Fairy tales from Africa.
In a village called Tumbandala in Nigeria, there lived a young man named Kimamanauze.He lives with his parents who live simply. Kimamanauze is a young man who never gave up. If you have the desire then to be acquired.
Now, when he became old enough to marry, both parents began urging him to determine prospective mate.
"Son, now you've grown and it's time you got married. Choose a woman to be your companion, "said his father one day.
"Dad, I had intended to marry. But I do not want to marry a woman carelessly. I just want to marry the Princess of the Sun from the sky, "said Kimamanauze steady.
Although hopes were considered impossible and fetched, but Kimamanauze tetapa convinced that one day he would get the Sun Princess and marry her.
Kimamanauze every day thinking of ways to be able to meet with the daughter of the Sun, but no one carapun that occurred to her.
One day Kimamanauze make a letter addressed to the goddess of the sun. Then he brought the letter to a forest.
On the way, she met a mountain antelope and Kimamanauze greeted him:
"O mountain antelope good, will you help me? Will you bring this letter to the goddess of the Sun in the sky? "Asked Kimamanauze.
"Oh, I was able to climb to the top of a high mountain, but the sky is too high, I can not!" Said the mountain deer.
Kimamanauze then left the mountain deer with disappointment.
Late in the afternoon he met with a hawk that was perched on a tree.
"O good bird will you bring my letter to the goddess of the Sun in the sky?" Asked Kimamanauze.
"Young man, I was able to fly up to the clouds, but even though I flew up my wings fall off, I definitely would not be up to the sky! Forgive me! "Said the hawk.
Kimamanauze very disappointed and decided to go home, but promised to continue its efforts tomorrow.
Suddenly there was a knock on his door. Frog, jumping into the house when Kimamanauze open the door.
"Young man, I hear you're a loss for how to deliver a letter to the goddess of the sun.What if I deliver it? "Asked the frog.
Kimamanauze felt frog was being teased, then he drove. But the frog did not want to go.
"How could a frog can go to heaven? While the mountain deer and falcons that can reach high places were not able to, "said Kimamanauze.
"I have never lied young children! If I say can deliver your letter to the goddess of the sun, then surely I can! So just give it your letter and you wait for the results! "Said frog earnest.
Although still hesitant, but eventually Kimamanauze handed the letter.
Frogs bring the letter to the edge of the lake where the lady's maid to fetch water from the sky. As the sun shining over the lake, the ladies down from the sky to bring the jars.And so they dip jar, frog jump into it. After all the jars were full, the ladies returned to the sky and of course the frog had come with them.
In the room where the store urns filled with water, the frog looked around. He saw a table in the middle of the room. Frogs put Kimamanauze letter there and then he went back into hiding.
Moments later, the bedroom door was open and the room was lit by warm rays. It turns out that coming is the Sun goddess who want to check the jars of water. Suddenly he saw a letter on the table. With amazement the sun goddess opened and read:
Dear Sun Goddess,
Introduce me Kimamanauze of village Tumbandala on earth.
Along with this I would like to apply for your daughter.
I would ask you to accept this proposal.
Thank you.
Sun Goddess summoned her ladies-making water and asked who the letter carrier ,. but nobody knows. Sun Goddess decided to reply to the letter and put it back on the table. So he wrote:
Mr. Kimamanauze on earth,
We have received your application. But we do not know you,
so how we can take decisions.
Would be much better if you can come up into the sky and sending her dowry.
Greeting
Sun Goddess.
After the sun goddess gone, frogs take the letter and go back into hiding in an empty jar that will be brought down to earth by the ladies.
Frog brought the letter to Kimamanauze who receives it with joy. She then wraps her savings, handed it to the frog along with a letter again.
So the frog returned to the sky and put money and letters kimamanauze at the same table.
Sun Goddess who read the letter, Moon god called her husband and told him the matter.They both agreed to accept the application and asked Kimamanauze to pick up the daughter of the Sun in the sky.
Kimamanauze who received the news of the frog feel confused. How can he pick up his future wife in the sky? However ingenious frog princess Sun promised to make his own down to earth.
The next day, the frog back flew into the sky. Now he is hiding in the sun princess room.When night falls and the sun daughter had fallen asleep. The frog then approached the princess. By carefully took the heart of the princess and the frog back quickly hide in a corner room.
The next morning the sky palace in an uproar because of the daughter of the Sun suddenly ill. No one knows what the ailment. A forecaster called the princess concluded that the heart was stolen by a young man who loved only immediate remedy to bring the youth daughter or daughter will die.
Sun Goddess immediately sent thousands of spiders heaven spinning yarn to be used as stairs to the earth. Soon a soft silky staircase entwined with beautiful, hanging from the sky to the earth. Then the ladies spread a tapestry of velvet to the base. And by being carried by the ladies, princess sun started down the stairs accompanied by waving the goddess of the Sun and the Moon god.
Meanwhile frogs have first reached Earth. He was rushed to Kimamanauze and told him to get ready to welcome the bride at the edge of the lake.
By wearing the finest clothes, Kimamanauze ran to the edge of the lake. There have gathered the villagers were fascinated with rows of ladies who came down from the sky.When the daughter of the Sun met with Kimamanauze of view, suddenly healed the pain.
Finally, the wedding was held with great fanfare. Kimamanauze happy that his dream can be realized thanks to the help of a clever frog. And the couple live happily ever after.
Kimamanauze and Princess of the Sun | Fairytale (END)
