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the story of the lightning and the thunder
nigerian folktale, translated by elphinstone dayrell [1910] in the olden days the thunder and lightning lived on the earth amongst all the other people, but the king made them live at the far end of the town, as far as possible from other people's houses. the thunder was an old mother sheep, and the lightning was her son, a ram. whenever the ram got angry he used to go about and burn houses and knock down trees; he even did damage on the farms, and sometimes killed people. whenever the lightning did these things, his mother used to call out to him in a very loud voice to stop and not to do any more damage; but the lightning did not care in the least for what his mother said, and when he was in a bad temper used to do a very large amount of damage. at last the people could not stand it any longer, and complained to the king. so the king made a special order that the sheep (thunder) and her son, the ram (lightning), should leave the town and live in the far bush. this did not do much good, as when the ram got angry he still burnt the forest, and the flames sometimes spread to the farms and consumed them. so the people complained again, and the king banished both the lightning and the thunder from the earth and made them live in the sky, where they could not cause so much destruction. ever since, when the lightning is angry, he commits damage as before, but you can hear his mother, the thunder, rebuking him and telling him to stop. sometimes, however, when the mother has gone away some distance from her naughty son, you can still see that he is angry and is doing damage, but his mother's voice cannot be heard.

1. according to the story, for what reasons were the sheep (thunder) and the ram (lightning) banished from the town? choose two responses from below.
a. the king had a very bad temper and threw them out of the town.
b. both the sheep and the ram destroyed property and lives when they got angry.
c. the ram destroyed property and killed people when it got angry.
d. the mother sheep had a very loud voice the people could not tolerate.
e. the king was responding to the complaints of the people about the two.

2. this story suggests that one of the roles of folklore within this culture is:
a. to inspire fear of the supernatural within the people
b. to explain occurrences within nature and climate.
c. to persuade the people to respect their leader.
d. to strengthen the bond between parents and their children.

3. what is the significance of the last sentence of the story:

sometimes, however, when the mother has gone away some distance from her naughty son, you can still see that he is angry and is doing damage, but his mother's voice cannot be heard.
a. it illustrates that the voices of the weak are rarely heard.
b. it warns that children left unsupervised can create havoc.
c. it demonstrates that damage can be done even when there is no noise.
d. it explains why there is not always the sound of thunder when lightning is seen.

4. which of the following is an intended moral of this folktale?
a. nature can be beautiful but dangerous.
b. weather cannot be easily forecasted.
c. failing to listen to one's parents has consequences.
d. thunder does not always follow lightning.