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Apr 2025
19m 7s

Fatna & The Ghoul

Hana Baba
About this episode

👨🏽‍🦱👩🏾 Fatna and her brother Mohamed live together in a house in the forest.

🎶  Every night after work, Mohamed sings a special song to let his sister Fatna know he’s home, and she opens the door. 🚪

 👹 But when a sneaky ghoul tries to trick Fatna, things get tricky!

What happens?

Listen and 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: Eman Hajali, Rudaina Osman, Layla Bilal
🎧 Sound Design: James Rowlands of Roofdog Studio
📝 Story Consultant & Editor: Nawal Gaafar

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

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