1.1 A Little History of Things Lost and Found by Shingai Njeri Kaguna

The trees always spoke to Muta—until she lost herself in grief. Now, Karura Forest is silent; now, Nairobi beckons with noise and life. Can she find a way back to the whispering leaves?

Copyright khōréō magazine 2021. Story by Shingai Njeri Kagunda, edited by Aleksandra Hill. Audio edition read by Amina Koroma and produced by Katalina Watt.

Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @KhoreoMag.

Artwork: Lucia Li

Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC BY 3.0

Sound effects from freesound.org all licensed under CCBYNC 3.0:

• Ambiance_Waterfall_Loop_04 by Nox_Sound
• forest summer Roond 020 200619_0186 by klankbeeld
• wind-phonelines by echobones
• a bird in Nairobi National Park by tim.khan
• Mystical Cavern by Efecto Fundador
• Kenya, in the slums of Nairobi , neighborhoods by Martin.Sadoux