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    Magical Photos Bring Fables From Mbomo To Life

    The fables were gathered from people in the Congo Basin and illustrated with a touch of magical realism in the new book Congo Tales: Told By The People Of Mbomo.
    by Rachel D. Cohen Dec 17, 2018 2 minutes
    In the story "The Mole and the Sun," Mole's mother is sick. A medical seer tells him she will recover if his friend Ya Sun can orbit the earth in the opposite direction that it's rotating. The sobering moral is that you can't go against the rules of nature.

    Traditional fables from the Republic of Congo are collected in a new book, Congo Tales: Told By The People Of Mbomo — and illustrated with painterly photos that have a touch of magical realism.

    , a Dutch film producer, came up with the concept for It's the first project from a new multimedia series called"Tales of Us," which aims to communicate the importance of protecting remote ecosystems and the people who live there.

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