The Story Of Tabaktu

Our story begins with a young boy named Tubaktu living in South Africa. The year was 1984 and it was very hot and muggy, sand covered the ground with small patches of grass. Tubaktu lived with his mother and younger sibling Tusami. They lived in a medium sized hut built by their father who had died in the jungle when Tabaktu was only five. Their father was the king of the tribe at the time, but was bested by a legendary giant snake. Tubaktu and his family belonged to the Wakuku tribe with over 300 people and growing every day. Since the passing of their father, the new king decided that Tubaktu and his family could still be part of the village but could not sit at the royal table anymore. The new king really disliked their father because he was supposed to marry Tabaktu’s mother years ago. Tubaktu’s father, Tabias had a long five-year dispute with a neighboring tribe. The feud was over who would be allowed to hunt, when and where. The law of the land states that if prey should happen to cross the river, then it

Every since Tabias’ death, Tabaktu has not been able to go outside as much to play with the other kids in the village. His mom always needs help gathering water, supplies and helping around the house. Some days Tabaktu would look out the cracks of the hut and listen to the other kids playing outside. He some times thought to him self, “I wonder what game their playing now?” As he would listen to the sound of other kids playing on the street, in the distance he could hear an old bell ringing and their mother weeping in the background. “You two be quiet your making to much noise and I just want to be left alone” as she goes in the back to cry. Tabaktu knew he could not ask his mom to go out and play with the other kids because he has to watch his little brother while she gets ready to go look for work to earn some money to get