I had to go look "Tsongololo" up. Wasn't sure if it referred to Shimon, the bird or the millipede. They showed some on a recent program I saw on TV (PBS?), about a guy who took a canoe trip on the Limpopo River. From a blurb about it: "In "The Crocodile River" (2004), [Robert] Perkins's latest film, he and a Zimbabwean riverman canoe together through southern Africa to the ocean. The film was made, Perkins says, after his wife's death ushered in a long period of sadness for him, and he turned to a tale he loved as a child from Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" for inspiration. In the story, a young elephant's curiosity leads him to the "great, grey-green, greasy Limpopo River."" I thought of you while watching. It's worth a look if you get the chance.
Hi Janna! Yes, some people spell it "Chongololo." I guess my cousin used that spelling as Tsongololo. You would love those creatures. They amble along harmlessly and when you pick them up they curl up into a tight little hard ball in your hand in order to protect themselves. Ah, the great Limpopo River. Wonderful!
I had to go look "Tsongololo" up. Wasn't sure if it referred to Shimon, the bird or the millipede. They showed some on a recent program I saw on TV (PBS?), about a guy who took a canoe trip on the Limpopo River. From a blurb about it: "In "The Crocodile River" (2004), [Robert] Perkins's latest film, he and a Zimbabwean riverman canoe together through southern Africa to the ocean. The film was made, Perkins says, after his wife's death ushered in a long period of sadness for him, and he turned to a tale he loved as a child from Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" for inspiration. In the story, a young elephant's curiosity leads him to the "great, grey-green, greasy Limpopo River."" I thought of you while watching. It's worth a look if you get the chance.
Posted by: Janna | February 03, 2005 at 06:59 PM
Hi Janna! Yes, some people spell it "Chongololo." I guess my cousin used that spelling as Tsongololo. You would love those creatures. They amble along harmlessly and when you pick them up they curl up into a tight little hard ball in your hand in order to protect themselves. Ah, the great Limpopo River. Wonderful!
Posted by: Tamar | February 03, 2005 at 08:09 PM