Chapter 13 don't be a fire stealer

Ding Meng The source of the fire, the Greeks thought that Prometheus [2] had stolen it from the sky, so Zeus, the great god, was angry, locked him on a high mountain, and ordered a big eagle to come and peck his flesh every day. The Wayanganti people of Africa [3] also used fire, but it was not taught to them by the Greeks.They have another fire stealer. The fire-stealer, whose name is not known, or has long been forgotten.He stole fire from the sky and passed it on to the ancestors of the Wayanganti tribe, so he offended the great god Daras. This passage is similar to the ancient Greek legend.But Da Las's method was different. Instead of locking him on the top of the mountain, he was secretly locked in the dark cellar, so that no one would know.It was not the eagles that were sent, but the mosquitoes, fleas, and bedbugs that sucked his blood and swelled his skin.At this time, there are flies, who are the most adept at finding wounds, buzzing, sucking desperately, and at the same time pulling a lot of fly droppings on his skin, to prove how unclean he is.

However, the Wayanganti people do not know this story.They only know that fire was invented by the ancestors of the chiefs, and it was used by the chiefs to burn heretics and houses. Fortunately, transportation is developed now, and some African flies have also flown to China. I can hear this from their buzzing sound. July 8th. [1] This article was originally published in "Shen Shen Free Talk" on July 9, 1933. [2] Prometheus is the god who benefits mankind in Greek mythology.According to legend, he stole fire from the main god Zeus and gave it to humans, and was punished by Zeus.

〔3〕The Wayanganti people, namely the Nyamwezi people, are one of the main ethnic groups in Tanzania, East Africa, and belong to the Bantu language family.The original belief in ancestor worship has now been replaced by Christianity and Islam.