Reading Notes Part B: Congo: The Fetish Of Chilunga

"Girls who are given in marriage by their parents to ugly men and who object to them on that account are taken to the holy ground. Then they hear a voice speaking to them, saying: "Are you then so beautiful that you can afford to despise these good men on account of their ugliness?" Then their hands are tied behind them, and there they remain prisoners until such time as they are willing to marry the men." 

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This part of the story intrigues me! I want to expand on this moment with a beautiful, stuck up girl that has to marry a very ugly boy. She refuses and is held prisoner in the forest for several days. The man loves her and visits her every night. At first, she does not appreciate him but then, eventually, she falls in love with him and agrees to love him. 

(Actually, maybe it's just that she's used to a certain type of guy and then realizes that that type was all wrong for her and this is the guy she needs.) 

Bibliography: Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort: Congo: The Fetish of Chilunga by Richard Edward Dennett (1898).