Hello, this is Janna, and welcome to Story Norrie.

I am back with another house a story from Northern Nigeria.

And our friend Umar is on the line from Kanu, Nigeria.

Hi Janna!

Hi Umar, lovely to have you here.

I'm really excited for a new story, which one have you picked for us this time?

Nice to speak to you this lovely day again.

I've got an interesting story about a kind old woman.

Okay, so let's start the story.

And Umar, please stay around to play the part of Gizo the Spider and the Bull.

The kind old woman.

There was once an old woman who went to the forest daily to look for firewood.

One day, she heard a deep groan.

When she was gathering fallen branches.

It sounded like a large animal.

At first, she was frightened.

But then, when it groaned again, she thought,

The animal, whatever it is, is in pain.

And as she had a kind heart towards all living things,

she ventured towards the sound.

Eventually, she found a large bull, who was very sick.

Don't you worry.

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