Weekly Agenda
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Not very bold hunter
A hunter, not very bold, was searching for the tracks of a lion. He asked a man felling trees in…
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The sick gwape
A sick gwape (Duiker) lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture ground. Its companions came in great…
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A blind man was accustomed to distinguishing different animals by touching them with his hands. The whelp of a wolf was…
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Creativity that runs amok
Marie Antoinette, wife of the French King, Louis XVI, is alleged to have said “Let them eat cake” when…
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The father and his daughters
Aman had two daughters; the one married to a gardener and the other to a potter. After a time,…
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Mphambe and the woodman
A woodman was felling a tree on the bank of a river, when his axe glancing off the trunk,…
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The donkey and purchaser
A man who wanted to buy a donkey went to the market. And coming across a likely-looking beast, he…
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Gwape in cattle kraal
Gwape (duiker) hotly pursued by mimbulu (wild dogs) fled for refuge into a cattle kraal, and buried itself in…
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Young thief and his mother
A young man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to be executed for…
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Once a wolf, always a wolf
A wolf had been prowling around a flock of sheep for a long time, and the shepherd watched anxiously to…
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The flies and the honey
A jar of honey was upset and the sticky sweetness flowed out on the table. The sweet smell of the…
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Poor bald-headed man
A devil took possession and made a bald-headed man who was very poor and sick. The poor man could not invite a…
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A bundle of sticks
Once an old man was very ill and lay dying in his bed. He had four sons who were always…
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The reasoning of hyena
There lived at one time a gardener whose one joy in life was his flowers and fruit trees. He had…
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Sweet thing with mother-in-law
Hare married a beautiful girl but found that his mother-in-law was even more beautiful. Hare, therefore, planned to make…
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The farmer and his bluff
Some crows saw a farmer ploughing a large field. When ploughing was done, they patiently watched him sow the seed.…
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Lies beget lies
Before granting a copy of West African Trickster Tales, one fellow columnist, Ephraim Nyondo, once charged Weekly Agenda writer, albeit…
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The choice of Barabbas
Scriptures say at the feast the governor Pontius Pilate was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they…
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The case of mischievous dog
There was once a dog that was so ill-natured and mischievous that its master had to fasten a heavy wooden…
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King monkey in the trap
The animals had once gathered to elect a new ruler. At that great meeting, the Monkey was asked to dance.…
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