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Illustration of Sudika-Mbambi and Kabundungulu separating, symbolized by thunder, from Kimbundu folktale of Angola.

Sudika-Mbambi and Kabundungulu: A Kimbundu Folktale of Courage, Betrayal, and the Division of Brothers.

Let us tell of Ngana Kimanaueze kia Tumba a Ndala, beloved among friends, who begat a son named Nga Nzua of Kimanaueze. One day, Kimanaueze commanded his son: “Go to Loanda to do business.” Nga Nzua replied, “Father, I have only just brought home a wife.” But his father insisted, and so the son obeyed. He set out, reached Loanda,

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