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'''''To Kill a Nandi Bear''''' was the fifteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Past Tense]]''. It was written by [[Paul Williams]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Harry Sullivan]].

== Summary ==

[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises in Nyasaland, later to be known as [[Malawi]]. The Doctor, Sarah and Harry exit. They find a dead body, which Harry begins to examine. A group of [[Africa]]s approaches, armed with spears. The first man, the [[Chief (To Kill a Nandi Bear)|chief]], identifies the dead man as [[Mposi]]. A second man, the [[Shaman (To Kill a Nandi Bear)|shaman]], thinks Mposi was killed by a [[duba]], also known as a Nandi bear, and also thinks that the Doctor and his friends summoned the duba to kill Mposi. The chief, a fair man, takes up Harry's offer that they get rid of the duba. Sarah will remain in the village while the Doctor and Harry hunt the duba. The chief gives them one day.