This story, told by well-known storyteller Gcina Mhlophe, is about Thando who lives in the Valley of a Thousand Hills. One Christmas she remembers the story of the beautiful rain goddess, Nomkhubulwana. This story, told by well-known storyteller Gcina Mhlophe, is about Thando who lives in the Valley of a Thousand Hills. One Christmas she remembers the story of the beautiful rain goddess, Nomkhubulwana.