Any time you see the he-goat, try as much as possible to take a close look at him: you will notice that all the hairs on his knees have all gone out. That is a sign of prolonged kneeling down and praying. He was a committed Christian in the days of the White Fathers.
The he-goat was one of those that fought to bring the faith to his place. He and his contemporaries did everything possible to make sure that the white people came to his place to plant the faith. He was so committed that he never missed any church activities. The only problem he had was that he couldn’t understand that foreign language that the White Fathers often spoke: that “supri-supri” manner of speaking was beyond his comprehension; and he therefore often waited for them at “Amen”.
After his travel and return from his maternal home, he came to the catechist and told him his plans to get married. He told the catechist that he had found a beautiful maiden while he was at his maternal home; her name was Lamb, and she was still a pagan. The catechist told him to bring her to the church for her to be brought up in the faith; and that it would be nice he got wedded during this time that indigenous priests would take over from the White Fathers — he and his bride would be able to understand both the preachings and procedures at his wedding and other church activities in the local dialect.

(to be continued next Sunday)