Reading Notes: Nigeria Part B

 Why Dead People are Buried

The Creator: Created all men, women, and animals. He never wanted any of his people/animals to die, so he devised a plan to get all of the animals and humans saved for eternity. So, he decided to tell a dog his plan. The message never got delivered, so he decided to tell a sheep. Soon after, both of the messages got delivered to the townspeople, but the stories were conflicting, so the people were confused and decided to go with the wrong plan. 

The Dog: A good individual, but got distracted and forgot to deliver the message to the people. He eventually delivered the message, but they didn’t listen to him. 

The Sheep: A good person, but very lazy. He got distracted, and ended up telling the people the wrong message. 

Hollywood: Will Ferrell: The Dog, Adam Sandler: The Sheep, Norm MacDonald: The Creator

Bibliography: Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, by Elphinstone Dayrell, 1910, Link



The Dog (From: Wikipedia)

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