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"If we had not played this trick, the wicked old woman would have killed us".

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Manma blew very loudly on his whistle. Immediately Manma's seven dogs appeared from the bush grass, first Tabantagi, then Guye, then Tako, followed by Tifi, Etsuega, Tazata, and Eyeshisoko.

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Manma blew very loudly on his whistle. Immediately Manma

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After the priest had called for prayers, Musa left the town for his home. On his shoulders he carried the four legs of the cow.

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Victoria Allen
"The leopard cried for help as a group of monkeys passed by, but because of their fear of him, they ran away. When a mother monkey came by, he asked her for help. Despite the fact that she feared him too, she helped free him. When she freed the leopard, he ate the monkey."

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On the way he thought he heard hyenas in the grass, but he was not sure; he thought he saw yellow eyes, but he was not sure.

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“The monkey freed the leopard, but she was not free from him
. The leopard jumped on her and ate her up. After that, with a roar of rage, he ran into the forest to look for the tortoise.”

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"Greetings, friend", the tortoise called at the doorway, "please will you let me in, for I am tired and wet from the rain?"

It was a leopard that came to the door.

"Greetings", said the leopard, "come in."

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"He told everyone his misfortune and his adventure, and there was no one who did not help him. "
I liked the idea that it takes a village to support someone

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The tortoise heard thunder; then felt rain. The day became darker and darker, the rain became heavier and heavier. The tortoise was beaten by the rain, but she did not dare return to the compound where she had cooked her cake, so she went on and on, hoping to find shelter.

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Ambrya Myers
He told everyone his misfortune and his adventure, and there was no one who did not help him. The money he was given was enough to buy three more cow-legs.

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The monkey freed the leopard, but she was not free from him. The leopard jumped on her and ate her up.

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"That is why the tortoise's head is big and the tortoise's head is small: it is an exchange of heads."

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"Better that you lose everything", his good wife replied, "as long as you return safely to your wife and child".

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But he never found the tortoise, the ram went away. That is why the ram's head is big and the tortoise's head is small: it is an exchange of heads.

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"you ate my cake without asking my permission to eat it. Therefore I shall not untie you. I shall leave you to your fate."

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It was a leapord  that came to the door.

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The monkey freed the leopard, but she was not free from him. The leopard jumped on her and ate her up. After that, with a roar of rage, he ran into the forest to look for the tortoise.

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He told everyone of his misfortune and his adventure, and there was no one who did not help him. The money he was given was enough to buy three more cow-legs.

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"When will you untie me?" asked the leopard.

"Never," replied the tortoise. "You ate my cake without asking my permission to eat it. Therefore I shall not untie you. I shall leave you to your fate."

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"Better that you lose everything... as long as you return safely to your wife and child"

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“Better that you lose everything,” his good wife replied, “as long as you return safely yourself to your wife and child.”

Excerpt From: Hugh Vernon-Jackson & Yuko Green. “African Folk Tales.” Dover Publications, 2011-10-13. iBooks.
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"Better that you lose everything," his good wife replied, "as long as you return safely yourself to your wife and child."

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On the way he thought he heard hyenas in the grass, but he was not sure; he thought he saw yellow eyes, but he was not sure. But he reached home safely.

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The next morning when the tortoise woke up, she saw that her bag was empty and that the cake had disappeared. It had been eaten by the leopard. The tortoise feared the leopard, so she did not say anything about the cake. Instead, she said, " I thank you, leopard, for giving me shelter. Now, if you will do what I say, I will make a magic powder for you. The magic powder will make you successful whenever you go hunting."
The foolish leopard was very pleased and he agreed to do what the tortoise said.

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The leopard went through the forest, but he could not find the tortoise.

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"The day became darker and darker, the rain became heavier and heavier. The Tortoise was beaten by the rain, but she did not dare return to the compound where she had cooked her cake..."

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“As soon as his wife had gone into the woods to pray, the tortoise left the mat on which he had been lying, and by another path went to the place where he knew his wife would pray. He hid himself in a hole and waited for his wife to come. When she arrived, the tortoise heard her ask how she could cure her husband’s illness.”

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After several hours some monkeys passed the leopard. "Monkeys," said the leopard, "please untie me." "Not us," replied the monkeys, "we are too frightened of you." ... "Oh, Monkey," cried the leopard, "please untie me. I have been here for a long time." The old mother monkey came back. "very well," she said to the leopard, "although I fear you, I will untie you." The monkey freed the leopard, but she was not free from him.

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"Go quickly and pray," the tortoise told his wife, "and ask how I can be cured."

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