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Author: Zafi Mandali

  • Zafi Mandali

    Former Head of the department of English at Ellinogermaniki Agogi

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    The Story of a Pencil                  
    Talk. Talk. Can You Believe That Talk?
    The City of Wells
    The Rainbow Crow myth
    17 camels and 3 sons
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Storyland

The Story of a Pencil                  

by Zafi Mandali September 16, 2026 0
Grandma was writing a letter. At some point, she stopped and took a good look at the pencil she was…... Read more.
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Talk. Talk. Can You Believe That Talk?

by Zafi Mandali September 16, 2026 0
Talk, talk, can you believe that talk? I don’t know if this is true. I was told this story, so…... Read more.
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The City of Wells

by Zafi Mandali September 16, 2026 0
An allegorical story as it is told by Zafi Mandali The city in our story was not inhabited by people…... Read more.
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The Rainbow Crow myth

by Zafi Mandali May 12, 2026 0
It was bitter cold. Snow fell nonstop; water turned into ice. The animals had never seen snow before. At first,…... Read more.
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Storyland

17 camels and 3 sons

by Zafi Mandali April 6, 2026 0
Once, somewhere in the far east, lived a father with his three sons. His wife had died, and time had…... Read more.
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LITTLE MISS SPLENDID
Storyland

Little Miss Splendid 

by Zafi Mandali February 3, 2026 0
Little Miss Splendid, as her name suggests, is very splendid. She wears splendid hats and lives in a splendid house.…... Read more.
Storyland

The Animal school fable

by Zafi Mandali September 18, 2025 0
Once upon a time, in the not so far past, in a not so far forest, the animals decided to…... Read more.
Storyland

THE LITTLE CRAB

by Zafi Mandali August 5, 2025 0
Part of our job as teachers and parents is to help kids realize that they are not the centre of…... Read more.
Storyland

Words like feathers fly

by Zafi Mandali July 24, 2025 0
In the not so far time in the past, there was a woman who had a sharp tongue and made…... Read more.
Storyland

Fortune and the beggar

by Zafi Mandali July 3, 2025 0
A ragged beggar walked in the streets holding an old wallet in his hand, asking people for a few coins…... Read more.

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