{UAH} Stories from Mary, my Shilluk friend: When the Crocodile and Chicken were husband and wife

Once upon a time a Crocodile was married to a Hen. They lived happily together for many seasons before having children..

When the hen started laying eggs, she asked her sister to come take care of them while they were away foraging for food.

Hen's sister was given a hole in the yard where she took in the eggs each time they were laid  and each time Hen laid an egg her sister took it for safe-keeping with the rest in her nest.

Or, was it safe-keeping?

No,

Hen's sister was eating an eggg everyday after the first one.

Soon the lone egg hatched and Hen's sister made the announcement to Hen when her husband was in the Nile that they had 9 baby Crocohens.

Hen asked her sister to bring them out so she could see.

Hen's sister started the running to and from her nest bringing one baby Crococohen one at a time. 

After the fourth Crocohen, Lady hen noticed no differences in sizes considering the eggs were all laid on different days. 

Soon she confronted her sister who ran to the river where Mr Crocodile was hunting and started swimming across to the other bank.

Her sister placed little Crocohen on the ground and made a dash to punish her sister.

By the time she reached the river side her sister had swam mid way across the river.

Spotting her husband in the river she yelled loud to him "Catch her and kill her"..!. The children are missing" With ears partially submerged in the water Crocodile only replied "Whaaat....! I didnt hear you".

Finding that Crocodile couldn't hear what his wife, Hen, was screaming over, Hen's sister who was closer Crocodile and above the water relayed the message to him otherwise, that "A high wave is coming up the river on this side. Take my sister to the other shore...!". This was repeated several times as Hen's sister rode free on Crocodile's head and thrown on the opposite bank.

With Crocodile in the water and unable to chase on the grassland and her sister on the opposite bank, Hen's sister yelled out loud, "I have been eating all your eggs...!. I left only one for you and your husband" 

And because her sister ate the eggs Crocodile went after Hen who fled away as fast as she could. That ended the intermarriages and friendships between old friends.

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Gwokto La'Kitgum

"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower

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