#Superstitioloy

2024-09-18

In Bantu folklore, gourds will sometimes grow into giant ravenous monsters. Such malevolent plants often are created where evil sorcerers or ogres were killed. The Devouring Gourd of Usambara grew as huge as a house, then it uprooted itself, and ate a whole village.

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Image of the Devouring Gourd of Usambara, from "A Book of Creatures"

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