Translate and summarize the provided text about Tomola's Tales.

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Translation:
Tomola's Tales
If a person climbs the Mmamaala tree, they face a sprawling village in the North. This village is known by the name Modipana. This village has been built there for many years. The residents of that village, especially the elderly men and women, do not know how many years they have been there. What one eventually finds as an answer when asking is that the village has existed since before the Driedag disease. According to the speakers, the patient was sick for only three days, and then the illness would spread and eventually kill that person.

Summary:
The text describes a very old village called Modipana, located in the North, which can be seen from the Mmamaala tree. The village has existed for so long that even the elders don't know its exact age, only that it predates a disease known as Driedag. This disease was characterized by a rapid progression, causing death within three days of a person falling ill.