Reading Notes: African Nigeria Part B

"Why Dead People are Buried" was a very unique story. I found it very amusing and it made me think how people actually started getting buried when they passed away. 

I feel bad for the dog because he was the most trusted messenger and that is why he was sent out first. I f he did not stop for the bone, he could have spread good new all over the town and loved ones could be revived. But since he got distracted, his consequence is knowing that he messed up. 

At the end of the story, it said that no one believed the dog when he said loved ones could come back to life, but I wonder if anyone actually tired it. Would it have worked? If one single person tried it and it worked, everyone would do it. 

If the sheep was so foolish, why did the creator send it out in the first place. Everyone believed the sheep, but he passed on a false message and changed everyone's life from then on to the future. 

I know many people do not believe in magic, but I wonder if magic did exist and if someone were to try the trick today if anything would happen. It happened once when Jesus was crucified on the cross and he came back to life. Nowadays, many people are more concerned with contacting the dead, they should try to the ash trick to bring someone back. How crazy would it be if it actually worked??

Although the sheep followed through with the mission of delivering the message, he was wrong and now there is no chance of bringing anyone back to life. The dog, on the other hand, remembered the message after a while and ended up following through with it, but it was too late and no one believed him. Both animals have to live with the consequences. I wonder if the creator punished either, or both of them?

Coffin being buried 

Bibliography: Why Dead People are Buried by Elphinstine Dayrell from the African Nigeria Unit