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Admiring, wondering… from human to snail Based on both an autobiographical film and a story by Kristina Wassiljew and an Indian story Erfan Pourmohammadi We’re surrounded by admirable things…if only we’d really pay attention! The beauty of a snail, a modest animal, is considered almost unimportant, while it can make us admire and marvel at …
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Life Lessons from Mole, Fox and Horse Based on a story by Charlie Mackesy Retold by Erfan Pourmohammadi Charlie often feels alone in life, until he comes across Mole who seems particularly passionate about pie. The two start a friendship; and when Charlie opens up about his fears, Mole manages to reassure him with his …
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The Wolf and little Lamb Annelie van Steenbergen, text and illustrations ‘Grandma, you would do so too, if you were alone in the wild and hungry!’ my eight-year-old granddaughter said sympathetically. She hung out on the couch with her nephew, each with a phone in their hands, playing a computer game together. In addition to …
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The Frogs Who Asked for a Leader By an Antambahoaka from Mananjary[1] Retold by Marcel Reyners – Translation into English by Greg Suffanti As we know, frogs live in a pond. They have no leader, rule themselves and enjoy the greatest possible freedom. One day they gathered in large numbers and decided to choose a …
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The Rooster and the Stone Translation into English Greg Suffanti After a fable from Aesop and De La Fontaine, vijfde boek, fabel XVIII[1] [1] Jean de La Fontaine (nagevolgd door J.J.L. ten Kate) – De fabelen van La Fontaine – Amsterdam, Gebroeders Binger, 1875? (1e druk). Geïllustreerd met platen en vignetten door Gustave Doré. Annelie …
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Sharon Smallbone, texts and photo’s I get all my animals neutered but over the years I’ve still ended up with kittens. Usually they come from stray Mums I’ve been unable to catch in time but sometimes I get the Mums spayed only to find they already have a secret litter of kittens stashed away. They …
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Tale by Heidi Muijen, translated into English by Joke Koppius and Greg Suffanti Once, in prehistoric times in the deepest of waters, a brave Octopoda encountered a Dogwinkle. The carnivorous gastropod introduced herself as “Nucella lapillus” and boasted that the entire North Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean, from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Arctic …
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International Rescue: Bobby Sharon Smallbone, text and photo I think one of my proudest achievements must be Bobby. He was a stray rough collie type dog. He saved himself from almost certain death by being very wily and keeping himself far from people. There were many out to get him. Despite his reticence he attached …
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International Rescue: Squirmy Sharon Smallbone, text and photo Probably the first dog rescue I ever got involved with was Squirmy Pup, a tied-up chicken guard who was on my dog-walking route. I always brought him some biscuits and made sure he had fresh water on my way past. I had no choice. When my sister …
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People are just like ants…. Always going somewhere… Heidi Muijen en Johann Gomes Translated into English by Greg Suffanti The young ant of Indian ancestry, Antos, lived together with his large family in the inland region of Suriname, under the roots of WoudReus, the Giant Silk-cotton Tree that grew on the banks of the Saramacca …
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International Rescue: Binnie Sharon Smallbone, text and photo I’ve found myself caught in some ridiculous situations trying to help animals. But the Binnie saga probably took the biscuit. I was walking the dogs round the dirt track near my house and, unusually, I had to turn back and retrace my steps. If I remember rightly …
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It’s the woman who chooses… By Machteld Roede Translated into English by Greg Suffanti All images from my personal archives unless otherwise noted. A Red-Hot Hangover In his column in the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, Sander Donkers recently wrote about a red Tomcat ‘who mounted females whenever he felt like it’. However, it is the …
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Kompa Nanzi ku Kompa Kriki ― Kompa Nanzi and Kompa Kriki Nilda Pinto From: Pinto, N. (2018, 1st edition). Kuenta di e araña Kompa Nanzi; Stories of the spider Kompa Nanzi. Curaçao: Fundashon Instituto Raúl Römer (p. 132-136) Kompa Kriki[1] tabata gran amigu di Nanzi. P’esei Nanzi a kombid’é bin pasa dia serka dje. Kompa …
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The king requested Dhritarashtra and would not be deterred! For he longed to meet this most spectacular bird. Bodhisattva was reborn as Dhritarashtra, king of geese, he spread the wondrous Dharma, his teachings would not cease, for everyone’s good karma he worked hard to increase, bringing harmony and love to all with incredible peace. The …
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Nanzi ku Koma Warawara ― Nanzi and Koma Warawara Nilda Pinto From: Pinto, N. (2018, 1st edition). Kuenta di e araña Kompa Nanzi; Stories of the spider Kompa Nanzi. Curaçao: Fundashon Instituto Raúl Römer. (p. 122-131) Un dia Nanzi a manda Pegasaya bai buska pida kandela serka Komader Warawara[1]. Koma Warawara tabata tota pinda. Un …
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By Fred de Haas – translation into English by Greg Suffanti Nanzi’s stories are an inseparable part of the Caribbean heritage. Tens of thousands of Caribenos have listened breathlessly as children to the pranks the African Spider have played on people and animals, often larger than himself. In 1952, the Curacao teacher Nilda Jerusun Pinto collected …
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Critic and Shaman Robin Stemerding, text and images – translation into English Greg Suffanti In preparation for my contribution to the annual QFWF Meeting Day of the ― dedicated to the theme of Bird Wisdom ― I read the stories about the Alaskan Tlingit raven. The story evoked its own story with the raven, which …
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Nanzi ku e kolebra Barbakiná ― Nanzi and the snake Barbakiná Nilda Pinto From: Pinto, N. (2018, 1st edition). Kuenta di e araña Kompa Nanzi; Stories of the spider Kompa Nanzi. Curaçao: Fundashon Instituto Raúl Römer. (p. 92-97) Koma Barbakiná tabata pepe di Pegasaya, e yu mas chikitu di Kompa Nanzi. Tur ora e madrina …
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Myth of Bella Bella people (Campbell Island, Alasca), as originally told by O’dzestalis to George Hunt Retold and translated by Heidi Muijen en Greg Suffanti The goat hunters and berry pickers who belonged to the Rivers Nolet tribe, and who resided in the village of No’xuns, often ventured into the mountains for days at a …
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Noble are the Bonds of True Friendship From: Buddha as an Animal, As Originally Told in the Jatakamala by Arya Shura Retelling and aquarelle illustrations by Greg Suffanti Thus it was said at one time … The Bodhisattva was reborn as Dhirtarachtra, the king of geese, he spread the wondrous Dharma, his teachings did never …
