Moonlight Series: Why there is Day and Night
By: Bassey B. Eshiett
Why there is Day and Night
In the beginning there was no night. Everywhere bright. In those days you could travel anywhere without being afraid of darkness. If you felt tired after a long day's work slept. There was no special time for sleeping and waking.
One day a woman who had a stubborn child called her and said:
'Nsima, I want to go to the farm. I have left a heap of palm nuts for you to crack. Don't leave the house for any reason. If your playmates come to call you do not go out with them '.
Nsima was busy working when her playmates called on her. They invited her to accompany them to The Great Forest for mushroom hunting. She readily left the stone and palm nuts and joined her friends on this trip.
The Great Forest was a very big forest that even adults dreaded. It harboured many deities. Sometimes the villagers told tales of seeing spirits in human forms with seven heads, seven eyes and...
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