South African Ghost Story

A man was hitchhiking on a very dark night in the middle of a storm.

The storm was so strong that he could hardly see his feet in front of

him.

Suddenly a car stopped next to him.

Without thinking, he got in and closed the door, just to realize that

there was nobody behind the steering wheel. The car moved off slowly. He looked ahead and saw a curve in the road. Scared, he started praying, begging for his life. He was terrified. Just before hitting the curve a hand appeared through the window and turned the steering wheel.

The man, now paralysed with fear, watched how the hand kept appearing every time they got to a curve.

Gathering all his courage, he jumped out and ran to the nearest lights

He could see. Wet and in shock, he went into a shebeen and asked for a double brandy. After drinking it, he told everyone of the horrible experience he just had.

Everyone was silent when they realized he was crying. About half an hour later, two men came walking into the shebeen and, on seeing the terrified man, the one said to the other:

"Mfowetu, isn't that the idiot that got into the car while we were pushing it?"