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Once there was and once there was not, a small, dusty African village where a trader man dressed in a smart business suit arrived on a mighty ship. The trader man announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to […]
“NOTE: This story comes from a Zulu elder who said, ‘These ideas about the mountain are from more than 100 years ago. African leadership today—with some shining examples—has a different approach. There’s no more climbing up mountains anymore. Now it’s about ego and the accumulation of money, cars, and property to hoard. The community is […]
The Truth and the Lie meet on the road one day. The Lie says to the Truth: “It’s a marvelous day today!” The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was truly beautiful. They walk together for a while, until they reach a beautiful well. The Lie tells the Truth: “The […]
In the time before time, when the world was still soft and new, awaiting its first true songs, there was the Copper Woman. Her skin held the warm, living glow of the metal for which she was named, shifting from a deep, earthy red in the morning sun to a soft, burnished gold in the […]
We work with Leadership & Exco. to improve storytelling confidence, ability & delivery. We work one-on-one or with a group up to 15 participants. Group Sessions Group sessions last one day going into the evening, preferably in a venue with a fireside around which stories can be told and shared under African skies at night. […]
This story based on on a story told in Sir Laurens van der Post’s book “The Heart of the Hunter” Once upon a time… on the edge of the dry Kalahari desert, there farmed a bushman farmer. He had crops and a few cows and, though he was relatively content, he did so wish that […]
Vishnu and Naruda were sitting in deep conversation and Naruda asked “What is time Lord Vishnu?” Vishnu replied “Why don’t you cross the river and find out?” So Naruda went down to the river and swam to the other side, climbed up the bank and proceeded to the village where he stopped at the first […]