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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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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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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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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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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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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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Every Bird Sings as it Should Hummingbird Travels with Condor to Visit God A myth from the Andes, Peru Retold by Heidi Muijen & translated into English by Greg Suffanti In ancient times only the Condor could visit God. Its incredible strength and enormous wings were needed to make the journey beyond the sun, moon
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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 Sacred Talking Drum and the Spider Originally told by Mrs. Annie Lydie Idime in Mbomo and translated into French by Théophane Bokaka Bouanga. Retold in Dutch by Heidi Muijen and Tess van Dongen and translated into English by Greg Suffanti – for QFWF- Animal wisdom collection nr. 2 Being proud of your heritage does not
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Ananse and Crocodile Ewe/ Akan people story from the Volta region in Ghana Told by Kofi Dorvlo Ananse and the crocodile were friends and they contributed their quota to the development of the village in which they reside. The inhabitants in the village found crocodile to be good at block laying and entrusted most of
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An Arabian Fairy Tale, source: Mirbat Castle[1] Retold by Joke Koppius and Greg Suffanti One day while crossing the savanna, a camel saw an ant carrying an enormous load across the steppe. The tiny creature was carrying a big twig, easily ten times bigger than herself. The camel stood a long time studying the busy
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