This wood, my cousin (in the photo) said, is the one where Macunhe [pronounced mah-coo-nye] was confined and killed by Nguni [ngoo-nee] invaders. So, nobody should grub it up. I wondered whether that would be possible.
After having crossed the wood, my cousin told me we were lucky to have been able to do so. If he had not prayed to Malengua (our grandfather), we would have been stopped by ghosts…
After having crossed the wood, my cousin told me we were lucky to have been able to do so. If he had not prayed to Malengua (our grandfather), we would have been stopped by ghosts…
