Mochudi Fifty Years Back

The village itself was not half its present size. Most huts were roofed with se gobe (grass from ponds), beautifully tied onto the roof structure with bark thongs. The upper ten thatched their huts with mosagwe which is a much stronger type of grass; this was sort of sewn on to the roof structure and brushed smooth. The courtyard walls were unskilfully built crooked; they were built high and none could see the occupants unless he entered at the gate. They were built so for protection against invaders. Narrow openings or holes were left on the walls and the occupants would scan the passers-by or anyone approaching the home, especially in times of war. The village was clustered together with very narrow foot-paths, something worse than London before the London fire.