Monday, March 26, 2012

Marwe into the land of the dead written by Raylago, illustrated by Craig Hamilton

This is the legend from east Africa that's a story about a young girl named Marwe. She was kind and helpful. Her family lived on hills to grow crops of beans for food. Monkeys have always stolen the beans, so life was hard. One day, her brother was very hot and decided to go to the pond. Marwe came with him. When they came back, the monkeys ate all the beans! Their parents would be furious! They sneaked up to the house and saw the parents raging mad! They said nasty words about the mokeys. Marwe thought that they meaned her! She and her brother ran to the river. The brother then left. Suddenly, a giant black vortex appeared in the middle of the pond! Marwe swam and explored inside it. Shortly, she reached a land that looked mythical. Children were working in the fields. She asked one to tell her where she was. Marwe was in the land of the dead! She then met an old woman that was very wise she said that she could stay if she needed to. Marwe wasn't quite ready to return because she was so afraid. So she decided to stay. For many years she lived and helped the children work. Then she grew into a beautiful woman. Then she was ready to return to the real world. The old woman then gave her gold and treasures. She also warned her, her future husband shall be a man named Sawoye. When she returned,  Marwe told everyone the story. Many men suddenly fell in love with her. But none of them were named Sawoye. Then she saw a weak man that had scars on her face. He was Sawoye. Then they were married and they lived happily ever after!

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