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An African Tale chapter twelve continued

April 8, 2016 3:47 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

The going was not easy. The slithers of rock were sharp and slippery. Every time you put your foot down... View Article

March 26, 2016 12:13 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

Just before dusk they reached the edge of the forest. They could see The Hills looming menacingly in the distance,... View Article

March 18, 2016 3:57 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

They awoke cold and cramped as light started to spread over the sky. “The eggs are hatching,” said Lesedi as... View Article

March 11, 2016 12:17 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

The Cart trundled along at normal donkey cart pace which was rather tedious. The sky still had that strange colour... View Article

March 4, 2016 2:57 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

Kgatwe, however, found this all very interesting and had hopped out of Lesedi’s pocket onto Lorato’s shoulder so that he... View Article

February 27, 2016 11:15 am Published by doembie Comments Off

The next morning they crossed the river on the ferry. The only strange thing that happened was that when the... View Article

February 19, 2016 3:37 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

Rumour had it that there were lions around, so everyone was being very cautious. People had dragged thorn bushes into... View Article

February 12, 2016 2:45 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

Lesedi awoke. He was lying on his back looking up into the branches of an acacia tree. Vaguely wondering what... View Article

February 5, 2016 2:08 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

The Hills were starting to become uncomfortable and he needed to move. There was hardly any water left and very... View Article

January 5, 2016 1:20 pm Published by doembie Comments Off

It was a cloudless night, the moon had not yet risen, but the millions of stars provided plenty of light... View Article