Jan 20 2009
A Dark Hut
Built of poles and dagga and thatched with African kikuyu grass, the dark hut stood fifty yards from Grandpa Gora’s homestead. None dared venture close to it. In the village there were tales whispered about this hut. One had it that inside lived a huge python that was fed with milk. Early every morning, Grandpa Gora would sweep the hut and pour milk into a clay jar. His children had deserted him because of strange happenings in his homestead. Another strange story had it that one of his sons had attempted to kill him, but the axe he used landed on Gora’s ankle and spun back and landed on his forehead, killing him instantly. However, one of the grandsons had once swept the hut, but it remained a deep mystery why the youngster never noticed the monstrous snake. To this day, the dark hut has remained a mystery to the whole village.
