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Ngoma Nlô
In ancient times, when the roads were made of red earth and the trees whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a sacred drum called Ngoma Nlô, the Talking Drum. It was no ordinary drum: carved from iroko wood and adorned with ancestral symbols, it had the power to carry messages between distant villages. Its sound was not just music, but language: each beat was a word, each rhythm an emotion.
The elders guarded it in the village of Ebong, and when a community needed help, advice, or a celebration, the drum spoke. Its echo crossed mountains, rivers, and jungles, carrying news, warnings, and blessings. It was the soul of communication, the spiritual heartbeat that united the people.

But one moonless night, a greedy stranger stole the drum. He took it far away, intending to sell it as mere art. At dawn, the villages awoke in silence. There were no songs, no answers. The mothers wept, the elders gathered, but without the drum, their words reached no one. The connection was broken.

For years, the communities lived in isolation, distrustful of one another. Traditions began to fade, like smoke in the wind. Until a boy named M'Boma, born in silence, dreamed of the drum. In his dream, the spirits showed him the way to where it was hidden.
Guided by the rhythm of his heart, M'Boma embarked on a journey through jungles and savannas. He found the drum in a forgotten cave, covered in dust but untouched. When he played it, the drum spoke again. Its voice awakened the ancestors, and its echo reunited the villages.

Now, each generation learns to read the rhythms of the drum. Not only to communicate, but to remember that tradition, like sound, lives on as long as it is shared. And that when the common voice is lost, the soul of the people is lost.

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The Lizard of Jaén.
In ancient times, when the walls of Jaén still trembled under the weight of the centuries, a creeping shadow slithered from the bowels of the earth. It was the Lizard of Jaén, a monstrous creature with scales as green as an olive tree, eyes like burning embers, and a breath that withered the fields. It was said to live in a cave near the Magdalena neighborhood, devouring livestock, travelers… and sometimes, even villagers.
The city lived in terror. No one dared approach its lair. Soldiers failed, wise men remained silent, and the people prayed. Until a young man named Martín, humble but resourceful, decided to confront the monster. Not with a sword, but with cunning.
Martín studied the lizard's habits, its routes, its rhythms. He discovered that the beast had one weakness: gluttony. So he devised a plan. He took a large sack of bread and meat, sprinkled it with gunpowder, and left it near the cave as an offering. Then he hid, waiting.
The lizard came out, sniffed, and devoured the feast without suspecting it. When it returned to its cave, the gunpowder took effect: an explosion echoed in the hills, and the monster fell, overcome by its own appetite.
The city celebrated Martín as a hero. Not for his strength, but for his mind. Since then, the Lizard of Jaén has become a symbol of the victory of intelligence over brutality. Today, its figure adorns fountains and legends, reminding us that even the most fearsome monsters can be defeated… with ingenuity.

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