The Story Of The Makgabe Better

But Phiri hesitated. He had seen something else. Around the eland’s neck hung a smaller mokgabae —a twin to the one they had stolen. And Phiri realized the truth: This eland was not an animal. It was the physical manifestation of Mogologolo’s soul. To kill the eland was to kill the guardian.

"You have broken the sacred oath of the hunt," the chief declared. "You have stolen from a spirit. And worst of all, you allowed your youngest brother to carry the burden of truth alone. The mokgabae demands balance." the story of the makgabe