victims by singing sweet songs at night near a place where children are, its open mouth glowing red in the darkness. The children, seeing the light and hearing the song would be attracted to the location thinking it was kambakta, a celebratory dance. They would head off to find the dance and would never be seen again. Kapchemosin usually follow a similar pattern, the protagonist, often a young person would be warned against a certain action. The performance of said action would usually lead to the Chemosit eating a person or people. However in the end, the protagonist outwits the Chemosit in some manner and cuts off its big toe or thumb thus releasing the people who had previously been eaten. Among the Tugen and Keiyo, the Chemosit is often portrayed as a shapeshifter, sometimes "wearing" the form of handsome young man and other times that of an old lady who lives in the forest. Tapkendi A popular heroine in Nandi folklore who grew up during a time when ancient Kalenjin grazing grounds were occupied by the Maasai. Her cunning and her sons' bravery led to the first victory against the Maasai, eventually leading to the reconquest of the Uasin Gishu plateau. In the legend, she lived near the border of Nandi and Maasai lands. She one day conceived a plan to retake the traditional lands of the Nandi. She took off her clothes, tied grass round her body, and fastened bells to her arms and legs. She then went to the Maasai kraals and danced like a mad woman. Everybody in the kraals thinking she was mad, laughed at her. However the warriors on the grazing grounds hearing the bells ran to see what the cause of the commotion was. As soon as the cattle were left unprotected, the woman’s son’s dashed out of their hiding place and drove the animals into the hills where they were joined by friends and the Maasai warriors dared not pursue them. The woman at the same time slipped off the bells and made good her escape. This was the first check the Maasai received at the hands of the Nandi, who eventually succeeded in driving them out of their lands. Her two sons would later found the pororiet known as Kapchepkendi. Kipkeny Kipkeny was a well known cunning wizard who always managed to escape divination by the wizard-finders. A once popular Nandi