IvW
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Thanks for sharing these great stories. Your way of telling us your experience is magnificent, as I read your stories I fill like if I'm actually there.
When I hunted in SA in the Limpopo area, we came across a Chameleon, and our driver ran like if he had seen the devil. He wouldn't come near us, and he stayed quite a bit away until we got rid of the Chameleon. My PH explained to us that they were very superstitious and there was some believe of witchcraft or something about the Chameleon.
Ah the Chameleon, indeed seen as an evil. The Shona and Matabele believe the great Spirit in the sky had sent the rabbit to inform all villages where to find big herds of animals that would be easy to hunt and feed their families. The rabbit ran as fast as he could to the first village and told them. He had run too fast and was tired. He then sent the chameleon to forward the message. The chameleon however had a spell cast on it by the evil spirits. the chameleon could only give very slow steps, as it still does today, rocking forward and back each time before giving the next step. By the time the chameleon reached the next village the herds were long gone and they went hungry. Till this day they believe if you touch a chameleon you will go hungry for the rest of your life, therefore they will not get close to one.
Fascinating stuff the beliefs in the spirit world.