TALKING COW BAFFLES FAMILY

file pic A cow has suddenly started talking, baffling a Mutare family which is attributing this to witchcraft. Chief Zimunya confirmed...

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A cow has suddenly started talking, baffling a Mutare family which is attributing this to witchcraft.

Chief Zimunya confirmed that the cow is in Mambondiani Village, just outside Mutare.  “This Sunday we are going to sit down and hear the case. All the parties involved have since been summoned and they are expected to attend court,” he told the Manica Post.

“This is a true story of a cow that talks. Speaking fluently. The case is now before my court and we are going to sit and hear it this Sunday. I have never heard of a talking cow but this one is really speaking; speaking our mother language.

“This is happening in Mambondiyani Village. What is happening is that when this cow is taken out of the kraal in the morning destined for the grazing pastures it starts complaining that the herd is being released late to feed. It complains of hunger and immediately demands water. On the way to the grazing pastures, the cow in question leads the herd. When the herd boy directs the cattle to a certain grazing land, the cow in question quickly complains, telling the herd boy in his face that he was taking them to dry pastures.”

“All this points to witchcraft and juju. A cow cannot speak. Someone in the family played with black magic for business enhancement and the chickens are now coming home to roost. This is a traditional court and we have the means to solve this case.

“The court will seek the help of traditional healers to ascertain the origins of the speech that is being uttered by the domestic animal. After rituals are done the cause of all this will come out and those implicated will appease whatever spirit would be demanding compensation,” he said.