Why Roosters Crow At Dawn African Folklore
Ever wonder why roosters crow with the coming of dawn? The African folklore story Why Roosters Crow at Dawn explains the origins of the first cockcrow and dawn.
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Why Roosters Crow At Dawn African Folklore
Long
ago, when our ancestors first came into this world, there was a bitter and violent
dispute going on between Day and Night. Who was the more important, was their
dispute.
Day
and Night deferred the question to the people of a village nearby. The people
decided in favor of Night, hoping that Night would live up to the decision
about his importance, and becomes Day, and light would always be present.
The
decision angered Day, and it left the country for a distant land. So it was
always dark here.
The
people called unto Night, and said, "Since it is your fault Day left us, you
must give us light!" Night tried, but failed.
The
people went to a witchdoctor and she told them to send for Rooster and tell him he was to seek out Day, and tell Day that the people were wrong, he was much
more important than Night.
Rooster
begged Day to come back and says, "Great Day, the people now agree that
you were in the right and we beg you to return at once, it is fitting that I
announce you’re coming each dawn at your first ray of light!"
Rooster
kept his promise, went up a hill and crowed the coming of day every morning
until the end of time.
