Folk literature

Meet yabunje the royal rat: Of gold diggers, wealth charmers and stealing from neighbors

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yabunje the rat

A story from my childhood on my first ever meeting of yabunje the royal rat; and all Bukusu culture about this fabled rodent. True story.  We had closed school. August it was, sometime in the early nineties. An August unlike this past one where children were in school as the pandemic disrupted the school calendar. … Read more

Translation and meaning of engila sebolela okenda, a Bukusu proverb

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poster of bukusu proverb engila sebolela okenda, featuring image of forest path

Find the English translation and meaning of the Bukusu proverb engila sebolela okenda. English The road does not tell the traveler what lies ahead. What is the meaning of bukusu proverb engila sebolela okenda This Bukusu proverb is about the uncertainties of life. Truth is only arrived at by walking the journey to its full … Read more