Folktales from Sudan

🍯 The Elixir of Life 
👑 A powerful king gets sick, and his three sons set off on an epic journey to find a cure.
🍯 They travel in search of the magic healing potion Ikseer Alhayaa -
 the Elixir of Life  
👵🏾 But along the way, a mysterious old woman keeps showing up..
👀 And before long, the brothers discover that this journey is testing much more than their courage.
❓ What happens next?  Listen to this epic adventure to find out! 🎧

🎬 Thanks to our Production Team:
✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba
📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar
🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi
🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir
🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel

📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller

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Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️

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🦊 🦊 Two jackal cousins live completely different lives.
🏙️ One lives in a busy city filled with comfort and treats..
🌵The other lives out in the harsh desert wilderness.. 
🔄 When the desert jackal visits the city, he loves it! 
And he convinces his cousin to trade places with him...
👌🏽 At first, it seems like the perfect deal!
😐 But things don’t go quite the way either of them expected… 

🎧What happens ? Listen to find out! 🎧

🎬 Thanks to our Production Team:
✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba
📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar
🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi
🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir

🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel

📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller
Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale!

📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan
🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan!

Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️

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👸🏽 Princess Aziza marries a prince chosen by her father, and leaves home to begin her new life in the prince's grand palace.. 
🚪 The palace has dozens of rooms-  all filled with treasures! 
But the prince tells Aziza: you may enter any room  -  except one.
 👀 At first, Aziza tries to ignore her curiosity..
🔑 But one day, she decides to find out what’s in the forbidden room.

🎧 What happens next? Listen to find out! 
*Note: this story may be a bit scary for our younger listeners, so take care.

🎬 Thanks to our Production Team:

✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba
📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar
🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi
🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir
🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel
📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller
Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale!
📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan
🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan!

Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️

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🌳 A woodcutter discovers a forest filled with tall Baan trees and thinks, ‘I can be rich!’
🪓 During the day, he cuts the trees down… but overnight, they mysteriously grow back.. 
🌙  One night, he decides to stay awake to find out who - or what - is restoring the forest..
❓ Who is it? What happens next? 
🎧 Listen to find out! 

🎬 Thanks to our Production Team:
✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba
🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi
🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir
🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel
📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar
🙏🏽 Special thanks to my aunt Sohair Elbagir for telling me this story 
📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller
Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale!
📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan
🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan!
Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️

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🫅🏾 Everyone wants to be friends with the young Prince Mahmoud, and he really wants to find a good friend to play with..
❓But how can he know who likes him only for his wealth -  and who is a real, true friend? 
👸🏽 His mother, the Queen, has an idea to help:  a test that will show him who his real friends are..  🥚

❓What is it? What happens next? Listen to find out! 🎧

🎬 Thanks to our Production Team:
✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba
🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi
🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir
🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel
📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar
📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller

Hit that subscribe button so you never miss a tale!
📲 Follow the Fun! Join the adventure on social media: @FolktalesFromSudan
🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan!
Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️

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