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Busoga Folklore: The Leopard that thought he was too clever.

Those Who Came Before Us
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Send us Fan Mail This is a morbid cautionary tale from Busoga in Uganda. It was told by Christopher Baseuse from the AbaiseKiranda clan. It was recorded by historian David Cohen at Baseuse's home on 7 October 1966. Follow me on Instagram at twcbupod Tiktok at ThoseWhoCameBeforeUs Twitter at ThoseWhoCameBeforeUs Watch the Youtube version at the link below. https://youtu.be/TKlc2SDHiRw

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