The Tree That Taught the Village

Some trees grow fruit. Others grow memory.
At the heart of the village stood a tree that didn’t speak — yet everyone came to listen.

🌍 Inspiration of the Art:

This design draws from West African cultural life, especially regions like Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, where villages often gather under a central tree — not only for shade but for storytelling, decision-making, and teaching.

The design includes rounded hills and homes in traditional earth tones, while animals and children sit quietly beneath the glowing tree. Its spiraled bark and golden canopy suggest warmth, knowledge, and continuity — all core values in African communal life.

📜 Synopsis of the Story:

At the center of a village stood an enormous tree — one so old, the houses seemed to bow slightly around it. Children gathered beneath it every day after chores. Not for a lesson. Not for rules. Just to sit, watch, listen, and learn.

The mothers passed by carrying water. The goats passed by sniffing the wind. Birds sang softly. And the tree — though it said nothing — was always teaching.

This was where the children learned how to wait, how to ask, how to listen to the ones who came before.
Not every story needs a voice. Some stories grow in stillness.

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