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A French Creole folktale nearly lost to time is given new, gorgeously animated life | Aeon Videos
This wondrous animation pairs beautiful watercolours with a fantastical folktale told in an endangered French Creole There’s been a French presence in what is today the southern American Midwest near the Mississippi River since 1673. Naming their colony ‘the Illinois … Continue reading
Jací and Guarací – The Amazon’s river Legend
The Amazon river or “Rio Amazonas” is located in South America. It is the largest river in the world and second in length, with approximately 6,400 km (4.000 miles). The Amazon river crosses 7 countries of South America, Guyana, Ecuador, … Continue reading
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