Part 2: Why the Tortoise Has a Cracked Shell
Destiny Joseph@josephdestiny597391
7 days ago
... The time for the feast came and the King served the birds and Tortoise hot pepper soup and said the meal was for "All of you." Quickly, Tortoise reminded the birds that he should be called “Everyone of you."
At that point, the Tortoise stepped forward and reminded them that his ceremonial name was “Everyone of you" and, as such, the food belonged to him alone.
He then went ahead to eat the entire food. When he was done, his smooth shell shone brightly
The birds were very angry with him and they all agreed to take back their feathers, leaving him with no wings.
The Tortoise, however, pleaded with one of the birds to take a message home for him. “Tell my wife to bring out the softest materials, the beds and the pillows in my house, and put them out under the heavens, so that I can land safely when I jump down.”
The bird agreed to take the message, but when he got to the house of the Tortoise, he changed the message. “Your husband has instructed that you bring out the strong and hard materials in the house out in the open,” he said
The bird agreed to take the message, but when he got to the house of the Tortoise, he changed the message. “Your husband has instructed that you bring out the strong and hard materials in the house out in the open,” he said
When she had finished, the Tortoise leapt from the heavens, and crashed into the hard materials. His smooth shell shattered into several pieces.
It took the best healer in the land to put his shell together. Thus, until this day, the Tortoise has a broken shell as a reminder of what his greed cost him.
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