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Coming of lion

From the imaginary conversation at the midnight , we see the family of general senzangakhona of mtetwa military army . It was a moonlight night a baby was coming to the world with a shining smile on his visage ,he cried for joy to face the challenges of living and struggles for his life at the forest trees around mtetwa land , a father was away at the battlefield protecting a motherland ,a mother was happy behind him for receiving a gift from God to be proud off . At a time being a moon darkened with black clouds and The shining stars approached the sky and the biggest star with red flashlight seen by the people at the village .

it was a wonderful sight to see that's one of the royal guards at the quarter of the harem said

" Ooh ! I have ever seen" . fastly the reports of coming the protector of the Land traveled towards the king dingiswayo of mtetwa tribe , he was sleeping in his quarter alone without his concubines he was curious about the report he wanted to know , he sent out his guards to general's quarter , during that time when the guards approached the to the house of general , a crying of elders heard outside of the house

"she's gone and leave stone behind her"

a mother of a baby was passed away who was a wife of general senzangakhona . "Bring that child to me " the king said. After that the baby was taken by guards and brought to the king , he blessed him and awaits for a father to come back from a war to give his son a name but the king was no longer awaits as a messenger arrived from the battlefield and reported about the death of great general senzangakhona. The death of general a former chieftain senzangakhona was announced by the king dingiswayo , the people of mtetwa were surrowed due to what happened to the great general of their tribe . The great warrior senzangakhona was gone ,he was killed by soldiers from ngwane tribe under their leader sobhuza at the battlefield along Tukera river

The death of general senzangankhona raised the morale of mtetwa soldiers as they wanted to revenge after the death of senzangakhona his son was taken by the king dingiswayo himself, he wanted to raise him as his own son to give honor to his great general who lost his life at the battlefield.

The son of senzangakhona was a new Star born came to the royal family of King dingiswayo as he was not able to bear a child . King dingiswayo was incapable of giving pregnant even to at least one of his 12 concubines around the harem , so he took the son of his late general senzangakhona " raise that boy to me " king said to a maiden who was holding a child in her hands while standing behind the king, she looked down and she raised her hands to give the baby to the King , the king was tall , muscular and his black nourished bare chest with thin strips of lion is skin made by leather swinging around up to his back , his forehead is decorated with antique gold rings with beads since he is a king his body is covered by the gold and the precious gemstones hanging around as he turned to a maid and take a baby from maiden's hands ,a woolen blanket fell down from King's hands as he undressed the child naked " the sign of purity to African initiation ceremony" he raised the child above his head towards a crowd of the villagers who gathered in front of him he said

"A gift from God hits our ground and prophesized to protect our land as he grows up and become the great warrior ,he is my son and our son too , Aye ! my people accept our precious prince is name is Shaka "

"Aye ! Aye! Aye ! the crowd of villagers bow down their heads and shout tribal words as praised the child while howling like wolves " wooh ouwooh " the men were slapping their fellows faces while their tilt heads around and dancing tribal moves while women were hugging each other and singing while dancing.

It's also found as A lion from natal , the same author

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