Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Reading Notes: African Stories, Part B

Why dead people are buried: This story had an interesting title. The creator felt sorry when everyone was dying. He decided to bring back to life everyone that dies, and used the dog as a messenger. The dog had a mission to deliver the message but got too caught up with a bone he found and forgot to mention the message to the people of the town. The creator then sent the sheep but also the sheep got distracted and started eating grass. After his distraction, the sheep was not able to accurately remember what the message from the creator was and instead told the people to bury the dead instead. Days later, the dog remembered that he was on a mission to give out a message by the creator but it was too late. Everyone already believed the sheep and were burying the dead.

Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away: This story starts with a fat woman made out of oil that was very beautiful. Her parents received many men that wanted to marry her but rejected since none promised that she would not be exposed to the sun. Finally, one man came and promised her parents that he would not expose their daughter to the sun. The man had another wife that was jealous of how the fat beautiful wife would only stay inside and not go outside and help in the farm. One day, the man left the house for the whole day and the jealous kept on abusing the fat wife until she took her outside. Being pressured she went outside and sat under a tree. Of course she kept on pressuring her even more until she went under the sun and started working, she then started melting. What remained of her was only her big toe that was covered with a leaf. The daughter of the jealous wife, covered up the toe and returned it into the house preserving it in a pot with clay. The husband new of the incident and returned his jealous wife to her parents whom was sold as a slave later. He collected back his dowry and his fat wife build back up to her fat beautiful self.

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