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INOSAN, KOUPAB EK MARDI Innocent, Culpable and Tuesday

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:21:00 +0000

An old fish-trap maker adopts 3 sons who fish for him. The old man is aware of everything that goes on in the area. One day there was a crime and his three sons were falsely accused. The old man advocated for his sons before the judge and gave proof of the real perpetrator.

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MISEL The boy who was marooned on a desert island

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A child is lost at sea and lives on a desert island by himself, until he is found by his family.

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KONTAN BOKOU The old lady who was swept out to sea while fishing

admin — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:21:00 +0000

An old man and woman from La Digue island went to work on a neighbouring island, Marianne. One day during the Southeast monsoon, they decided to go fishing at a particular spot called ‘Trou Koumba’ (Koumba hole). They caught plenty of fish, but the next day, it was as if ‘Trou koumba’ was calling to the old lady. In spite of her husband’s counsel not to go fishing again, she went to the same place, and was swept out to sea. Her husband sang a lamentation throughout the search, but she was never found.

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ZISTWAR PYE KOKODMER The story of the coco de mer tree

admin — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 21:21:00 +0000

Growing up together, a boy and his cousin fall in love. Their parents forbid the union because they are cousins, so they run away away to another island. They live happily there until they discover that they are going to be parents. But one night, they are attacked by bandits who leave them for dead. They languish for 3 days before they die. A male and female tree grew where they lay, now known as the coco de mer, Seychelles’ most famous endemic plant.

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