Question

Read the passage from “The Beginnings of the Maasai.”

Neiterkob was confused at first. It was one thing for an eruption to send cows flying up into the sky, but it was another problem entirely to get them down to earth again. The wise god knew how to solve the problem. Enkai grew a giant fig tree out on the plains. The tree grew rapidly, and its branches grew so high that they reached up into the heavens. One by one, Enkai sent the cattle walking down branches of the fig tree, all the way down to the roots at the ground. My father and our people accepted the cattle and began to herd them with the sticks that Enkai had given us. Now, the rest of the tribe calls my father the “Beginner of the Earth” because he mediates between Enkai and our tribe, just as he did when the cattle returned from the sky.

What does the passage explain?

Answer 1

Answer:

this passage explains about

there was a problem if cattle went on the sky they never came back but the god grow a big tree which was very tall that it touch the sky then they will be able to bring their cattle one by one that why the tribe call his father beginner of the earth

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Answer 2

This passage from “The Beginnings of the Maasai” explains about a people's culture.

What is culture?

• Culture refers to a people's or society's ideals, habits, and social behaviour.
• It's a broad term that encompasses a wide range of primarily intangible components of social life.

What is the significance of cattle to the tribe?

• Cattle are revered by the tribe because they are sacred, as they are a heavenly gift from Enkai, the sky deity.
• The tribe earns a living by caring for, feeding, and protecting the cattle.

Therefore, this passage from “The Beginnings of the Maasai” explains about a people's culture. It describes about a tribe and their Massai religion; especially the creator of the Earth in their legends, Enkai.

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