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Parchment-style illustration of Kokou meeting kind merchant on dusty road; children’s folktale from Tado, West Africa.

Kokou the Orphaned Scholar

October 1, 2025
A Story for Children Long ago in the land of Tado, there lived a boy named Kokou. His family was poor, but they were keepers of important stories and ancient songs. They knew how to make medicine from forest plants and could heal sick people. But the villagers didn’t like Kokou’s family. They whispered mean things about them. “They bring
Parchment-style illustration of Sunjata uprooting baobab tree before villagers; West African epic from Mali Empire.

Sunjata Keita and the Rise of Mali

Long ago in West Africa, there lived a prince named Sunjata Keita. Before he was born, a mysterious hunter came to his father’s palace with an important message. “You will have a son who becomes the greatest king ever,” the hunter told King Maghan Kon Fatta. The king married a

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