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September 8, 2022

Who killed my mother?: A story told by Bazilio Banda (83 years) (Zambia)

In a certain village, the king was very evil. A certain woman in there had one child, it was a boy. The woman misteriously died and left the boy alone. As the boy was...

September 8, 2022

How the zebra got its beautiful stripes: A story told by Webson Phiri (74 years old) (Longwe village, Zambia)

Long time ago, there was the zebra, the hyena and the tortoise. At that time the zebra was black as night. Tortoise was well known for charm and magic. The hyena ambushed the tortoise,...

September 8, 2022

The rule of the unmarried girl: A story told by Peter Nkhoma (Kamangadanzi village, Zambia)

In a certain village there was a very beautiful girl. Whenever a man came to ask her for marriage, she always scared him away. “Who ever wants to marry me, should vow to go...

September 8, 2022

Girls who admired tattoos: A story told by Tamara Moyo (65 years old)

There were two friends Kasiwa and Ngoza. Ngoza went to a river to fetch water. While there, she came across Guinea fowls that were making tattoos on their faces. She so much admired it...

September 8, 2022

Nthano : A poetry by Matt Hewpoet

Stars shooting Crickets chirping Owls hooting fear creeping Padangokhala! That’s how all the stories would start “Tili tonse!” would mean we are listening Not just with the ears but with the heart It was...

September 8, 2022

The Sheep and the Hyena: A story told by Kyondo

A long time ago the Sheep and the Hyena were good friends. One day the Hyena went to visit the Sheep. The Sheep told his wife to prepare nsima (porridge) without relish. As it...