Sawubona, bafundi! Siyakwamukela futhi kokunye ukungena ku-31 Wezindaba Zobusuku Obusabekayo. Indaba yanamuhla ebusuku iza kithi ivela eScotland futhi iyinganekwane yendabuko efakwe eqoqweni likaRog Wood elinesihloko esithi. Upper NIthsdale Folklore. Cishe ungabona ukumamatheka ebusweni bomuntu waseScotsman njengoba elandisa le ndaba emnyama ejabulisayo, ngakho ngiwufake wonke umbhalo wakhe wendaba.

Ngakho-ke, yehlisani izibani, niqoqe izinkumbi ngawe, futhi siqhubeke nokuxoxa le nganekwane.

Inothi Lomlobi: Lapha e-iHorror singabaxhasi abakhulu bokukhulisa izingane ngendlela efanele. Ezinye izindaba ezikulolu chungechunge zingase zibe ziningi kakhulu kwabancane bakho. Sicela ufunde kusengaphambili bese unquma ukuthi izingane zakho zingayisingatha le ndaba! Uma kungenjalo, thola enye indaba yanamuhla kusihlwa noma umane ubuye uzosibona kusasa. Ngamanye amagama, ungangisoli ngezinkinga zamaphupho ezingane zakho! ***

Lagminnan njengoba ilandiswa kabusha nguRog Wood

Esifundeni esimnyama esisenyakatho phakathi kweSanquhar neMuirkirk kwakumi, cishe eminyakeni engama-270 edlule, ukuthungwa kweLagminnan.

Indoda yendlu yayineminyaka engu-83 ubudala futhi ibizwa ngokuthi uLagminnan ngemuva kwegama lokuxoshwa kwakhe. Yena noyise ngaphambi kwakhe babezalelwa khona. Wayechithe impilo yakhe yonke phakathi kwezintaba zakubo futhi wayengakaze azule ngaphezu kwamamayela angu-20 ukusuka ekhaya lakhe.

Okuwukuphela komngane wakhe kwakuwumsebenzi wakhe wasendlini uMarjory, owayecishe abe mdala njengaye, nezinja zakhe ezimbili ezazimsiza ekunakekeleni imfuyo yakhe.

Ekugcineni wahamba ngendlela yayo yonke inyama futhi wafa, okwadabukisa kakhulu umgcini wendlu wakhe othembekile omdala. Njengoba bonke abangane bakhe base befile, uMarjory uyena kuphela owayesele ukuze alilele ukulahlekelwa kwakhe.

Lapho izwa ngokufa kwakhe, idlanzana lezinsizwa nezintokazi ezivela emakotishi angomakhelwane laya eLagminnan ukuze liyogcina isalukazi futhi “livusa” isidumbu. Lokho kwakwenziwa ngokuhlala ekamelweni lapho isidumbu sasilele khona, imini nobusuku kuze kufike umngcwabo.

Ngobusuku bangaphambi komngcwabo uMarjory omdala waya kwamakhelwane, eshiya isidumbu senkosi yakhe siphethwe amantombazane ayisithupha noma ayisishiyagalombili.

Wayengakabiphi lapho kwavela inani elilinganayo lezinsizwa. Bafika nenala ye-whisky nezinye izinto ezinhle ababezochitha ngazo ubusuku bonke.

Ngokushesha ingilazi nengoma kwajikeleza ngokujabulisayo, kwaze kwaba yilapho injabulo nobumnandi kukhula ngokushesha nangokufutheka. Kwahlongozwa ukudansa, futhi njengoba kwakuvunyelwene ngaso leso sikhathi. Bakwazi ukudlala uhlobo oluthile lomculo futhi ngokushesha base bedansa bejabule.

Lapho ubumnandi nobumnandi babo busezingeni eliphezulu, kwenzeka into esabekayo - umufi, egqoke izingubo zakhe zasethuneni, wavuka embhedeni, futhi amehlo akhe ayingilazi egqolozele abadlali, wema encike ekupheleni kombhede.

Ukube ukuduma kwezulu noma ibhomu phakathi kwabo kwakungeke kubangele ukwethuka okukhulu. Wonke abesilisa nabesifazane ababekhona babanjwa ukwesaba kwase kuba indaba yokuthi “de'il tak the hindmost” njengoba bonke babephithizela ngaphandle.

Umbhede okwakulaliswe kuwo isidumbu wawuseduze nomnyango, futhi lapho umuntu ngamunye ephuma, wayeboshwe futhi ehayiza, njengoba bonke babethukile uma kungenzeka ukuthi umufi ebabambe futhi abashwabadele. Lapho bephumela ngaphandle, abaningi babo bagijima bengami baze bafika emizini yabo, lapho balandisa khona ngento embi eyenzeka eLagminnan.

Ngokushesha indawo yonke yasemaphandleni yaqaphela lesi senzakalo esimangalisayo, futhi ekuseni isixuku esikhulu sabuthana buqamama nendlu, nakuba kungekho owayenesibindi esanele sokungena kuyo. Nokho, ukukhanya kwemini okubanzi ngokuvamile kuxosha izinto eziningi eziyinqaba ezibonwa ebumnyameni.

Lapho ilanga seliphumile empumalanga abaningi baba nesibindi babheka endlini balunguza efasiteleni. Lapho, babona isidumbu simi izinyawo zaso ziphansi, sincike ekupheleni kombhede, lapho sasikuyo khona lapho abajabulile beshaya ukuhlehla ngokuxhamazela.

Isikhathi eside bebuka bebuka kodwa umufi ulokhu emile, akanyakazi nakancane. Ekugcineni ababili noma abathathu kwabanesibindi kakhulu bangena ngaphakathi, futhi lapho behlola babona ukuthi yonke into yayenzeke kanjani.

Umbhede okwakulaliswe kuwo isidumbu wawuphansi futhi usekelwe ngamasongo. Inja enkulu eyayihamba nenye yezinsizwa yayingene ngaphansi kwayo yazumeka. Kuthe kusenjalo ivuswa umsindo wabadansi yabe isiphakame yaphelela. Njengoba yayiyisilwane esinamandla, yayiwuphakamisele umbhede ngomhlane, isidumbu sase sishibilika ekugcineni, izinyawo zaze zafika phansi nomzimba uqinile wawumile.

Ngokushesha izinto zabekwa ngendlela efanele futhi uLagminnan omdala “waqatshulwa” ngesizotha futhi wangcwatshwa ngesizotha eduze koyise eKirkyard endala yaseKirkconnel eGlen Aylmer.

Indaba ejabulisayo, huh? Ngomunye walabo ongababoni beza! Amaphuzu ebhonasi uma ufunda yonke into futhi uthole zonke izindlela zokuphimisela kahle! Siyabonga ngokusijoyina namhlanje kusihlwa futhi uqiniseke ukuthi uyabuya kusasa ukuze uthole olunye Ubusuku Bendaba Ethusayo!