The Fire Bird

The Fire Bird Gaoshan Peoples –  Taiwan Island, China   In ancient times, the Gaoshan people dwelt on a vast plain located on an island the middle of the sea. At its centre rose a mountain overlooking the whole island. The evergreen landscape was full of palm trees and other tropical plants, in whose green…

Justice

Justice Algeria   A humble peasant one day found that the water from the well, from which his entire family drank, reeked of cattle urine. It didn’t take long for him to understand that the problem came from a nearby pen of goats, sheep and lambs. A few months before these animals had been driven…

The Man Who Stole Maize

The Man Who Stole Maize Zulu Nation – South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Eswatini   One day a villager came to see the tribal elder. He told him someone has been stealing his maize, a little at a time, but in the long run it has been adding up. Last night, he had been lurking…