Talking

Stories tagged Talking:

• The Talking Skull Aug 21, 2025

  

  Listen well, children, for this is a tale of Kofi the hunter, who found something in the forest that should have been left alone, and learned that some secrets are too dangerous to share.

  The Curious Hunter

  In the days when the forest was thick and wild, and spirits still walked openly among the trees, there lived a young hunter named Kofi who was known throughout his village for two things: his skill with the bow and his inability to keep his mouth closed. Kofi could track any animal through the densest brush, could bring down a bird in flight with a single arrow, but he could never resist sharing every detail of his adventures with anyone who would listen.

• The Origin of the Talking Drum Aug 18, 2025

  

  Agoo! my rhythmic children, come close to the fire as the evening drums begin their eternal conversation across the valley. Tonight I shall tell you of Kwaku the drum-maker, whose hands first shaped wood and hide into the voice that speaks without words, and of how the talking drum came to carry messages faster than the swiftest runner, farther than the loudest shout. Listen well, for this is the story of how sound became language, how rhythm became speech, and how the heartbeat of the forest learned to carry the heartbeat of the people.