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A Quechua farmer silently watching abundant maize grow after trading his voice to a mountain spirit

The man who traded his voice for maize

Long ago, in the fertile valleys of the Andes, a great drought came upon the land. The rivers shrank, the maize fields withered, and the villagers faced starvation. The elders prayed to the mountain spirits for relief, but the skies remained clear and the sun relentless. Among the villagers was a humble farmer named Túpac, known for his kind heart

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