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The king summoned Thunder and E] [lX[de]\ Xh\ ƇXma]\ Xh\ m]n Ƅl]

Lightning and said, “You must leave ni na] \ls `lXmm i^ na] Zomaҫ Qa] Ƅl]

the village and live out in the bush. quickly spread across the plain.

It will be safer for all of us.”
If it wasn’t for Mother Thunder’s loud

So Thunder and Lightning moved to shouts, the villagers might not have

the bush. From their small house, they m]]h na] ƇXg]m lX[bh` niqXl\m na]gҫ

could see the village in the distance Even so, homes were burnt to the

and they wished they could be there. ground and people lost their crops.

One evening, Lightning heard the The king was outraged and cried,

villagers celebrating and could smell “You cannot stay here, Thunder and

sweet yams baking. Consumed by Lightning! I banish you to the sky

envy, he exploded with rage. where you cannot harm us.”

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There are African myths that say lightning

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