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When the Animals Lived Together

In short: In this Burundian tale in Kirundi, animals and humans gather food from a garden together.

When the Animals Lived Together · A harvest gathered together FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 244 When the Animals Lived Together In this Burundian tale in Kirundi, animals and humans gather food from a garden together. Origin Burundi · country record Atlas record 2007 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF A harvest gathered together Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Burundi · country record

In the text published by RCN in 2007, climbers gather fruit from high branches and diggers bring up food from below the ground. A third group, which includes humans, gathers what it can reach. When Leopard persuades some animals that they are better than the others, sharing breaks down. The garden makes the dispute visible because every group had brought a different skill to the harvest.

Dated records and sources

  1. 2007 · Burundi · country record
    Évariste Barumwete · Ingene Imigwi Y’Ibikoko Yavutse · RCN Justice & Démocratie, bulletin 22, pp. 24–25 · Public retelling

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