Hadithi, hadithi... 'Sungura na Wanakijiji' (The Hare and the Villagers) is one of the tales from our the Hapo Zamani za Kale book. The folktale from Tanzania is narrated in the language of Kiswahili and highlights the themes of leadership, community building, cooperation, collaboration, and Ubuntu, an African philosophy of “humanity to others”. The community members in the village, that the story centers around, feature characters that include the lion, elephant, and tortoise, among others. As the hare fails to cooperate with others in constructing the water source, this Hapo Zamani za Kale podcast highlights what happens along with the moral of the story, including how an underdog emerges as the village’s hero.
Visual art by: George Emmanuel aka Nyanduche
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