An old woman
gave an egg to her
grandson.
The boy gave the
egg to berry
pickers.
They broke it.
The boy cried,
“That egg was for
bride wealth!”
The berry pickers
gave him a stick.
The boy gave the
stick to builders.
They broke it.
The boy cried,
“That stick
belonged to the
berry pickers!”
The builders gave
him a bundle of
grass.
The boy met a
herder.
A cow ate the
grass.
The boy cried,
“That grass
belonged to the
builders!”
The herder gave
the boy a cow.
The boy found a
marriage
celebration.
They slaughtered
his cow.
The boy cried,
“That cow
belonged to the
herder!”
The bride’s family
gave him the bride.
Bride-wealth-Warwick-Buttress
