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Folktales from Sudan

Filayfla the Clever Girl

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// 👧🏾 Everyone in the village loved Filayfla 💕 //

© Hana Baba Length 00:19:16 20 June 2026 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Folk Tales , Culture , Stories Country: USA Type: Story

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© Hana Baba Length 00:19:16 20 June 2026 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Folk Tales , Culture , Stories Country: USA Type: Story

Welcome to Folktales from Sudan!

Welcome to Folktales from Sudan!

This is a serialised ongoing story, so jumping in at episode 10, for example, could confuse matters.

Listen to episode one here

👧🏾 Everyone in the village loved Filayfla 💕

💡 She was fun, kind, and always full of clever ideas.

🤴🏽 But her uncle, the Sultan, was cruel and jealous.

When he challenges her father,  clever Filayfla uses her wisdom and creativity to protect him and her family. ✨

What does she do? Listen to find out! 🎧

🎬 Thanks to our Production Team:

✨ Storyteller: Hana Baba

🎼 Music: Ramy Elbaghir, Mohamed Jamal, Ahmed Alejail, Hassan Rabei and Khalid Almahi

🎨 Episode Art: Waddah Eltahir

🎭 Graphic Design: Rudaina Osman, Layla Bilal, Eman Hajali

🎧 Sound Design: Seth Samuel

📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar.

 Many thanks to Dr. Ahmed Al-Shahi and Tim Moore at Oxford University

📖 Folktales from Sudan is dedicated to: Elbagir Gaafar, our beloved family storyteller

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🙌 Big love to our listeners! Thank you for keeping these stories alive with us. Make sure to listen to all the stories in our series Folktales from Sudan!

Until then—Yalla, masalama! ❤️

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