Mar 24, 2026 · 45 min · 21 segments
The dead man does not know the value of his coffin. This episode comes to us from Mind Your Own! Mind Your Own is a storytelling podcast navigating what it means to belong, all from the African…
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Glynn WashingtonHostWe were chatting amongst ourselves, just kicking it, and there was a group of boys, I think they were, like, in year five, running around the field.
They were running around us, and they... one of the boys decided to jump over my legs, over my legs.
And I was, like, so shocked because that is such a bad thing to do in my culture.
Th- there's a superstitious belief that if you jump over someone's legs, you stunt their growth, and you could make them barren.
How could, how could you do that?" So he comes, he jumps over me, and now he's giggling.
Go play elsewhere." Me and my friends are huffing and puffing like, "Ah, why are they doing this to us? Shame on them." Ah, they were so irritated, these small boys, you know? And then I, I decide, "Okay, if he does it again, man, I'm gonna have to have a word with him." He does it again.
I'm just gonna kick my leg up casually the way I have been doing and trip him.
So, you know, I get back into conversation, but now my attention is fully on these boys.
I'm pretending to engage in this gossip session, but no, I am, like, listening to the pitter-patter of these boys' feet, waiting for them to approach.
But just as soon as I've rejoiced, I recognize almost like in retrospect that the fall didn't sound right.
We were chatting amongst ourselves, just kicking it, and there was a group of boys, I think they were, like, in year five, running around the field.
They were running around us, and they... one of the boys decided to jump over my legs, over my legs.
And I was, like, so shocked because that is such a bad thing to do in my culture.
Th- there's a superstitious belief that if you jump over someone's legs, you stunt their growth, and you could make them barren.
How could, how could you do that?" So he comes, he jumps over me, and now he's giggling.
Go play elsewhere." Me and my friends are huffing and puffing like, "Ah, why are they doing this to us? Shame on them." Ah, they were so irritated, these small boys, you know? And then I, I decide, "Okay, if he does it again, man, I'm gonna have to have a word with him." He does it again.
I'm just gonna kick my leg up casually the way I have been doing and trip him.
So, you know, I get back into conversation, but now my attention is fully on these boys.
I'm pretending to engage in this gossip session, but no, I am, like, listening to the pitter-patter of these boys' feet, waiting for them to approach.
But just as soon as I've rejoiced, I recognize almost like in retrospect that the fall didn't sound right.
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Hiding Inside A Coffin
Everything unravels during a chaotic ambush.
Played Dead, Fooled Police
What happens when the lid opens?
The Coffin Heist Idea
Here’s how the scheme began.
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