Village boy Impressions

" Why the Chameleon Has a Broken Head & other stories of Asuom " is the second in the  Asuom Series  which seeks to present 'Buluk to the World' by translating the popular folktales of the land into the English Language to reach a wider audience and hopefully enable them to be integrated into mainstream educational texts in time.  Content:  The Book contains the following tales:  The Fattened Rams of Agoabiak Which is more important – Age or Wisdom? How Asuom Got A Handsome Mouth Asuom and the Three Herculean Tasks Asuom and the King's Roofing Beam Asuom and the Honey Tree Why the Lion Hunts Other Animals The Gossip Trap Why the Chameleon Has A 'Broken' Head (I) Why the Chameleon Has A 'Broken' Head (II) Read an Excerpt from the Book below.  "It was then that Abunoruk arrived. Everyone was so busy debating and making their own constructions of how Asuom brought the beam home. They took no notice of Abunoruk who made his way to the king and

Of a truth was Caesar’ intuition To have fat men about him Such as doth sleep at night. So would I have loud men any day That shout and shake and swear In showing anger or malice That let out peals of laughter When happy or tickled Or cry open bitter tears at need. Of them you may open and read And need not fear of poison darts Or sharp knives deep concealed. Not so the kind that dwell in quiet,   That brood in loud long silences Keeping century-old wrongs dear. That sit up late nursing their envy And all that is dark and sinister Is hoarded in their hungry bosoms. They creep in the shadows unseen Like vipers in the undergrowth, With their lean and hungry look There is no telling their thoughts Nor affection nor ill will Them you must not only fear but run!