a Fon folktale from Benin.

The King and the Magic Stone

A severe famine had struck the land where Ama lived. Food had become so scarce that people struggled to find enough to eat. Each day, they went into the bush searching for palm nuts because there was little else available. Ama was one of those who went out in search of food. One day, while walking through the bush, he
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