The Hare Who Slew the Python: A Nsenga Folktale (Zambia)
In a village ringed by bush and shadow, a monstrous python had taken up its home in the great totem tree, sliding down at will to snatch fowls, calves and any careless life that wandered beneath its branches. The people lived under a hush of fear; dogs trembled in their crates, hens hid in hollow logs, and the chief’s brow
