![]() Hen cut off Hawk’s leg, and he couldn’t walk anymore.Įver since, hawks chase chickens, and chickens still tuck their legs. “You’ll be able to buy a lot of meat with your big leg. She tucked her leg under her wing and then said, “Hello, Hawk!” Returning from market, Hen saw Hawk coming towards her. To celebrate his victory, Frog’s whole family started croaking loudly, and that is why frogs croak today: they are celebrating Frog’s victory over Elephant. When Elephant hit the ground, Frog pinned him down and declared victory. Frog jumped easily, but Elephant isn’t a good jumper he stumbled and fell. Then Frog and Elephant ran and jumped into the ring. “I agree!” said Elephant, confident in his strength. “We must run and jump into the wrestling ring.” “I accept your challenge under one condition,” said Frog. Jackal staggered off in one direction, one wife in a different direction, another wife in another direction, the children likewise, and that is why to this day jackals do not live in packs.Įlephant challenged Frog to a wrestling match. They drank all day, they drank all night, and they were still drinking the next morning.īy noon the next day, they were all very drunk. Jackal came with all his wives and all his children, and they drank. One day, Honeybadger brewed some honey-beer and invited his son-in-law to come drink. Jackal and Honeybadger used to live in the same village, and Jackal married Honeybadger’s daughter. Meanwhile, the forest lives on and on, renewing its life everlasting.ġ4. That is why people recover from some sicknesses, but eventually they die. When he reached the people, only a little medicine remained. Because the eagle flew so swiftly, he spilled medicine all over the forest. The crow flew down from heaven, but an eagle overtook him and stole the jar. They hunt at night, while everyone else is sleeping as God intended.Īfter God created people, he saw that the people grew old and died, so he filled a jar with medicine and gave the jar to a crow, saying, “Take this to the people so that they will live forever.” That is why Lion, Leopard, and Hyena can see in the dark. Those three animals peeked while God created night. “You must cover your faces with your hands and paws while I do this,” God explained, and everyone obeyed - except for Lion, Leopard, and Hyena. “Thank you, God!” the people and the animals said. “I’m going to create night now,” God said. Then God called the people and the animals together. Long ago it was always day there was no night. She threw her calabash at him, and it stuck! The witch realized Crab must have betrayed her. The girl ran home and shouted, “Sarjmoti-Amoa-Oplem-Dadja, feed me!” Reluctantly he whispered again, “Sarjmoti-Amoa-Oplem-Dadja.” She went back and begged Crab to repeat it. The girl thanked him and ran home, but forgot the name. ![]() “No food for you,” the witch told her granddaughter, “unless you guess my name.”Ĭrab pitied the girl, and when she came to fetch water, he whispered, “Her name is Sarjmoti-Amoa-Oplem-Dadja.” ![]() Now the people will just laugh when you bite them because your bite can do no harm.” “Because you were disobedient, you have lost your poison. “I called, but you didn’t come,” Mother-Snake said. “Where’s my poison?” Water-Snake asked when he finally returned home. Puff-Adder came, and Bush-Viper Spitting-Cobra came, and so did Black-Mamba and Green-Mamba. Later, Mother-Snake called her children and gave them their poisons. After Mother-Snake gave birth to all the Snakes, she told them, “Listen for when I call you to come get your poison.” ![]()
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