Tomasi Manda, an intelligent boy whose rational mind rejects belief in witchcraft, does something that causes his mother and elder brother to fear that he might be bewitched. They decide to put "protective medicine" into his blood. But their problem is how to get Tomasi to accept the medicine, having once before failed to convince him to have such protection. However, when Tomasi passes his primary school examinations and is selected for a boarding secondary school away from home, the two approach him with the medicine disguised as a charm, something that would bring him good luck from the strangers among whom he will now be living. Tomasi initially rejects the o?er, but when, to his surprise, he sees that this causes his mother great pain, he lets her insert into his blood "the totally useless powder." Then certain things begin to happen to Tomasi which, unable to explain them otherwise, he can't help thinking are being caused by the potion his mother has put in his blood. Eventually he becomes convinced that he now has a potent luck charm in his body, and reaches the frightening conclusion that from now on his life will be run by this charm. What is he to do?
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Tomasi Manda, an inelligen boy whose raIonal mind rejecs belief in wihcrat, does somehing ha causes his moher and elder broher o fear ha he migh be bewiched. They decide o pu "proecIve medicine" ino his blood. Bu heir problem is how o ge Tomasi o accep he medicine, having once before failed o convince him o have such proecIon. However, when Tomasi passes his primary school examinaIons and is seleced for a boarding secondary school away from home, he wo approach him wih he medicine disguised as a charm, somehing ha would bring him good luck from he srangers among whom he will now be living. Tomasi iniIally rejecs he offer, bu when, o his surprise, he sees ha his causes his moher grea pain, he les her inser in his blood "he oally useless powder." Then cerain hings begin o happen o Tomasi which, unable o explain hem oherwise, he can' help hinking are being caused by he suff his moher has pu in his blood. Evenually he becomes convinced ha he now has a poen luck charm in his body, and reaches he frighening conclusion ha from now on his life will be run by his charm. Wha is he
Tio Banda was born and brough up in Tihauke Village, Mzimba Disric. He received his secondary educaIon a Mzimba and Nkhaa-Bay Secondary Schools and his college educaIon a Messiah College and Temple Universiy in he USA and finally a Chancellor College, Universiy of Malawi. UnIl he Ime of his deah in 2014, he was a lecurer in lieraure and creaIve wriIng in he hen Deparmen of Languages and Lieraure in he Faculy of EducaIon a Mzuzu Universiy. His research ineres was in oral lieraure, boh narraIve and poeIc. His published works include hree novels: Sekani’s SoluIon, A Bier Disapproval, and The Luck Charm. He also published many shor sories and feaure arIcles, mainly on culural subjecs.
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The Luck Charm Tito Banda Luviri Books no. 13 Mzuzu 2018
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