As the big boat fast made its way to the harbour, the villagers ululated, cheered and danced joyously. The boat had finally arrived……with promises of solutions to their squalor and poverty. Kapitao offloaded countless bottles of Jameson from his cabin and asked his kandiles (hangers-on) to distribute them accordingly. It was a night of binge drinking…….they partied and danced well into the night…….. Unbeknownst to them, although those from the boat walked on two legs like the rest of them, their characters actually represented the worst of beasts, creatures and serpents one would think of…….. crocodiles, wolves, hyenas, jackals, warthogs, foxes, vampires,rabid dogs, vultures, cobras, pythons and scorpions! It was just a matter of time before they came to this realisation.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.lusakatimes.com/2023/11/06/when-beasts-creatures-and-serpents-ruled-over-the-village/
