Reading Notes: Why Dead People are Buried

In the beginning, the Creator made men and women and the animals and they all lived together in the land. The Creator was the big chief of all men and was very kindhearted and was very sorry when anyone died. He sent for his dog one day that was his heard messenger to tell everyone that whenever anyone died, they would be placed in a compound and their wood ashes would be thrown over it. The dead body would lay on the ground and in twenty-four hours, the body would become alive again.

The dog traveled for half a day and began to get tired. He stopped at an old lady's house and looked inside to find a bone with some meat on it so he ate it. He went to sleep and forgot the message he was given to deliver.

When the dog didn't return, the creator called for a sheep to go out and send the message. The sheep was foolish and ate the grasses on the wayside and forgot about the message. He finally remembered his job but forgot the message. Instead of deliver the message, he told everyone the Creator said that whenever anyone died they would be buried underneath the ground.

The dog finally remembered the message so he ran to tell the people the original message. The people didn't believe him because the sheep had told them something else.

Now, all the dead bodies are buried and the dog is not trusted as a messenger. If he had not stopped at the old lady's house, dead people might still be alive.

Why Dead People are Buried by Elphinstone Dayrell.

Sheep sitting in grass. Source: Max Pixel

Reading Notes: Why the Cats Kill Rats

ANSA, who was a king, had a housekeeper that was a cat and house-boy that was a rat. He was a very strong man but had a love for the cat for many years. The rat was very poor and fell in love with one of the king's servant girls but he couldn't give her any presents because he didn't have any money.

The king owned a store and the rat thought he could sneak into the store at nighttime and steal some pears and corn to give to his sweetheart. He did this by using his small size to crawl into a hole in the roof.

The cat noticed that some pears and corn were missing at the end of the month when he was counting the items in the store. The king became angry and asked the cat for an explanation. The cat didn't know the rat had been stealing the items until one of her friends told her it was the rat that had been taking the items.

The cat told the king and he took the rat's sweetheart and beat her. The king fired both the cat and the rat from the store. The cat ended up eating the rat because he was so angry. Now, that is why cats eat rats whenever they see one.

Why the Cats Kill Rats by Elphinstone Dayrell.

A cat and a mouse. Source: Wikimedia Commons