22/06/2025
Tonight's village story Tales takes us to North Sudan.....
Tale from Sudan: The Girl and the desert seeds
In the remote reaches of northern Sudan, near the ancient banks of the Nile and brushing the edges of the Nubian Desert, lived a young girl named Amna. Her village, once lush with date palms and sorghum fields, had withered under years of relentless drought. The rains had become strangers, and the sun ruled the land with merciless heat.
Many families packed their belongings and left in search of greener lands. But Amna chose to stay behind with her aging grandmother, the only family she had left. Life was tough water was scarce, and the cracked earth offered little comfort but Amna believed the land still held life, buried deep like a sleeping memory.
One day, as she was helping her grandmother clean out an old grain storage hut, she discovered a clay jar sealed with beeswax. Inside, wrapped carefully in worn cloth, were seeds tiny, forgotten treasures. Her grandmother gasped and whispered, “These are seeds from the days before the long drought. Your great-grandfather saved them after the flood season when the Nile was generous.”
Though the villagers laughed at her determination, calling it foolishness, Amna held onto faith. She cleared a small patch of land behind their hut, broke the hard soil with her bare hands, and planted the seeds gently. Every day, she fetched water from the well two kilometers away, shading the patch with woven palm mats, protecting it like a child.
Weeks passed. The land remained dry. But then, one morning, something miraculous happened. Tiny green shoots broke through the soil. Amna danced with joy, her face lit up brighter than the Sudanese sun. And then, as if nature itself honored her patience, the skies finally darkened and the rain came.
The sprouts grew tall, healthy, and vibrant. The villagers watched in awe as Amna’s small patch turned into a thriving garden. They returned with renewed hope, asking her how she did it. She shared the seeds she had saved and the care she had given. Slowly, the village came back to life.
Fields were re-planted, livestock returned, and the community stood together again this time stronger, because they had seen what faith, care, and patience could bring.
... moral
Even in a land turned to dust, growth is possible when someone chooses to believe. Amna’s hands didn’t just grow food they revived a whole village’s hope.
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