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A cursed prince is transformed into a sorrowful gray bird by a magical drum glowing with forest power. This parchment-style Ewe folktale illustration captures greed, humility, and nature’s retribution in royal West African myth.

The Drum That Sang Like a Bird

Long ago in the land of the Ewe people, near the whispering trees of the Atiga Forest, there lived an old drum maker named Mawunyo. He was not a wealthy man, but his hands created wonders. People traveled from faraway villages just to hear the sounds his drums could make. Among all his creations, one stood apart. It was carved

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