The cattle also lay under the big Mutsamvi tree. Farai started telling the boys about his friends in the city. He told them about the cartoons and computer games. The boys were not interested. They wanted to talk about their family history. Farai did not know his family history. The boys jeered at him. Farai felt humiliated. That evening, Farai implored Sekuru Mkuku to tell him about their history. "I will tell you after supper, muzukuru," said Sekuru Mkuku. "Please Sekuru, also tell me our praise poem," Farai begged Sekuru. "I will tell you everything after supper." Farai was excited. He wanted to hear his family history. Mbuya was happy. After supper, Sekuru Mkuku began this story. "Long ago, our great grandfather lived in Tanzania in a place called Guruuswa. His name was Dzivaguru. Dzivaguru and his family migrated to live near the Zambezi River. His sons were Nyamukoko, Kaluba and Luvhimbi. His sons left the Zambezi because of the floods, which destroyed their houses, crops and cattle."

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