Why the Sky is Up Very High

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09/01/2021 Added

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By Moses Mwansa, Zambia. A long, long time ago, the sky used to be low and close to people. But one day, the ancestors decided to push the sky up very high because there was so much noise.

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[00:00:09.170]Good afternoon. My friends,
[00:00:11.180]my name is Moses and I am from Africa.
[00:00:16.220]I want to tell you a story about why the sky is up
[00:00:21.020]so high. Once upon a time,
[00:00:25.460]the sky was like a roof over the Earth.
[00:00:29.120]It was so low that the people could reach and touch it.
[00:00:34.340]At certain places, it was even hanging down loose,
[00:00:38.600]like a mosquito net that we use to cover our beds at night.
[00:00:44.660]The ghosts,
[00:00:45.680]the spirits of our forefathers lived inside the sky
[00:00:50.990]and they could always listen to the prayers, songs, chats,
[00:00:55.610]and squabbles on Earth
[00:00:59.180]the sky was so low that people could talk to ghosts and get their wishes
[00:01:03.890]fulfilled immediately.
[00:01:05.720]They would also get their quarrels and differences sorted out as quickly as
[00:01:10.250]possible. The ghosts had no rest.
[00:01:13.940]The incessant noise of the people was a constant nuisance to
[00:01:18.920]them, in addition,
[00:01:21.560]the children often wiped their dirty hands on the loose folds of the
[00:01:26.150]sky,
[00:01:27.500]and that made the living place of the ghosts very dirty. For
[00:01:32.510]a long time
[00:01:34.250]The ghosts and the ancestors could not solve that problem
[00:01:41.550]and had to put up with the thoughtlessness of human beings.
[00:01:46.800]One day after the harvest time,
[00:01:49.830]All the people on Earth gathered together and started pounding their
[00:01:54.390]corn in countless numbers of motors with long,
[00:01:59.250]heavy pounding sticks,
[00:02:02.250]as the sticks were raised and wrought,
[00:02:05.850]the women also started poking and punching the face of this
[00:02:10.350]corn this way and that way all over the
[00:02:14.880]place,
[00:02:16.110]some of the gods were Knocked and pushed violently
[00:02:21.660]to add to this,
[00:02:23.130]The senseless noise of the people was deafening in the ears
[00:02:28.170]of the ghosts so much that the ghosts had to have an
[00:02:32.550]emergency meeting called and decided that the sky must
[00:02:37.380]be raised quite high
[00:02:39.600]If they wanted to be safe from the thoughtlessness of
[00:02:44.160]Of talkative people. At that moment's
[00:02:49.410]notice they raised the sky so high that the people of the Earth
[00:02:55.110]could not insult the gods anymore. Ever since the sky
[00:02:59.950]has remained where it is today, along with the sky,
[00:03:04.990]the ghosts to stay far away from the easy reach of
[00:03:09.430]ordinary human beings. So you see,
[00:03:13.030]this is how foolish people see what silly and
[00:03:17.950]thinking drove the sky high up where it is,
[00:03:22.060]and also drove the ghosts away. So my friends,
[00:03:26.320]when you think about why the sky is so high,
[00:03:30.490]just remember this story I've told you, it's because of our noise.
[00:03:34.420]That's why the sky went up.
[00:03:37.240]The ghosts decided to take the sky up. Thank you.
[00:03:42.370]Have a good afternoon. Bye bye!

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