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Nigerian Animal Tales
The Election of the King Bird There was once a King of Calabar named Essiya. Like many kings and those of royal blood, King Essiya was very wealthy and powerful. Despite that, he didn’t own any slaves. At least not any human slaves. Instead, he would call upon animals to aid his people with their work. But he wanted to make sure that the work was being communicated quickly and efficiently to all the animals. So, one day, he decided to appoint the chief head for all the different kinds of animals. These creatures will be referred to as kings.…
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The Australian Rainbow Serpent
The Rainbow Serpent comes from the Indigenous Australian concept of the Dreamtime or Everywhen- the time of creation. Read about how the Rainbow Serpent created the rivers and the mountains, how humans came to be and where the Serpent has gone now. Hint: you might find more than you bargained for at the end of the rainbow.
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Aztec Tale: Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl
Read and listen to the Mexican/Aztec tale of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. These two star-crossed lovers ended up as two volcanoes with many fertility festivals attributed to them- but why? Find out here!
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The Oak King and the Holly King
Greetings Travellers! Welcome back to Tales from the Enchanted Forest with your animal companions Fox and Sparrow! This blog post is dedicated to our last episode of 2022, the Legend of the Holly King and the Oak King. We have taken all the various retellings of this story and created a yuletide patchwork story to share with you this winter season! When I started researching for this episode, I instantly found references to this epic, eternal battle between the two kings but no actual story to tell aside from one King defeating the other on the solstice and giving rise…
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