There was once a man and his wife who had long waited for a
child. They both wished for a baby girl. The wife would often say "Oh that
I will have a baby girl, with a head full of beautiful nappy hair"!
They prayed and waited, prayed and waited. Many years passed and still there was no sign of a child, but they kept hope alive. The couple built a nursery and decorated it. Every year they would re-decorate it, in preparation for the anticipated child.
One day under a beautiful starry night the wife was dreamily gazing at the stars. The expanse looked so beautiful and the stars had a mystery about them. They were arrayed so majestically as if they were in procession for an important event. Down below the air was calm and most people in the neighbourhood had tucked away for the night. There were only but a few isolated flickers of lights and this woman wondered if she was the only one enjoying the beautiful spectacle in the sky.
"This can't be ordinary"? She thought to herself with her eyes fixed above. Something peculiar was in the shimmering sky, "Could this be my imagination"? She kept wondering. As she was pondering these things the stars began to move, and right there before her eyes they formed a shape something that looked like a small human head. One by one some of the stars began to cluster on that little head. They formed a nimbus that looked like a head full of nappy hair, a halo so wonderful to behold.
"This is strange”, she gasped under her breath. “I have never seen anything like this before”! With that she whispered with a sigh "Oh that I will have a baby girl, with a head full of beautiful nappy hair like the starry halo up above". "Could my sight be playing games with me"? She thought to herself as she went indoors, for the time was way past her bedtime.
That night she hardly slept a wink. The spectacle of the previous night wouldn't get off her mind. She kept rewinding in her mind, thinking about the amazing show the stars had staged for her in the sky. Morning came and the first thing she told her husband was all about what she had seen the previous night. "Last night as I was by the balcony, I saw the stars looking so beautiful and dazzling".
"They were arrayed in a halo so bright and were formed like a head full of nappy hair"! At that point the husband became a little concerned about the sanity of his wife. "Oh, my wife's wish for a baby girl with beautiful nappy hair is making her hallucinate, seeing things that don't exist". He didn’t voice this out because he didn't want to upset his wife who sounded so sure of what she was saying.
Days, weeks and months passed. The pair got on with their day to day way of life. Their anticipation for a child was slowly wearing off. The only comfort they had was the strong love they had for each other. They promised each other that even if they were to never have a child, their companionship would keep them happy.
One night as they were both asleep, an Angel appeared to the woman in a dream. She was a beauty to behold. There was something quite interesting about her appearance. The Angel didn't look like what's she had always imagined them to be. This Angel was so different from how they were always depicted in paintings. Growing up she had always assumed Angels were ivory skinned, with long pointed noses, blue eyes and straight blonde hair. All the fairy tales she read as a child always showed Angels that way. They were beautiful but even what she was looking at that moment was uniquely very beautiful.
They prayed and waited, prayed and waited. Many years passed and still there was no sign of a child, but they kept hope alive. The couple built a nursery and decorated it. Every year they would re-decorate it, in preparation for the anticipated child.
One day under a beautiful starry night the wife was dreamily gazing at the stars. The expanse looked so beautiful and the stars had a mystery about them. They were arrayed so majestically as if they were in procession for an important event. Down below the air was calm and most people in the neighbourhood had tucked away for the night. There were only but a few isolated flickers of lights and this woman wondered if she was the only one enjoying the beautiful spectacle in the sky.
"This can't be ordinary"? She thought to herself with her eyes fixed above. Something peculiar was in the shimmering sky, "Could this be my imagination"? She kept wondering. As she was pondering these things the stars began to move, and right there before her eyes they formed a shape something that looked like a small human head. One by one some of the stars began to cluster on that little head. They formed a nimbus that looked like a head full of nappy hair, a halo so wonderful to behold.
"This is strange”, she gasped under her breath. “I have never seen anything like this before”! With that she whispered with a sigh "Oh that I will have a baby girl, with a head full of beautiful nappy hair like the starry halo up above". "Could my sight be playing games with me"? She thought to herself as she went indoors, for the time was way past her bedtime.
That night she hardly slept a wink. The spectacle of the previous night wouldn't get off her mind. She kept rewinding in her mind, thinking about the amazing show the stars had staged for her in the sky. Morning came and the first thing she told her husband was all about what she had seen the previous night. "Last night as I was by the balcony, I saw the stars looking so beautiful and dazzling".
"They were arrayed in a halo so bright and were formed like a head full of nappy hair"! At that point the husband became a little concerned about the sanity of his wife. "Oh, my wife's wish for a baby girl with beautiful nappy hair is making her hallucinate, seeing things that don't exist". He didn’t voice this out because he didn't want to upset his wife who sounded so sure of what she was saying.
Days, weeks and months passed. The pair got on with their day to day way of life. Their anticipation for a child was slowly wearing off. The only comfort they had was the strong love they had for each other. They promised each other that even if they were to never have a child, their companionship would keep them happy.
One night as they were both asleep, an Angel appeared to the woman in a dream. She was a beauty to behold. There was something quite interesting about her appearance. The Angel didn't look like what's she had always imagined them to be. This Angel was so different from how they were always depicted in paintings. Growing up she had always assumed Angels were ivory skinned, with long pointed noses, blue eyes and straight blonde hair. All the fairy tales she read as a child always showed Angels that way. They were beautiful but even what she was looking at that moment was uniquely very beautiful.
The Angel’s complexion was
just like hers, a rich velvety cocoa. Her nose was like a pretty button pinned
to her face. As she was marveling at this great beauty something amazing
caught her attention. This Angelic being had an Afro, a real head full of
beautiful and thick nappy hair. It was arranged just like the imperial halo she
had seen many months ago in the starry sky. Something about the hair made the
Angel look like pure royalty. The tips of her Afro were in glitter at the
reflection of the brightness that was illuminating from her body.
The Angel walked right up to her in short soft steps. As the Angel moved closer to her, she felt serenaded by an awesome feeling. Gently the Angel extended her hand to her. She spoke softly and said, “I have come to grant you your long anticipated desire". "You will indeed have child, not only a child but as many as you both like". Upon hearing these words tears started trickling down her face. She was overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. A wish of many years was granted that very night, it was just too good to be true to her.
The Angel walked right up to her in short soft steps. As the Angel moved closer to her, she felt serenaded by an awesome feeling. Gently the Angel extended her hand to her. She spoke softly and said, “I have come to grant you your long anticipated desire". "You will indeed have child, not only a child but as many as you both like". Upon hearing these words tears started trickling down her face. She was overwhelmed with joy and gratitude. A wish of many years was granted that very night, it was just too good to be true to her.
The Angel asked her "Precious woman, do you want anything else to be
granted to you before I leave"? "Oh
yes certainly", she replied. “I want my baby girl to look like you, oh
beautiful Angel’. “I want her to have
your ebony complexion, the shape of your nose and most definitely a head like
yours full of beautiful nappy hair". When the woman woke up, deep inside
her she knew it wasn’t just a dream.
A few months later the couple gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, who had lots and lots of thick beautiful nappy hair. Her hair grew into the most beautiful under the sun.
Written by Sikhanyisile Gumpo( Khanyi)
13-04-2013
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