The legends of Makoma - Part Two

Makoma took Nu-endo and he crossed the river Zambesi. 

He traveled towards the north and west for many days. 

That was when he came across a huge giant who was making mountains. 

"Who are you?" Makoma shouted from the ground. 

The giant turned and studied Makoma. "I am Chi-eswa-mapiri. I am the one who makes mountains." The giant studied the man. "Who are you?"

“I am Makuma.” The man answered. “I am greater.”

“Greater than who?” The giant asked angrily.

“Greater than you!” Makoma answered immediately. 

The giant roared and thereafter, a great fight started between Makoma and the giant. 

Makoma swung his great hammer Nu-endo and he stuck the giant on the head. 

Once the hammer hit the giant, the giant rapidly shrank in size. 

The giant fell on the knees in front of Makoma. “You are greater than me. I accept it.”

After that, Makoma picked up the tiny man and dropped him in the sack that he carried in his back. 

Makoma was now stronger than before because all of the giant's strength when the giant had shrunk came to Makoma. 

He continued with his journey with the sack in his back and the iron hammer in his hands. 

Thereafter he came to a country which was broken up with huge stones and clods of earth. 

This time Makoma saw another giant wrapped in dust and the giant was pulling the very earth with his hands and the giant threw the earth on either side.

“Who are you?” Macoma studied the giant. “Why are you pulling the Earth this way?” 

“I am Chi-dubula-taka.” The giant reply. “And I am making river beds.” 

After this Makoma brought another fight with this giant.

Makoma held the sack over his left arm. And when Chi-dubula-taka threw the stones and earth on him, because of the sack none of it fell on Makoma and the sack was also not hurt. 

Then Makoma hit Chi-dubula-Taka with his iron hammer.  

The same thing happened as before and Chi-dubula-taka shank and became very tiny. After this Makoma picked up the giant and put it inside the sack along with Chi-eswa-mapiri

After this, all the river makers' power also became one with Makoma and he became even more stronger.

Adapted from Rhodesian folk tales