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The boy who defeated the god of the underworld - Joseph Mbele
The boy who defeated the god of the underworld - Joseph Mbele
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If any of his wives ever birthed a son, he'd be killed immediately.
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That was the threat Shemwindo, ruler of the village of Tubondo, had delivered,
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for he wanted all the power to himself.
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But he was about to meet his match—
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and enter a rivalry that would take him to the underworld and back.
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Six of Shemwindo’s wives had daughters,
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but when Nyamwindo finally went into labor,
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the midwives witnessed a birth unlike any they'd ever seen.
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Nyamwindo’s baby, Mwindo, materialized from her belly button,
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wielding a magical conga scepter, already laughing, talking, and walking.
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The women agreed to keep the birth a secret.
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But a stealthy cricket saw everything and carried the news to Shemwindo.
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Outraged, he hurled spears at his newborn,
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but it was like they couldn't touch him.
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The tyrannical chief ordered his soldiers to construct a wooden drum,
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wrestle Mwindo into it, and toss it into the river.
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From inside, Mwindo cursed his father, vowing to return.
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Once he was out of sight,
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Mwindo raised the drum to the water's surface and made for safer shores,
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where his paternal aunt, Iyangura, lived, wedded to a water serpent.
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She was far wiser than her brother.
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And as Mwindo laid out his plan for revenge,
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she resolved to counsel him on his journey.
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But they wouldn’t make the trek alone:
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throughout their quest, they’d be accompanied by different friends and foes.
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By the time they reached Tubondo, Shemwindo had already fled.
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And though Iyangura advised Mwindo to be merciful, his rage led him instead,
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and he summoned lightning that decimated the village.
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In the midst of the chaos,
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an uprooted kikoka plant caught Iyangura’s eye,
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and she realized that her brother had used the plant’s roots
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to escape into the underworld.
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Iyangura held fast to one end of a great rope,
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and Mwindo descended into the frigid, subterranean realm after his father.
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First, Mwindo reached the lair of Muisa, god of the underworld.
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With a glint of cruel mischief,
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Muisa said he’d reveal Shemwindo’s hiding place—
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only if Mwindo planted thousands of banana trees on an arid mountainside.
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Unintimidated, Mwindo bewitched countless axes into tilling the soil.
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But before he could celebrate his victory, Muisa retaliated,
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sending an enchanted weapon to pin him down.
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In turn, Mwindo ordered his scepter to strike back,
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and Muisa lay defeated.
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But Mwindo was no closer to finding his father—
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until Hawk appeared and divulged his whereabouts:
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a dark cave guarded by Ntumba, a fearsome aardvark.
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But before Mwindo defeated the beast, Shemwindo fled again,
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and the chase persisted through the depths of the underworld.
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Soon, Sheburungu, the supreme god of fire,
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materialized before Mwindo and challenged him to a betting game.
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Round after round, Mwindo gambled everything—
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Tubondo’s land, people, and property— and lost.
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When he thought he had nothing left to wager,
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Mwindo realized these things weren't his to give.
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The next round, he pledged his own cherished conga scepter.
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And it was this sacrifice that turned his luck and won him the game.
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In the same moment, Hawk and Sparrow sounded the alarm,
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warning Mwindo that his father was attempting to escape again.
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But this time, Mwindo managed to capture the runaway ruler.
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And yet, while Mwindo had thought that seeing his father begging for mercy
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would delight him,
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his thirst for revenge had all but evaporated.
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He remembered his aunt's advice,
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and all the people of Tubondo who’d long endured his father’s cruelty,
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then his own.
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Shemwindo in tow, Mwindo retraced his path with a new resolve.
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First he yielded all that Sheburungu lost in their gambling game,
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receiving his blessing in return.
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Then, upon seeing that Ntumba had reconstructed the cave he destroyed,
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Mwindo offered his sympathy and earned Ntumba’s well wishes too.
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Mwindo and his father reemerged from the kikoka root transformed.
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Mwindo had won the gods’ respect and Shemwindo’s atonement.
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With his aunt's guidance, he restored the village and pardoned his father,
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who officially apologized to Tubondo.
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And over time, Mwindo gained the people’s trust
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as a kind, just leader who ended age-old cycles of despotism.
