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Sports Information Director: Brian Beyrer / Editing: Little Onion Design / Contributing Coordinator: Asia Po / Research Assistant & Advising: Michail Papanikolaou & Jason Papanicolaou

 
Special Thanks to our young volunteer, Nelly G

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Why Hippos Live in Water

Back in 1910 Elphinstone Dayrell researched and put together the “Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa”.
The myth that explains why Hippopotamuses live in the water and not on land, is being retold here. The story will remind some of the European fairy tale of “Rumpelstiltskin” showing the interconnectedness between cultures.

  • Written by Elphinstone Dayrell
  • Illustrated by Nafsika Tzanoulinou
  • Published by
  • Narrated by Nelly Junior Joseph
  • Running Time 00:02:50
  • Date of Filming October 2020
  • Written by Elphinstone Dayrell
  • Illustrated by Nafsika Tzanoulinou
  • Published by
  • Narrated by Nelly Junior Joseph
  • Running Time 00:02:50
  • Narrator Nelly Junior Joseph
  • Position Forward
  • Team Iona Gaels - Iona College
  • Hometown Benin City, Nigeria
  • Birthdate November 20, 2001
  • Height 6' 9"
  • Favorite Book The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler.
  • Favorite Basketball Player Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Bio Link