Ethiopian Summer

A terra

Terreno suavemente ondulado sob estepe aberta de capim, a 699 m de altitude; o mar a cerca de 140 km; deserto quente.

Cobertura

estepe aberta de capim

Altitude

699 m

Relevo

terreno suavemente ondulado

O mar

o mar a cerca de 140 km

Clima

deserto quente

A parcela

cerca de 1,85 km de norte a sul e 1,83 km de largura; 1.853 m de norte a sul, 1.829 m de leste a oeste, 3,39 km²

Centro

9.2250°N 49.2083°E

O que a terra oferece a quem constrói

Desta terra: junco, terra, turfa, pedra, couro, osso, pano, corda, fogo. A terra permite: no chão, sobre palafitas.

Agora

Céu limpo, ameno por aqui, 05:56 no horário local, a seca, como sempre, primeira luz.

O mundo selvagem

Animais aqui este mês: leão (se alimentando), buffalo (no cio), gnu (migrando), antílope (no cio), asno selvagem (se alimentando), raposa (se alimentando).

Nesta estação: uma praga de ratos.

A disposição da terra

• The low knoll (outeiro): a rounded rise with a clear view across the surrounding patch
• The north hill (morro): a broad shoulder of high ground dry underfoot after rain

O que está de pé aqui

THE REED HUT — on the low knoll. House-sized, about 6 m. Reed, earth, stone. On the ground.
"A stout reed hut roofed with earth, set low out of the wind with a central hearth"
A roof of earth atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of stone inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of reed facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of reed along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: reed, earth, stone.

THE WAY SHRINE — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Reed, rope, bronze. On the ground.
"A quiet reed enclosure with a carved post and a sheltered offering shelf"
An altar stone of reed inside the centre: worn smooth by salt air and rain. A lantern hook of bronze at the front: lit at dusk when travellers are abroad.
Of this land: reed, rope. Carried here: bronze.

A história, como Delphine R. conta

Do lugar

• White Terrace Hold was laid out by Delphine Roy, who marked the low knoll first and set the reed hut to face out of the prevailing weather.

Do povo

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the reed hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll. (heard when a people lives here)
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the way shrine and sing the names of the first four who came. (heard when a people lives here)

O povo

THE PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIAN SUMMER — herders, hunters, and gardeners, seasonal, in bands.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the rain sacred.
They keep: rain songs; age groups; burial in the fire; the feast of the rains' return; gifts to strangers; winter camps away.
They like earth, hide, clear, and wildebeest. They dislike frost, fog, and stone. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth kakewi, river or sea somyebu, winter or the rains wuboko, the dead lumtatoyuna, home nengwe, stranger todanno, feast ilola, child enge, old one yesetongeki, the place Kokoba, the beast aseyi, the sky tengi.
Their herd: antelope.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Modos de vida

herding, hunting, gardening

Assentamento

seasonal

Parentesco

bands

Casamento

either

Nomes

given names

Com forasteiros

open

Têm por sagrado

the rain

Guardam

rain songs; age groups; burial in the fire; the feast of the rains' return; gifts to strangers; winter camps away

Gostam de

earth, hide, clear e wildebeest

Não gostam de

frost, fog e stone

O rebanho

antílope, 10 cabeças

Fundadores

4

Contagem

4 da gente com nome, uma casa de 0, 0 nascidos aqui, 0 mortos aqui

Fundado em

6 de novembro de 2026

As palavras deles

hearth kakewi, river or sea somyebu, winter or the rains wuboko, the dead lumtatoyuna, home nengwe, stranger todanno, feast ilola, child enge, old one yesetongeki, the place Kokoba, the beast aseyi, the sky tengi.

A tradição deles

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the reed hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll.
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the way shrine and sing the names of the first four who came.

Gente com nome

A crônica

Cada linha é um registro que a terra escreveu; os nomes entre aspas são palavras do dono. O que a crônica não diz não aconteceu.

Ano 1

Os anais: 1 founders; 4 passage; 1 people founded; 1 ways changed.

• The dry, as always, the first year of Ethiopian Summer: a band of wildebeest crossed Ethiopian Summer, migrating.
• The dry, as always, the first year of Ethiopian Summer: the ways of the people changed: name. mantido
• The dry, as always, the first year of White Terrace Hold: wildebeest passed through White Terrace Hold, migrating.
• The dry, as always, the first year of White Terrace Hold: wildebeest passed through White Terrace Hold, migrating.
• The dry, as always, the first year of White Terrace Hold: wildebeest passed through White Terrace Hold, migrating.
• The dry, as always, the first year of White Terrace Hold: four came to White Terrace Hold and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Ngosongenga", the fire-keeper "Ngongya", the keeper of the shrine "Wangme", the lamp-lighter "Ema". mantido
• The dry, as always, the first year of White Terrace Hold: Delphine Roy called a people to White Terrace Hold: the people of White Terrace Hold. mantido

Aqui agora

the net-mender "Ngosongenga" (gente) · the fire-keeper "Ngongya" (gente) · the keeper of the shrine "Wangme" (gente) · the lamp-lighter "Ema" (gente)