94 THE TRADITION OF RALOLO. 



his elder brother Dikotope while he (Mampuru) was still alive. 

 He also asked Tulare to bury him (Mampuru), after his death, 

 at their head kraal, alongside Moroamotshe. 



Dikotope wished to go back to their old home at the Mogok 

 goma-tree, lower down Steelpoort. Tulare said to him : " Go on, 

 I shall follow you later." So Dikotope went, but Tulare 

 remained. One day the cattle-herds, incited by Tulare, drove 

 all the cattle from Dikotope, when they were out grazing, to 

 Tulare. Dikotope was afraid to attack Tulare. The latter 

 formed an Impi, and went to kill Dikotope, who fled away with, 

 his people to near Ohrigstad. When there he secretly arranged 

 an expedition against Tulare, joined by the Bakoni and the Ba- 

 Mongatana, who were still sore at heart at having lost their 

 Paramountcy. Tulare heard of this. He went on with a 

 strong impi to prevent the two impis of the enemy from joining 

 He went down Steelpoort, near the old kraal of the Bapedi, 

 and waited there for the ba-Mongatana. These came too early, 

 before Dikotope had arrived. The ba-Mongatana (with ba- 

 Pasha and ba-Nkoana) camped on this side of Steelpoort, oppo- 

 site Tulare on the other side. Earl)' in the morning, when the 

 ba-Mongatana were still smoking dagga, Tulare's men attacked 

 them, gained a splendid victory, followed them up to the Mou- 

 petsi river, took large numbers of their cattle, and then went 

 back to attack Dikotope's kraal, while the latter was still away 

 forming his Bakoni impi. The kraal was empty. Tulare's 

 force waited there for Dikotope to come. He came, but his 

 auxiliaries were still behind. They fought. Tulare again had 

 the victory. Dikotope was killed, as also the Chief of Maepa 

 (the Bakoni), Mo'labini. Now Tulare went home, the real un- 

 disputed Paramount Chief of the country. He became the 

 greatest and, till to-day, the most renowned Chief of the Bapedi. 



Mampuru, when afraid of Dikotope, fled out from Malokelo 

 (Putney) into the mountains near Olifants River. The old 

 Chief went into a big cave, which is still to be seen, and is still 

 called: Lcoa (because it is a precipice) la mokgalabyc (the old 

 man's cave). Even now, when Natives on this hill are digging 

 for Letsuku* — even now, before they take out this stuff, they 

 still pray to this old Chief in his cave, saying: " Allow us to take 

 out our Letsuka ; we have not come as enemies, but as your 

 children." 



He is said to have lived seven years in this nearly inacces- 

 sible cave, t 



Subsequently, Mampuru returned to Malokelo. When 

 very old, and he no longer actually ruled, one of his sons, 

 Nkoana, was acting Chief, another son, Molamosu, was near him. 



* Th« yellow slate, which when burnt gives them their red ochre colour, 

 which when mixed with butter is used to colour their skins and in their opinion 

 beautifies them. 



t I once camped inside it. 



