Question

Summarize the plot of the myth “The Beginnings of the Maasai.”

Answer 1

The beginnings of the maasai is the myth of the ethnic group in the country Kenya. This is a story of place who has a god named Enkai. Enkai was rumored as the man who owns all the cattle in the world. Enkai showerd the cattle down to the earth on each maasians.

Answer 2

The myth The Beginnings of the Maasai tells the story of the close relationship between the Maasai and Enkai, and the reason why cattle are sacred to the Maasai people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The speaker, in The Beginnings of the Maasai, tells how a volcano erupted and made Neirtekob's cattle fly into the air. This was a very big problem for the herder because the cattle would not survive there, so Enkai -God of the Sky- grew a giant fig tree so the cattle could be able to climb back to the earth. For this reason cattle are so sacred for the Maasai and the relationship between Enkai and the Maasai is so close.