Legend 1

The Badger and the Magic Fan

Long ago in Japan, there 1) were (be) three children with a very special fan. But
these children were no ordinary children. They were Tengu children, goblins of
Japan,and as all Tengus did, they 2) had (have) very long noses. When they 3)
waved (wave) the fan over their noses, their noses would either shrink or grow
longer than they already were. Now although the children 4) didn’t know (not
know) it, the whole time they were fanning away, they were being watched.
Watched by a sly badger.

Badgers in Japan can turn themselves into anything they want. And when the
badger saw what fun the children 5) were having (have) with the magic fan, he
decided to take it for himself. So the badger transformed himself into a girl
with a plate of bean-jam buns,which all children in Japan are fond of. Thinking
nothing of it, they 6) dropped (drop) the fan and happily ate a bun. But there
were three children and four buns. So the tricky badger suggested that the
children close their eyes and hold their breath. Whoever could hold their
breath with their eyes closed the longest would get the last bean-jam bun. The
children 7) thought (think) this was a fair idea, so they each 8) took (take) a
deep breath and closed their eyes. The second the eyes of all three children
were closed, the badger hurried over to the fan, picked it up and 9) ran (run)
out of the house, set to have his own kind of fun.

The badger 10) came (come) across a temple with a beautiful girl sitting
inside. The girl was the daughter of the richest man in Japan. The badger waved
his fan over the girl’s petite nose until it 11) grew (grow) very long. Then he ran
away. The father was devastated! His beautiful daughter now looked like a
dreadful tengu. The father called upon the doctors of Japan. They thought that
if the princess 12) ate (eat) thistledown, sea urchins and cabbage, it would cure
her nose. So the princess ate thistledown, sea urchins and cabbage. She ate
them until she could eat no more. But it 13) didn’t affect (not affect) her nose
at all. The father called on a witch. The witch suggested that the girl sprinkle
pepper on her nose and then she could sneeze it back to normal size.

The girl 14) sprinkled (sprinkle) pepper all over her nose and she sneezed.
She 15) sneezed (sneeze) and 16) sneezed (sneeze) and 17)
sneezed (sneeze). But nothing happened to her nose.The father yelled and
sprinkled pepper on the witch. And she left, sneezing.The father 18) sent
(send) for the thinkers of Japan. They thought that if she tied her nose in
knots or bows it would look smaller. The father was in the depths of despair.

Out of desperation he 19) said (say),”I will give my daughter and half my
fortune to anyone who can shrink my daughter’s nose.” The badger stalked into
the room and introduced himself as a nose shrinker. And with a few quick waves
of the fan, the girl’s nose was small again. The wedding festivities were held
immediately. The badger couldn’t believe his luck! A beautiful wife that also
happened to be rich. When he 20) was snoring (snore) soundly, the tengu
children crept in and took their fan. They waved it over the badger’s nose until
the nose grew through the clouds. Two workers were building a bridge in heaven.
When they saw the badger’s nose stop growing beside them, they decided it was
the perfect pole for their bridge and hoisted it up. And that sneaky badger was
never seen again.

Legend 2

How the Zebra Got the Stripes

This is one of the African regions that originates with the Bushmen

There once 1) were (be) an arrogant Baboon, a self-appointed “Lord of the

Water”. He guarded one of the only sources of water that remained during
times of drought, a small pool, and forbid any of the other animals from drinking
there. Legend has it that one day a Zebra and his son arrived at the pool. The
weather had been very dry and hot, and there 2) were (be) little water to be
found anywhere. They 3) went (go) to have a drink when suddenly a voice
boomed “Go Away! I am the Lord of the Water, and this is my pool! “The Zebras
looked up, startled, and 4) saw (see) the angry Baboon sitting by his fire.

"Water belongs to everyone, not just to you monkey-face", shouted the

young Zebra."Then you must fight me for it if you want to drink" challenged
the baboon, and 5) attacked (attack) the young Zebra. The two fought
savagely for what seemed an eternity until with a furious kick, the Zebra
sent the Baboon flying through the air until he 6) landed (land) amongst the
rocks. Till this day, the Baboon has a patch on his bottom where he landed.

African legends tell us that the tired Zebra staggered, and 7) fell (fall)
through the Baboons fire, scorching his white coat and leaving him with black
stripes across it. The 8) terrified (terrify) Zebras dashed away back to
the plains where they forever remained.The arrogant Baboon and his family still
live among the rocks and spend their days challenging intruders, holding their
tails aloft to ease the pain of the pare patch of skin where they landed. So goes
the legend of how the Zebra got his stripes.

Legend 3

The four brothers and their wives, 1) left (leave) the cave and went in
search of a better land they came across Peru. The brothers 2) lost (lose) no
time getting rid of cachi due to fear of his magic. Cachi was tricked into
returning to Pacaritambo where he was hastily trapped for an eternity in the
cave.

Several stops along the way, farming, working, and then continuing they 3)
came (come) to the conclusion that uchu should remain at Quirirmanta at the
bottom of a hill. He was transformed into a renowned huaca named Huanacauri.

As the remaining siblings 4) tried (try) to continue on their journey they 5)

met (meet) with oppositions from the natives. They were forced to return to
Matagua. While there Manco ordered Auca to the place that he had thrown the
magic cane and was asked to make sure the land was fertile. So obediently Auca
6) flowed (flow) there and as he set his feet down on the ground he was
changed into stone, a sacred guanca.

Nama : I Made Nimai Vaisnava Pandita

Kelas : X.MM

No Absen : 02