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The Lion, the Cow, the goat and the sheep Annelie van Steenbergen, text and illustrations ‘The righteous are bold as a lion. It is not good for a poor person to associate with rich rulers, for the powerful are never fair to the poor.’ That is the moral of the sixth fable [1] of Aesopus, […]
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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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Soft voices and silent power are stronger than sheer fighting and squabbling 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
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The Court of the Lion Originally told by the people of Mbomo and recorded by S.R. Kovo N’Sondé, based on sociological and mythological sources. Retold in Dutch by Heidi Muijen and Tess van Dongen ― and translated into English by Greg Suffanti If you listen carefully to water falling on iron anvils, you can hear
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The Old Wise Tiger and the Young Rival Tale by Nivedita Yohana Once, there was an old, ageing tiger who was the leader of the jungle. He was known not only for physical strength but also for possessing inner strength and wisdom. During times of unrest, the tiger resolved the issues through a combination of
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