Whispered by the Oracles of Kifuuta, Kyotera, Buddu to the Prince of Wisdom_
Lessons so deep, even universities look away
My people... gather close.
The other night, the wind carried voices. Not of men. Of nature itself.
Trees argued. Birds fought. Even the sun and clouds threw words.
And in each quarrel, an Oracle spoke.
Listen, Bazukulu.
1. THE MPAFU TREE vs THE PUMPKIN (ENSUJJU)
The African Olive stood tall, arms in the sky.
“Peasants! Look up! The elders carve stools from me. Chiefs rest under my shade. And you? You crawl in the dust, pumpkin!”
From the ground, the pumpkin vine curled and smiled.
“Dust? Yes. But I feed nations. My seeds roast and fill bellies. My leaves heal the sick. When the farmer sees me, he drops his hoe and kneels.
You grew tall to be admired. I grew low to be needed.
Tell me... who is greater?”
The tree trembled. The forest went silent.
Lesson from the Oracles: Do not clap for your height. Clap for your harvest. Someone humble may be carrying what the whole village survives on.
2. THE EGRET (ENYANGE) vs THE CAT
On the back of a cow, the white Egret danced.
“Fifty cows! And not one dares to shake me off! I am favored. I am safe. I am wise!”
The village cat stretched in the sun and purred.
“Impressive. Tell me, wise one... in all your days with those cows, have you ever tasted their milk?”
The Egret blinked. Its beak went dry.
The cat licked its whiskers. “The milk finds me every morning. At the doorstep.”
The Egret lunged to strike, but its sharp beak could not drink.
Lesson from the Oracles: Standing next to blessing is not the same as drinking from it. Proximity is not provision.
3. THE EAR vs THE EYE
A roar tore the sky. An aeroplane.
The Ear boasted: “I heard it first! Without me, you’d be deaf to the world!”
The Eye rolled: “You heard noise. I saw color. I saw direction. I saw danger. Close me, and you’ll walk into a pothole and call it destiny.”
Just as they clashed, a deep voice rumbled,
“The Brain.
Fools. You gather. I understand. Without me, sight is blind and sound is meaningless.”
Lesson from the Oracles: Data is not wisdom. To see and hear but not understand... is to be empty.
4. THE SUN, THE CLOUD, AND THE GRASS
The sun rose angry. It scorched the grass until it cracked and begged for mercy.
“Cloud! Cover me!”
The cloud obeyed. A cool shadow fell.
The sun burned hotter, chased the cloud away in rage.
But the cloud did not forget.
It returned heavy, pregnant. And it wept.
Rain fell. The grass rose green again. Stronger.
Now even the sun’s fire only made it grow.
The grass whispered: “They tried to kill me. But kindness resurrected me.”
Lesson from the Oracles: Those who seek to destroy you will be fought by those who choose to heal you. Never dance on another man’s grave. Mercy always outlives malice.
5. THE COCK - SSEGWANGA AND THE FISH BONE
A man choked. A fish bone stuck deep in his throat.
“Help me!” he begged his cock.
Because the cock knew the herb. The cure. Empagama.
But the cock remembered.
“You ate the nuts and simsim alone. You threw me insects and scraps. Now you need me?”
And he stayed silent.
The man died.
At the funeral, a voice called out: “The owner is gone. Slaughter the cock. Make soup.”
The cock crowed one last time.
Had he saved his master, he would have saved himself.
Lesson from the Oracles: Revenge feels like power. But bitterness is a poison you drink yourself.
THE FINAL SCROLL FROM OUR JJAAJJA KAKEETO NAMUGERA
Our elders left no books. They left stories.
And in them:
Selfishness builds a lonely house.
Hope is the fire that never goes out.
Generosity will be misunderstood.
Patience is paid with interest.
Strength without people is weakness.
Hypocrites will cheer you, then clap when you fall.
Small kindnesses move mountains.
Marriage is a covenant, not convenience.
And wise men ask before they jump.
Last Word from Kifuuta, Kyotera, Buddu:
The Prince of Wisdom is not the one who knows everything.
He is the one who knows right from wrong.
Sees his error and changes.
Sees evil and walks away.
That is how a man becomes an ancestor while still breathing.
