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The Congo stories are very tragic and seem to share a haunting similarity. They all seem like they are inspired by real life in the Congo. The Bush is a dangerous place to live, especially for women. In 'The Wicked Husband" a husband and wife argue over gathering food. They had to travel a great distance to get the food and they husband did not want to go gather more. He questioned what his wife was doing with the food. He felt he was gathering more than their family was using. The wife explained that her husband's family keeps asking for the food. She did not want to turn away her husband's family. He finally agreed to go get more food but decided to drag his wife violently behind him. When they were well into the forest, the husband cut f his wife's arms and legs and left her for dead. When he returned to town he told everyone that she was visiting family. A hunter came across the man's wife and brought her to the chief. The women died soon after. The husband was burned beneath his wife's lifeless body as punishment for killing her.
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Congo:" The Wicked Husband"
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