As children grow into adulthood, it is often hard to know who is the elder until you are told. With Akpan and Udo, anyone could tell at first sight, on first hearing, who was Akpan, the first son in every way, and who was Udo, the one who came after.
In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents Folk Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead by KT Bryski, read by Devin Martin. Subscribe to the Strange Horizons podcast: Spotify