"Dumb" Orphans: The Bundu Bunch Trilogy
Allan Low
After losing their parents to the AIDS pandemic in southern Africa, Sipho and his fellow orphans cannot start school. Without an education, their prospects of escaping poverty are slim. Enter Aiyasha, the fifteen-year-old head of the orphan household. Aiyash uses her special talent to ensure her orphan charges receive the education they crave. But Aiyasha has a wider agenda: to promote social justice in her country where orphans will no longer have the “dumb” label attached to them.
Features of Oliver Twist, Robin Hood and Dick Whittington and His Cat play out in a contemporary African setting in this heartwarming and inspirational story.
Duration - 5h 27m.
Author - Allan Low.
Narrator - Allan Low.
Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
After losing their parents to the AIDS pandemic in southern Africa, Sipho and his fellow orphans cannot start school. Without an education, their prospects of escaping poverty are slim. Enter Aiyasha, the fifteen-year-old head of the orphan household. Aiyash uses her special talent to ensure her orphan charges receive the education they crave. But Aiyasha has a wider agenda: to promote social justice in her country where orphans will no longer have the “dumb” label attached to them. Features of Oliver Twist, Robin Hood and Dick Whittington and His Cat play out in a contemporary African setting in this heartwarming and inspirational story. Duration - 5h 27m. Author - Allan Low. Narrator - Allan Low. Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Book 1: Epigraph
Duration:00:01:02
Chapter 1: My Orphan Family
Duration:00:09:18
Chapter 2: Our Headman: Meyego
Duration:00:04:41
Chapter 3: Before the illness and long ago
Duration:00:11:30
Chapter 4: The illness
Duration:00:07:41
Chapter 5: Pele joins the Bundu Bunch
Duration:00:05:07
Chapter 6: Classless equals clueless
Duration:00:05:18
Chapter 7: The bun raid
Duration:00:05:27
Chapter 8: Samu's revenge
Duration:00:07:11
Chapter 9: The trickle of an idea
Duration:00:07:10
Chapter 10: Cave exploration
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 11: The invention
Duration:00:08:10
Chapter 12: The deception plan
Duration:00:06:31
Chapter 13: ABC: Aiyasha's Briefcase Class
Duration:00:06:24
Chapter 14: Exposure
Duration:00:06:52
Chapter 15: The scholarship competition
Duration:00:07:17
Chapter 16: The test
Duration:00:10:24
Chapter 17: Bright futures
Duration:00:09:10
Book 2: Epigraph
Duration:00:00:35
Chapter 1: A busted ego
Duration:00:05:57
Chapter 2: Throwing the bones
Duration:00:06:18
Chapter 3: The playground project
Duration:00:06:08
Chapter 4: A poison-prompted plan
Duration:00:07:27
Chapter 5: Escape with a forbidden feast
Duration:00:04:40
Chapter 6: Africa to Greece
Duration:00:13:57
Chapter 7: Greta's Grecian grudge
Duration:00:07:35
Chapter 8: A letter from the Bundu Bunch
Duration:00:06:24
Chapter 9: Poisonous pride
Duration:00:06:18
Chapter 10: Petranians College for Girls
Duration:00:03:40
Chapter 11: Lord McHaughty's conversion
Duration:00:08:30
Chapter 12: Fast-track
Duration:00:05:43
Chapter 13: The Bundu Bunch bombshell
Duration:00:08:32
Chapter 14: Dream on
Duration:00:09:24
Book 3: Epigraph
Duration:00:00:38
Prologue
Duration:00:01:06
Chapter 1: Mixed fortunes
Duration:00:07:07
Chapter 2: Blood loyalty
Duration:00:05:22
Chapter 3: Payback time
Duration:00:08:28
Chapter 4: Outmanoeuvered
Duration:00:07:27
Chapter 5: Turning the tables
Duration:00:04:46
Chapter 6: Privileged protest
Duration:00:02:55
Chapter 7: Disappearance
Duration:00:05:50
Chapter 8: Investigation
Duration:00:14:27
Chapter 9: Bundu Bunch breakthroughs
Duration:00:14:24
Chapter 10: The stuff of legends
Duration:00:18:06
Chapter 11: Mkhulu's tales of long-ago times
Duration:00:04:17
Epilogue
Duration:00:00:42
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:12