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heocon
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Date: 09/18/2006
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The little orphan
Once upon a time there were seven brothers. They were all strong and handsome except the youngest one. He was weak and ugly. His brothers laughed at him. Then the boys' parents died. The six brothers made their youngest brother to do all the hard and dirty work. His life was very unhappy. So he thought, "I will look for the god Zanahari. I will ask him to help me."
The little orphan got up early one morning. He ran out of the house. On the road, he met an old man. "Where are you going?" asked the man.
"I want to see Zanahari." answered the little orphan. "Can you tell me how to find him?"
"Yes," said the old man. "Cross this mountain. On the other said there is a sugarcane field. It belongs to Zanahari. Do not touch the sugarcane. Keep going and soon you will see Zanahari's sheep. Do not disturb them. Next you will come to Zanahari's organe trees. The organes are large and beautiful, but do not pick any. Then you will see another mountain. Climb over it and you will see Zanahari's oxen. Don't throw stones at them. After that you will see a beutiful, clear pond. Don't drink from it; it belongs to Zanahari. Finally you will reach Zanahari's house. His wife will answer the door. Be polite to her. She will give you some water. Do not touch the jug when you drink."
The little orphan thanked the old man. He smiled and left.
The boy climbed the mountain and saw a field of juicy sugarcane. He did not touch it. He kept walking and saw some fat sheep. He did not disturb them. Then he came to some orange trees. He was hungry and thirsty. He wanted to eat an orange, but he didn't. He crossed another mountain and found some oxen. He did not disturb them. He came to a beautiful pond. He was very thirsty, but he did not drink.
Finally the orphan reached Zanahari's house. The god's wife answered the door. The boy politely asked her for some water. She brought him a jug. He did not touch it. He opened his mouth and she poured water into his mouth.
Zanahari came into the room and asked, "What is your wish?"
"I want to be strong and handsome."
"When you ere on your way here, did you see my sugarcane field?"
"Yes I did, but I did not touch it."
"Did you see my sheep?"
"Yes I did, but I did not disturb them."
"And my organes?"
"I saw them, but I did not pick any."
"Did you see my oxen?"
"Yes I did, but I did not throw any stones at them."
"And my pond?"
"It was clear, but I not drink from it."
Zanahari asked his wife, "When you gave him water, did he touch the jug?"
"No he did not," she answered. "He was very polite."
Zanahari put his hand on the little orphan's head. He made him strong and handsome. The happy orphan thanked Zanahari and went home. His brothers were very surprised.
"What happened to you? Where were you?" they asked.
"You know I was unhappy. I went to see Zanahari. He changed me."
The six brothers thought, "We'll go see him, too. Then Zanahari will make us stonger and more handsome." The brothers went out to the road. There they met the old man. He gave them the same directions he gave their youngest brother. But the six brothers did not follow the directions.
"No one will see us," they said.
Finally they reached Zanahari's house. The god asked "What do you want?"
"We want to be stronger and more handsome."
"Did you see my sugarcane field on the way here?"
"Yes we did, and we picked some sugarcane."
"Did you see my sheep?"
"Yes. We were hungry, so we ate one."
"Did you see my organes?"
"Yes, we ate some."
"You didn't throw stones at my oxen, did you?"
"Yes, we did."
"Did you drink from my pond?"
"Yes we did."
Then Zanahari asked his wife, "Did they behave well?"
"No they were rude," she said. "They took the water jug in their hands, too."
Zanahari was angry. "You were rude and did not follow the directions. You behaved like animals. I will turn you into animals." He changed them into a lizard, a snake, a frog, a toad, a bat, and a chameleon. They all ran away into the mountians.
The youngest brother got everything that belonged to the family. He lived happily ever after.
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