Le Buntu VillageRead, discuss, pass on
In the N’Sele caves, Kibwe and Lumumba search for freedom within.
“True freedom is found in forgiveness and love.”
A respectful immersion into the memory of N'Sele Caves, adapted for children to understand the importance of roots.
Poetic descriptions and captivating illustrations to travel from home or the classroom.
Deep conversations with the figures of the village, passing on universal values.
In the story, near Kinshasa, Kibwe and Lumumba explore the mysterious N’Sele caves with their aunt Nzola. Wise and loving, she helps them hear what the album's imagined motifs tell beyond words. A hurt and the anger it causes suddenly give the visit personal meaning. The children discover that hatred is like an invisible chain: while meant to reach someone else, it mainly holds the person carrying it. Guided towards understanding, forgiveness and the choice to love, they glimpse a freedom that begins with peace restored within.
Packs bring several stories together to explore a value over time.
Help readers understand anger, resentment and forgiveness as part of a path towards inner freedom.
Help older children put words to resentment, broken trust, life’s highs and lows and the process of repair.
“A story can become a root.”
