Busoga

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So they come from Lake Victoria region of Uganda, particularly Buganda and Busoga.

And they migrated eastward and eventually settled around the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria, especially Rusinga, Mfangano, Gwasi, Gembe and Kaksingri.

You've always given me Kawempe vibes.

Great rocks stood out round the falls at Jinja, and the water trickled in small rivulets over them where every spring the waters of the great lake rush and tumble and roar into the river Nile.

Famine and want spread over the land, but the part of the country that suffered most was Busoga.

There was a large herd of elephants which lived in Zibondo's country, and they wandered from place to place seeking fresh grass and leaves and roots and finding nothing.

At last the chief of the herd spoke.

Great rocks stood out round the falls at Jinja, and the water trickled in small rivulets over them where every spring the waters of the great lake rush and tumble and roar into the river Nile.

Famine and want spread over the land, but the part of the country that suffered most was Busoga.

There was a large herd of elephants which lived in Zibondo's country, and they wandered from place to place seeking fresh grass and leaves and roots.

and finding nothing.

For many years there was peace in the land, and men walked by night without spears and were quite safe.

One day the king wished to send an order to the chiefs of Busoga, and the messenger walked all the way through Kyagwe until he came to the Nile.

That day there had been a terrific storm on the lake, great waves thundered against the shore, and the waters rushed over the Rippon Falls into the river like a flood, and the canoes by which people cross into Busoga were washed away, and even the huts of the canoe-men on the bank were carried away by the water.

and when the king's messenger arrived on the bank there was no way for him to get across he sat down sadly and wondered what he should do for a king's messenger cannot return until he has fulfilled his mission when an old hippo came up and asked him what was the matter the man said i am the king's messenger and i am taking an order to the chiefs of busoga but the storm has swept away the canoes and i cannot cross then the hippo said wait until the storm is over and we will help you across and he went away and called all the other hippos together and they came where the king's messenger sat and when the storm was over and the sun shone brightly again the hippos went down into the water and they made a floating bridge with their bodies and the king's messenger went over safely and now if you go to ripon falls you will see a notice visitors are requested not to shoot the hippos and on moonlight nights when the great lake stretches like a sheet of silver away to the horizon and the water dashes over the falls sending showers of silver sparks against the rocks the hippos climb slowly up the bank and read this notice and rejoice for they remember the days of the good king who protected the animals and they think he has come back to rule over the land End of section 19.

Read by Laura Gibbs.

They have their own customs and their own language.

The birds did not stop on the river islands.

They flew right over into Busoga till they came to the Nile.

GREAT ROCKS STOOD OUT ROUND THE FALLS AT JINJA, AND THE WATER TRICKLED IN SMALL RIVULETS OVER THEM WHERE EVERY SPRING THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKE RUSH AND TUMBLE AND ROAR INTO THE RIVER NILE.

FAMINE AND WANT SPREAD OVER THE LAND, BUT THE PART OF THE COUNTRY THAT SUFFERED MOST WAS BUSOGA.

THERE WAS A LARGE HERD OF ELEPHANTS WHICH LIVED IN ZIBONDO'S COUNTRY, AND THEY WANDERED FROM PLACE TO PLACE SEEKING FRESH GRASS AND LEAVES AND ROOTS.

and finding nothing.