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Week 9 Story: The Cost of Water

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Once upon a time, in a very hot country, a man fell very ill. He asked his wife to go out to the local river and draw some water for him. This water was famous for its healing properties and so the wife set out to retrieve some for her husband.  The wife sneaked past the ogre guarding the river and collected water before returning back home. When he wife presented the water to her husband he quickly drank it and asked for more. The wife admitted that she did not have more and that the amount she brought back should've been enough to heal him. The husband loved being tended too almost as much as he loved the taste of the water. He demanded that she get more for him. The wife expressed how concerned she was about the ogre who was guarding the river but the husband did not care. The wife set out again to fetch more water. This time the ogre was expecting her and quickly moved in between her and the great river. The woman pleaded for her life but the ogre claimed he had not eaten i...

Reading Notes: African Stories(Lang), Part A-B

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Motikatika Wife fell ill. Husband goes to several body of waters in order to find her proper nutrition She rejects all of the options and remains ill Finally gets healthy but husband falls ill Wife looks around and find good water Ogre guarding asks for her baby to eat She agrees to give the ogre her baby for her life The baby is  magician and tricks ogre into eating her husband. Adventures of a Jackal Jackal is best friends with a Hedgehog Jackal ticks Panther into wearing tight shoes Panther looks for Jackal, holds a feast and then hunts the one without a tail Cant catch the Jackal Jackal united with his friend A greyhound killed the Jackal Adventures of a Jackal's Eldest Son Jackal Left two sons behind Gives advice and runs Runs into his father's friend the hedgehog Hedgehog kills Jackal The younger son takes his inheritance and leaves Hassebu Young boy left for dead by his "friends" Killed a scorpion Fell into a pit where h...