Dragonfly Of The Mogobane Dam (Mma Legare)

When the first rains swell the shimmering waters of Mogobane Dam, the village of Mogobane awakens to the soft, humming chorus of a single dragon‑fly—Mma Legare. She is no ordinary insect. With iridescent wings that flash the colours of Botswana's banknotes—ruby red, deep blue, and earthy brown—Mma Legare darts between the thatched roofs and the thirsty fields, ever‑watchful of the people who pass beneath her glow.

For generations the villagers have woven a peculiar superstition around her: anyone who captures a dragon‑fly, places its husk beneath a pillow, and sleeps will awaken to find the corresponding Pula note—the red for 20 Pula, the blue for 100 Pula, the brown for 50 Pula. Yet each morning, when the pillow is lifted, the dead insect remains, trembling in the soft fabric, a silent reminder that the promise is never quite fulfilled.

Dragonfly of the Mogobane Dam (Mma Legare) is a lyrical, magical‑realist novel that blends Botswana's vibrant folklore with universal themes of poverty, belief, and the power of collective generosity. Through the eyes of Moagi, Oagile, Mary, and Segametsi, readers travel from the dusty lanes of Mogobane's market to the mist‑kissed surface of the dam, discovering that true wealth isn't found under a pillow, but in the shared pulse of a community that learns to give as much as it receives.