Children's book excerpt done in East African accent
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Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
African (General) East African (General) Kenyan (East Africa)Transcript
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Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. A West African tale retold by verner our demo for Marcia Van Doonan, who heard this story. First one morning a mosquito saw an iguana drinking at a waterhole. The mosquito said iguana. You will never believe what I saw yesterday. Try me! Said the iguana. The mosquito said, I saw a farmer digging yams that were almost as big as I am. What's a mosquito compared to I am? Snapped iguana grumpily. I would rather be deaf than listen to such nonsense. Then he stuck two sticks in his ears and went off Mac Mac Mac Mac through the reeds. The iguana was still grumbling to himself when he happened to pass by a python. The big snake raised his head and said, Good morning, Iguana. The iguana did not answer, but Lamba don bobbing his head. Bad, I mean bad, I mean, now, why won't he speak to me? Said the python to himself. Iguana must be angry about something. I'm afraid he's plotting some mischief against me. He began looking for somewhere to hide. The first likely place he found was a rabbit hole and any he went when the rabbit saw the big snake coming into a barrel, she was terrified. She's carried out through her back way and bounded, creak, creak, creak creak across a clearing so badly across all the rabbit running for her life. He flew into the forest crying. It was his duty to spread an alarm in case of danger. A monkey heard the crow. He was sure that some dangerous beast was prowling near! He began. He began screeching and leaping keely Wheelie through the trees to help one the other animals. As the monkey was crashing through the tree drops, he happened to land on a dead dead limb. It broke and fell on an old nest, killing one of the outlets. Mother L was not at home, for though she usually hunted only in the night. This morning she was still out searching for one more tidbit to satisfy her hungry babies. When she returned to the nest she found one of them dead. Her other Children told her that the monkey had killed it all that day and all that night. She sat there in her tree. So sad, so sad, so sad. Now it was Mother Al who walked the sun each day so that the dawn would come. But this time when she would have voted for the son, she did not do it. The night grew longer and longer. The animals of the forest knew it was lasting much too long. They feared that the sun would never come back. At last. King Lion called a meeting of the animals. They came and sat down them them them around the council fire. Mother Al did not come. So the antelope was sent to fetch her. When she arrived, King Lion asked. Mother Owl, why have you not called the sun? The night has lasted long long long, and everyone is worried, Mother Al said. Monkey killed one of my outlets because of that. I cannot bear to wake the sun, the King said to the gathered animals. Did you hear it was the Monkey who killed the outlet. And now Mother all will not wake the sun so that the day can come. Then King Lion called the Monkey. He came before him, never sleep, glancing from side to side rim rim rim rim Monkey! Said the King. Why did you kill one of mother owl's babies? O King! Said the Monkey. It was a crow's fault. He was calling and calling to warn us in danger. And I went leaping through the trees to help Alan broke under me, and it fell on the owl's nest. The King said to the council. So it was the Crow who alarmed the monkey who killed the outlet. And now Mother all won't wake the sun so that the day can come. Then the king called for the crow. The big bird came flapping up, he said, King Lion, It was the Rabbit's fault. I saw her running for her life in the daytime. Wasn't that reason enough to spread an alarm? The King nodded his head and said to the council. So it was the Rabbit who startled the crow who alarmed the monkey who killed the outlet. And now Mother all won't wake the sun so that the day can come. Oh, the King Lion called the Rabbit. That timid little creature stood before him, one trembling poor drawn up. And certainly Rabbit! Cried the King. Why did you break a law of nature and go running running running in the daytime? O king! Said the Rabbit. It was the pythons, for it was I was in my house minding my own business when that big snake came in and chased me out. The King said to the council. So it was the python who scared the rabbit, who startled the crow, who alarmed the monkey, who killed the outlet. And now Mother Old won't work the sun so that the day can come. What? What is it? King Lion called the python who came slithering past the other animals. But King! He cried, it was the iguanas, fault he wouldn't speak to me, and I thought he was plotting some mischief against me. When I crawled into the rabbit's hole I was only trying to hide the King said to the council. So it was the iguana who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit, who startled the crow, who alarmed the monkey, who killed the outlet. And now mother all won't wake the sun so that the day can come! Oh!