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This Nyungwe folktale features stunning artwork by Brazilian artist João Carlos Brito. The story tells what happens when the animals try to keep Rabbit away from their waterhole because he didn’t help dig! This book is also available on the
A couple years ago, we reached out to Sindia Foster and the rest of the Elomwe team, asking if they had stories they would like us to make books about. The story they gave us was this traditional tale about
How strong is friendship? That’s the question this Cinyungwe story asks. The title in the original language is, The End of the Friendship between Crocodile and Baboon. Things are fine for these good friends until Crocodile gets sick. The witch
Taxis are a familiar sight on roads all over southern Africa. So are goats, dogs, and cows. This charming modern folktale is an explanatory story. It imagines a history to explain why each of the animals interacts in a different
This story explores the relationship between past and present, tradition and modernity. In African culture, old people are the carriers of centuries of wisdom. Every major decision must be approved by the elders and they often know the answers to