Namulindwa
A girl is raised by her paternal aunt after her parents have died. She reaches the cusp of adulthood when, suddenly, her aunt develops the same terminal illness as her father. Before the woman passes away, she tells the girl to never marry without consulting her spirit first. The girl obeys the edict and feels more and more frustrated as her aunt dismisses all of her suitors. Then a prince arrives in the village and proposes to Namulindwa, whose aunt finally approves.
Source: The Oral Tradition of the Baganda of Uganda: A Study and Anthology of Legends, Myths, Epigrams and Folktales by Immaculate N. Kizza.
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