beautiful birds
The Most Beautiful Bird RETOLD by LAURA SIMMS. ©Laura Simms 2012 Based on a Pygmy story from South Africa Please ask permission before telling this story. Contact: storymentor2010@gmail.com Long long ago the most beautiful bird in the world lived in a thick forest. Everyone knew that the beautiful bird brought the rain. When she spread her wings, rain fell. When she folded her wings, there was no rain. People honored the bird with songs, dances, ceremony and story. Sometimes people offered food as a gift for the bird. Because of this, there was always rain. For we all know that without rain there is no life. In the earliest times, the bird was always remembered. But time passed and things changed as things do. People built cities and gardens, houses and walls. They grew more busy. So certain people at certain times were chosen to remember the bird. She didn’t fail to spread her wings and bring the rain. However, th...