TO THE READER/LISTENER

This story is imaginary.

The actions are imaginary.

The characters are imaginary.

The country is imaginary - it has no name even.

Reader/listener: may the story take place in the country of your choice!

The story has no fixed time/

Yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week...

Last year...

Or ten years ago?

Reader/listener: may the action take place in the time of your choice!

And it has no fixed space.

Here or there...

This or that village...

This or that region.

Reader/listener: may you place the action in the space of your choice!

And again, it does not demarcate time in terms of seconds

Or minutes

Or hours

Or days.

Reader/listener: may you allocate the duration of any of the actions according to your choice!

So say yes, and I'll tell you a story!

Once upon a time, in a country with no name...

[Chimurenga Chronicle ref. Ntate Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Matigari