Tofi and the Rainbow Fish

By Pusch Commey

When a rainbow fish saves the stranger Nii and dumps him on the coast of the Zulu Kingdom, little did he know he would be starting a fishing revolution that will change lives. The Zulus had plenty of cattle and plenty of sea, but nobody went to fish. Nii begins to fish with his host and new partner Tofi, because SEA NEVER DRY. Soon the whole community join in the march towards the sea. One day the rains fail to fail, the grass withers, the cows die. but like true love, the sea never dries. There is plenty to eat.

Nii feels homesick and returns to see his mother. Tofi wants him back but first has to find the rainbow fish. It's an impossible quest but driven by faith alone she fishes the sea for months and eventually succeeds. But before Nii can come back Tofi has to dance in fire. She is taken through a pulsating African Fire Dance, during which she gains FIREPOWER. she also begins to understand several languages. The fish then has to return to the sea. In a run to nowhere, Tofi returns the fish who rides the crest of the wave as King. Will Nii return? And how?

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 25, 2012
• ISBN: 9781624884634

Pusch Commey

Ghanaian-born Pusch Komiete Commey is an award-winning Author, Advocate (Lawyer) of the High Court of South Africa, and a former Associate Editor of the UK- based New African Magazine. An expert on Africa and its histories, he has made several contributions to Radio, TV, and Newspapers around the world. Pusch, as he is popularly known, lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and still finds time to battle an AI in his favourite game – Chess.

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Chapter 1

A long time ago there was a tiny village far away. It had many fine cows and many hills. Its name was Esilengeni. The people of Esilengeni were good with cows. They ate the meat and drank the milk of cows. When a man wanted to get married, he paid lobola with cows. The richest man was the one with the most cows, the most wives and the most children.

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Gogo tells her story

Today Esilengeni is a big beautiful town in the kingdom of the Zulus. It has one hundred fish factories. These factories give jobs to many people. Others from all over the world go there to look for a better life. Esilengeni has become a miracle town. It has grown bigger and bigger with each passing year.

Every week tons of fish are packed into boxes and sold to supermarkets all over the country. Some are also packed onto ships and sold to other countries. Different types of fish are caught in the rivers and sea near Esilengeni: sardines, tuna, pilchards, salmon, trout, kingklip, streppies, pinkies and sometimes even sharks. When you go to Esilengeni today there is a giant statue of a great black shark at the entrance to the town.

Nobody knows how a small village with cows became a rich one with big fish. The only person who can tell you is an old, old lady who lives on the highest hill. Some call her Tofi. Others call her Gogo. But you can call her Gogo