Imaginary stories
At night when you look up and see a beautiful new moon in a starry sky, do you think about the thousands of other people in the world who are looking at it at that moment? Or the millions of people since time began, who have spent long nights looking at the mysterious moon? . …
A message must reach kalumbi. A must get there today. It will take a long time to reach time to reach him. His Village is far away. But the road to Kalumbi’s village is very rough, So a plane is no use to anyone. No runway is smooth enough. There are no rails so there …
Data Collection – Part One On 26th June, 1989, I received a long awaited call from one of the companies I applies for a job. I was very excited but again I had mixed feelings on my appointment. I was told to report for a training for following day, for a period of one week. …
THE INVASION THE INVASION. Usually, he went to have a drink with his friends and then went home to spend the weekend with his family. Sometimes Bwalya, his brother, spent the weekend with them. It was quite late when he got home that night, but his food was being kept warm in the oven. His …
THE UNLUCKY HOUSE. Esther looked ahead at the small bush track. The farther the two girls drove along it the narrower and dustier it became. And the holes in the surface were making the car bounce like a ball. Jenny didn’t reply. She was busy thinking. Like Esther, her friend, she worked for Zambia Airways, …
TRADITIONAL DANCING TRADITIONAL DANCING. Alorica, Duplo love to dance and to sing Zambian In every country dances, like other African dances, are sometimes made for special times like a marriage or when a child is born and sometimes they are danced just because people are very happy and enjoying themselves, in Zambia, different dances developed …
The king gave four of his wives The king gave four of his wives. A sheep, a goal and some onions a sheep, a cow, and a goal some onions, a goat and a cow a goal, a sheep and some onions. At the end of the story, the four wives were afraid because they …
THE BLACK LECHWE OF BANGWEULU – PART 1 Jerry Sichone put his hand above his eyes and watched the small cot in the sky getting larger. Now he recognized the small plane it was bringing the two other scientists Tom and Minyama back to the Bangweulu swamp after they had been on a visit to …
PLANET X. And soon, we’ll die.” “I don’t care what you say,” yelled Spaceman Sakala. “If we don’t “I have my orders,” replied Captain Chingu. “Whatever happens, we must certainly not land on that planet. “You have your orders, but I want my life.” Spaceman Sakala was furious. “I know it’s a risk, but I’d …
The Miracle Fish. In October, as usual, the people of kedul start to prepare their fields in readiness for the rainy season. They first clear the land by removing the weed and ploughing the soil for them to plant the seeds. This job, usual take the whole family to participate as most people in the …
Having a best friend is something amazing. You tend to spend most of the time with that person, sharing secrets and having fun. How i met my best friend. For several months, Chaddy become my friend, and was best known in Villagate for his gorgeous blue. He liked to wear a grey hut that reached …
SECRET OF THE OLD GOLD MINE. Apson and Mubanga whistled as they walked along the path through the bush one afternoon. It was the end of term at last and they were whistling because they were both happy to be going back to their village. They weren’t thinking about what tune they were whistling. They …
THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE. “Yes, yes. Bring him in,” she said, putting the pot of soup on the fire. “If he’s got nowhere else to go, I’ll be pleased to let him stay here. But there isn’t much to eat — only this cabbage soup and some bread.” “Well, the soup certainly smells …
We came into school feeling very uncomfortable. Ever since his other had been in hospital, he had been wearing a suit without buttons. Every time button came off, he made do with pin. He always meant to sew on his buttons but there was never any time and he was not interested in sewing. This …
THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES Many years ago, there was an Emperor who loved beautiful clothes, He was so interested in buying new clothes that every room was filled with his suits. He had suits to wear in the morning, suits for the afternoons and suits for the evenings, in the whole of the state, no …
Every morning it was the same. Just as dawn came, a shadow could be seen moving quietly through the village. An old man, dressed in an old raincoat and carrying enormous buckets, walked slowly down to the water’s edge. He put the buckets down, lifted the bottom of his raincoat up and climbed into the …
It was almost closing time in the bar. Felix, the barman, picked up a cloth to wipe the tables. Then he began collecting the empty beer bottles from the counter and wiping it clean. It was difficult to wipe the counter because his friends were still drinking there, but at last he got them to …
Three thousand pieces of gold did you say? Shylock the money tender, thoughtfully rubbed his chin Yes agreed Bassano “For three months, did you say?” asked Shylock you lend Bassano three thousand pieces of gold I shall pay you back in three months’ time, said Antonio. The men lived in the city of Venice which …
This is a true adventure story about the second world war. It isn’t about the many fierce battles of the second world war. It’s a famous story about three men who dared to escape from a carefully guarded prison camp for captured enemy soldiers, sailors and airmen. At that time, Germany was ruled by a …
Dictators were cruel men and the people the ruled Y WRI. Other dictators were not crucial Although they were the and wisely But they had not been elected by the HRS either ruled because their fathers had been king AGRRR HER or because they had fought and defeated the former fiery There are some rulers …
She was on her way back to Africa. Ever since she had been old enough to travel, she had made the same journey every year. But it was still an adventure to go back to the territory where she had been born, with her relations and friends. She had left the northern territories of Europe …
The world hasn’t always been the same as we know it now. Nowadays, mankind rules the world, but millions of years ago, before mon appeared, the world was a very different place. You would have been astonished if you had seen the world millions of years ago. You would have been astonished because everything was …
Nania was always getting into all sorts of trouble Nearly every we Nanna needed to be punished for doing something she oughtn’t to have done. Whenever Nania was around, accidents began to happen. But Nania didn’t want to cause trouble all the time. She was completely unselfish and really wanted to please everyone. But the …