Tonso and God are friends. Tonso ni Ala ye teriw ye. They were very good friends. U tun ka di kosebe. While they were friends, God's people got sick. K'u to nogon fe teriyala, Ala ka mogow banana. God told this to Tonso. Ala ye o fo Tonso ye. God told Tonso that a ripe shea fruit though it was dry season, would be able to heal the people. Ala y'a fo Tonso ye ko: tileman fe shemo, o de be se k'ale ka banaw keneya. The ripe fruit can heal sick families. O be se k'ale somogo ka banaw keneya. Tonso travelled all over the world, to look for the ripe fruit to give to God. Tonso yaalala dine yoro bee, ka shemow nini ka n'u di Ala ma. God gave the fruit to his people, and they became well. Ala y'o di a ka mogow ma, olu keneyara. After the people were healed, God and Tonso were still good friends. Olu keneyalen ko, u tora nogon fe teriya la. Soon Tonso's mother also became sick. Sooni Tonso fana ba banana. Tonso told God: My mother is sick, It is said that if the rain comes during the dry season, my mother will get better, the fortune teller forsees. Tonso y'a fo Ala ye ko: ale ba man kene, ko a dun fora ko ni tileman fe sanji ma na ko ale ba te keneya, ko lajelikela ko ten. Tonso's mother said to find a way to make the rain come (she knew of his friendship with God). Ale ba ko: a ka cogo nini sanji ka na. So Tonso went to God and asked for rain so that his mother could get better. O la, ale taara Ala fe , ko Ala ka sanji di walisa ale ba ka keneya. The sky blackened in the afternoon. San finna, wulafe. The wind came and passed. The clouds darkened at high noon (the next day). Sanji finna tilegan fe. Again only wind came, but it passed without rain. O fana kera fiyen ye, o temena. Rain did not come, Tonso's mother died. Sanji ma soro minke, Tonso ba sara. After her death, Tonso was angry. O salen ka don, Tonso dimina. He said God betrayed him. A ko: Ala ye ale janfa. God betrayed him, there friendship did not work anymore. Ala ye ale janfa, ale ni Ala ka teriya te ne tun. Even if Tonso hangs in a tree he hangs his head down. Hali ni ale be sigi yiri kan, a be sigi k'i kun suli. He does not want to see God. A t'a fe ka Ala ye. He hangs so that his head points to the ground. A b'i sigi ka kun suli duguma. He also chooses to eat at night, so that he cannot see God. N'a b'a fe ka dumunike fana, a be dumunike su fe, walisa ale kana Ala ye. This is how God and Tonso (the bat) friendship became broken. Tonso ni Ala ka teriya tinenna nin cogo de la.
Author Unknown. Mali ziri. Malian Story.
Why bats hang upside down and hunt at night.
I have (crossing fingers) reliable internet until Saturday, so I may overload on blog posts while I have this luxury. Email. Write. Reply. I am online.
Today I received my second package from my parents and it was Awesome! I felt like a kid on christmas day. The post office was closed the first day I came to town and I was worried I would not be able to send or receive anything until late November. I took an actual shower first, not a bucket bath. So I could sit and enjoy meticulously opening the package and examining all of its contents. Thank you MOM & DAD again so much and Nina Sandra for the card and gifts. All the little snacks are going to make many days extra special. I also cannot wait to finish making flash cards, because the ones I made with the paper here are falling apart.
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