Le ncwadi isiphathele ubuciko bomlomo ngamazinga abo. Umbhali wethula inganekwane njengenjululwazi yawokhokho. Wethula isiphicaphicwano njengesikhali sempilo esicangcatha sikhulise umntwana simkhaliphise kube njeya. Wethula isinongo esiwuju nosawoti wolimi - isaga nesisho. Uthini ngezibongo nezithakazelo ezenza uZulu abe nguZulu ngabo lobu buZulu bezinto ezifana nalezi? Nakuba amasiko ethu besingawabhali phansi, lo mbhali usethulela wona ngendlela ewalondoloza okokuphela. The author presents a folktale as a philosophy of ancestors - riddles as a sword that shapes and moulds a child to wisdom; idioms and sayings.