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Preachments of the Animals:
Alligator says, "We know the war canoe from the peace canoe." (One can distinguish between hostility and goodwill)
Red deer says, "If you are a coward your horns will not wear." (One who meets challenges can be identified; so can he who avoids them)
***for those with small children, this would make for an excellent activity...the sayings are simple and can be related to the appropriate animal because they are visually similar to the axioms which they are attached. who needs Barney?***
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A Catholic missionary found himself in similar difficulty with the Shilluk. He painted a delightful word picture of the beautiful and bounteous life in Europe. A Shilluk warrior stood up and said: "It cannot be true. If it were, you white men would stay in Europe instead of bothering us here." "We don't want to disturb you," the missionary said, "we only want to teach you." "Well, then," the Shilluk warrior answered, "what can you really do? Can you build a hut?" "No," the missionary said. "Or make a spear?" "No," the missionary replied. "I am unfamiliar with it." "Well, then, can you at least make pots?" The missionary acknowledged that he could not. The Shilluk warrior said, "Among us, even the women can make pots, yet you cannot do it. You are useless."
Red, Black, Green
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