Tale of the Tides

Tale of the Tides (1998)

September 30th, 19980h 50min

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Overview

In Africa there is a fable that explains the creation of the tides. When a hyaena challenged a mudskipper to a drinking contest to decide who should own the shore, the god Mungu tilted the earth so the sea flowed inland, and neither could win.


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