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A Mysterious Man

A mysterious man of wonder lived in a village; anything he could do to a villager or stranger who stole his wealth A man staggered in his kraal a big bull he took away “you’ll below like a bull till you vomit my bull” The thief bellowed like a bull two weeks past and still bellowed and ate grass like a bull Another felt hungry to the garden of the mystery man he went and plucked pumpkin “You’ll cook that pumpkin for three days it will be there in your pot” Funny! Three days the pumpkin laughed and laughed in the man’s pot it remained hard and raw as it was picked and the thief disappeared without a trace A woman went to the kitchen hungry and lured by the fetus in her womb she took secretly an egg man mysterious in his ways knew “Foolish woman, he stammered angry Ten eggs each day you’ll lay” Poor woman laid little eggs every other day she did the penalty Villagers were concerned they gathered and drummed for a grant gathering but he mysterious man knew and disappeared among calves born that day in the village herds. But the elders appointed a dog to search everywhere in all places that is why dogs are friendly to man and always move sniffing to discover hiding place of the man of mystery

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