Jackal and ǀGau the Lion You know, cleverness is a very important thing to possess—and cleverness has saved ǃKaũ from the cooking pot more than once. ǃKaũ, the jackal, is a clever creature. Sometimes too clever for his own good. One day, long ago, ǃKaũ was trotting—as only a jackal can—through a
Durand Huguenot Families Henri IV, who was 19 years old during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, signed the Edict of Nantes in 1598, making it legal for Protestants to practice their religion. That ushered in nearly ninety years of religious tolerance. This bold move followed the horrors of the St. Bartholomew&
home Leopard and Porcupine “!Xo and the Leopard” Long ago, when the sky was lower and the rocks still remembered the footsteps of the gods, the animals held a gathering. The leopard came with pride. His coat shimmered like gold dust spotted with shadows, and his hunger was great. “Why does !Xo, the slow
