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Unsung Heroines

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The sun is searing hot Hurling down fierce fuming rays.  Earth roasts under his angry gaze  As meat over blazing coals.  Everything bows in submission  Men, birds, beasts, and beetles  Trees, shrubs and every blade of grass  Droops in defeat and compliance. On this sweltering March noon ablaze Upon a deserted path in defiance , A solitary figure lumbers on. Bent forward with a stern grit, with A double load of wood and flesh, Labouring on, towards The distant din of a village market! Read:  Village Boy Impressions  -  Fathers A mother, with her mewling infant And a hefty load of firewood Trudging to the market To buy salt and pepper  That she may feed her family! Her man, probably lounging in a bar Had shoved at her a basket of millet With nothing else for soup. She had gone to the mortar To thresh that millet with sore palms And upon her grinding stone  Milled it all into flour. She went to the river with a big pot Till all the bigger pots at home brimmed over.  But

A Tale of Buluk

Fifteen villages share the land And more if you look closely They till it, mould it, build it And call it Buluk, home. The children have dispersed far Many no longer remember it, At least not in the old fond way. They do not know its history They do not speak its language But the old blood runs strong . Its fire burns in their hearts, They want to know; and For them the land tells its tale:   "I have lain here ages uncounted Before ever a foot trod upon my back  Or men spoke with voices, and I have seen and known much  That none now knows or remembers. But I would have you know, that, Once I was a far green country, Without border or path or hamlet. Countless streams fed by steady rains Coursed through my valleys, Filled with innumerable fishes. Spectacular creatures and extinct monsters, Roamed across my woodlands; Gigantic buffalos and mammoth-like elephants, Giant reptiles and the mysterious Sivatherium; The moose-like giraffe named Shiva’s beast. And numerous mega-herbivores t

FEOK - The Hallowed Festival of the Bulsa

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From the east, a golden-sun  rises proud and majestic, Shining in all brilliance and delight. His rays strike with fierce-some joy Upon the bare brown earth, with Not a cloud in the heavens to stay them. Energy gushes forth in torrents, Birds, beasts, gods, and mortals Glow with vigour and intent . The Drums sound, the flutes call, The birds chirp, the doves coo, Goats and sheep, rams and bulls Bleat and moo in joyous ecstasy. Kids and calves bray and fray  Smoke rises from cooking places. It is Feok! A hallowed day, a merry day; Bubbly with contentment and laughter. Today we drink, and we eat, We celebrate and  make merry And dance with grace and skill The rhythm of our land. Like one mighty beating heart, The land throbs with graceful steps. The hills ring with voices of song As we recall the valour and skill, The courage and strength, And the charity of our fathers, Who rose against the cowardly Babatu an d his marauding beasts; And slew an

Why the Chameleon Has a Broken Head

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" Why the Chameleon Has a Broken Head & other stories of Asuom " is the second in the  Asuom Series  which seeks to present 'Buluk to the World' by translating the popular folktales of the land into the English Language to reach a wider audience and hopefully enable them to be integrated into mainstream educational texts in time.  Content:  The Book contains the following tales:  The Fattened Rams of Agoabiak Which is more important – Age or Wisdom? How Asuom Got A Handsome Mouth Asuom and the Three Herculean Tasks Asuom and the King's Roofing Beam Asuom and the Honey Tree Why the Lion Hunts Other Animals The Gossip Trap Why the Chameleon Has A 'Broken' Head (I) Why the Chameleon Has A 'Broken' Head (II) Read an Excerpt from the Book below.  "It was then that Abunoruk arrived. Everyone was so busy debating and making their own constructions of how Asuom brought the beam home. They took no notice of Abunoruk who made his way to the king and

Buli Series 9 - Common Words S & T

Hello folks, it's been over a month since our last lesson in the Buli Series. I hope everyone is alive, well, and safe in the present circumstances. Today I bring you common words in the alphabets 'S' and 'T' .  I look forward to reading your comments and suggestions on the lesson. In case you're just joining us on the Buli Language Series, please find the links to the previous lessons below. Mmabisaa, m'a puusi ni miena. Ku gaam chiik kama te ti zamsi Buli ligra wei la. Di linna tin ngman tu chaaboa. M'a poli ayen ni miena a deem voa, ali ta nyinyogsa ale agani ni dek ale ni dokdem miena a taa nyini tuo kperikaliik kai ale din jam kperi saaloa miena la po. Naawen ale mari ate ti bag chali bo along ate wabiok kan paari ti wai ya. Jinla de maa yaali ayen ti zamsi ka Buli biika po wie ngai te ti a wi yaasi taa ngmarisi ale 'S' ale 'T' daani nga la.  Fi a wai adan deem piilim jam Buli Karungku kama, karung tii ale taam la vuutinga ale nna a