The Ngoni princess returns to her village after hiding out at the leopard's nest when they suffered an attack during a traditional ceremony. It terrifies her to find the village in ruins. However, at the evening twilight, with the wind hushed and quiet, when the princess places her to the ground, she hears sounds of animals, children playing, women pounding and men chopping wood, all coming from the earth. Had her village sank?
This work is inspired by a popular myth in the author's village.