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In Nigeria, there were a group of people identified as the Bura. In the tales of their origin, there was no concept of death. Because of this, when a man in their culture actually took sick and died, they had no idea of what to do about the situation. It was decided necessary to send an emissary to ask for advice, so Worm was dispatched to seek the wisdom of the Sky on how to proceed. While Worm was consulting with Sky, another animal, the trickster lizard Agadzagadza, overheard them speaking and decided to make trouble for everyone. Lizard could travel faster than the Worm, and Lizard made it back to the people sooner. He told the Bura that he had been sent by the Sky, and rather than waiting for the worm, the Bura followed the Lizard's directions instead.

References

Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog, Adder's Fork and Lizard's Leg: The Lore and Mythology of Lizards and Reptiles by Marty Crump University of Chicago Press, c. 2015

African Religions: Beliefs and Practices through History, edited by Douglas Thomas, Temilola Alanamu, c. 2019

Article Evaluations to choose for final project. I am not sold on any of these, still waiting to be inspired but these are the top three for me at this time.

Kintu This page is extremely small and limited in its scope of information. I am looking to choose a subject matter from an underrepresented area of myth, because of what we discussed in class, and an African myth would fit that criteria. Considering that Kintu is one of the main figures of the myth, it is surprising that his page is this tiny.

" Kintu  is a mythological figure who appears in a legend of the Baganda of Uganda as a creation myth. According to this legend, Kintu was the first person on earth, the father of all people.

''Kintu was the first man who wandered alone in the plains of Baganda. He met a woman and her brother, who had come from the sky. The woman, Nnambi, took Kintu to meet her father, Ggulu, in the sky. They married and had many children. Nnambi's brother was Walumbe ("Death"), and he brought death to Kintu and Nnambi, but their children continued to multiply."''

That is the extent of the information. Needs a lot of help. Have to check on the availability of sources, maybe that is the reason for the lack of material?

Agadzagadza

I liked the lizard story, and I like the myths that have aetiological references for the culture that they originate in. I cannot find a page for the lizard trickster on his own, though there is a small reference on the page belonging to a Scottish man. I was not planning on creating a whole new page, but if I could find enough sources for it, the lizard might be a cool topic to work with.

Warumbe is also a possibility, after evaluating it for our first exercise, though it has more information available on it than Kintu's does, so I would probably beef up Kintu's as a choice over Warumbe, but he is an interesting choice because of his representation of death. His article as follows is slightly bigger:

''Walumbe is a character in the Ganda creation myth, The Legend of Kintu. He is the son of Ggulu and the brother of Nambi. His name is translated as "disease" or "death" and he is responsible for death on Earth according to Ganda mythology.''

The Legend[edit]
''In The Legend of Kintu, after Kintu passes all of Ggulu's tests, Ggulu gives him his daughter, Nambi, among other gifts to take back to Earth. He gives them multiple vegetable plants, a hen, and some millet. He warns them then to hurry back to Earth to avoid gaining the attention of Walumbe, Nambi's brother. He tells them not to come back for anything, but when Kintu forgets the hen's millet, he returns for it. After much deliberation, Kintu and Nambi allow Walumbe to stay with them on Earth for a time.''

''In tradition with Gandan culture, Walumbe, as a brother of the bride, claimed one of Kintu's children as his own. Kintu refuses Walumbe and continues to do so throughout the years. Frustrated, Walumbe, then begins to kill a single child every day. After conversing with Ggulu, Kaikuzi is sent to aid Kintu in sending Walumbe back to heaven. Walumbe grapples with Kaikuzi and then retreats by digging and hiding within the ground. Kaikuzi soon tires of pursuing Warumbe and asks all of mankind to be silent for two days to lure Walumbe out. When Walumbe finally emerges, children cry out at the sight of him and he again retreats into the earth. Upon Kintu's dismissal, Kaikuzi then returns to Ggulu and explains the situation. Upon hearing of this, Ggulu allows Walumbe to remain on Earth.''

Walumbe is therefore blamed as the reason for death on Earth.

Article Evaluation

The article pertaining to Warumbe has no extra information that is distracting from the subject, though it could be broadened to encompass more information about the topic. It was last edited in November 2017, so it could stand to be updated, as almost a year and a half has passed since then. I would not say that it is out of date, as it pertains to a myth and is not technically a time-stamped issue. I feel that it could be enhanced with added details, for instance, why he asks for a child and and why he is refused a child, or the fear that the couple feel in regards to Warumbe. It only utilizes one source for its information, and could perhaps also be enhanced by information and citations from other sources. It seems to be unemotional in its delivery, and not biased towards one viewpoint over another. The links all work when clicked on and it has a citation for the textbook that we use as its source, so it does not seem biased in that respect either. It is rated as a stub class article, and it needs more contributions and substance to elevate its stature. It belongs to the Wiki Project for Mythology and the Wiki Project Africa. It lacks the depth of the our class discussions, and it also lacks the film that we saw, which really added to the experience of this myth.