CHAPTER ONE
Our small village, famously known for its way of leadership and its means of livelihood, is situated in a place between two rivers. The two rivers are known by their specific epithets .
The one that carries more water is called Oloidimari which means something that is able to go by itself. This river supply water to the people living in the path and ways it takes. Also, a good number of wild beasts; name them, buffaloes, giraffes, elephant, do find it to be very important. The other river is the one that carries less water. It is nicknamed Nabebek which means something that is not strong
It provides an abode to animals such as reptiles and Pisces. Reptiles such as crocodiles have made this section of the river to be greatly feared by many people and animals. Even though, there are fish and other edible crustaceans in this river they are not useful since it is a taboo to feed on such animals.
The two rivers converge at a place where there are many stones. The confluence of these two rivers is a great waterfall. Too, the waterfall has been nicknamed and it is known as Nayoloki. This means something that is famous.
The waterfall is believed to have been formed many years that have passed, preferably the Precambrian period. Rumours as always known, say that a great earthquake occurred in one fine evening. It was so strong that it made people standing to tremble like a chameleon on a frail twig.
The following day people were welcomed by the misty and gaggling sound of splashing water. They were glad to discover that a great waterfall had been formed. The person who first saw this was given the name Nadolisho which literally means a person who can see.
The waterfall when viewed from far looks like clouds drifting across in the sky. It is as high as it is and water journeys to the floor in a huge mass in two different styles. From the wee hours till noon most of its water is poured on the right side. It is from then up to the wee hours that the waterfall vomits its water on the left side.
The waterfall canalize the river making it scarier to use boats to sail across it. The water flow is turbulent as the floor of the river contains some synclines and anticlines, this water to have snaky motion of side to side flow.
Trees of all species are found here and do provide a good habitat to animals such as monkeys, owls and vultures. The colubus monkeys are also not to be omitted since they are among the animals that inhabit the tall, bushy, dark trees which are blacker than coal when viewed from below.
The topography of our land is hilly and mountainous and thus livestock keeping is the only best economic activity which can be done presently. Keeping of domestic birds is an alternative in areas infested with worms and anthills.
Animals such as cows, goats, sheep, camel, horses and donkey are reared mostly. Birds such as duck and are the domestic animals that are reared by many folks in this region. Hence, people have decided to keep these animals as some of them require less space, low maintainers cost and requires food and water as their basic needs.
The animals are also resistant to tropical diseases such as rinderpest, East coast fever, and fowl typhoid and the mostly widely contagious foot and mouth disease.
Watch out for part two ( by Boniface maiyani) .Any suggestions to improve chapter one are highly recommend. Hope you share this story as we wait for more chapters. Thanks for reading.
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