Long ago, there were no cattle in the Maasai tribe. One day, God called Maasinta, the first Maasai and asked him to make a large enclosed area and then inform him. Maasinta went and made an enclosed area as instructed, and then went back to inform God. Next, God asked him to stand against the […]
A turtle has a shell because it provides it with protection. Almost certainly the original and most widespread role of the turtle shell is protection from predators, something that’s especially useful given the slow, careful foraging styles of most turtles. Different types of turtles have different types of shells which all provide benefits in their
Crocodiles, the largest of living reptiles, are found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Crocodiles are found on all the continents of the world, except for Europe and Antarctica. The geographical range of this reptile species spans across North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Their natural habitat includes freshwater sources
Long ago, there lived a frog who had two wives. One lived in Dumbi and the second wife lived in Dala. One day, a little frog came to him and said, “Come to Dumbi, please! Your first wife has prepared a yummy pudding for you.” The frog was delighted because he liked puddings very much.
Once, Abu Nawas and his wife were arguing and Abu Nawas said to his wife that she was stupid. She met her friends and said, “I want to buy cleverness.” Abu Nawas overheard their conversation. Abu Nawas decided to play a trick. He went out in the street and started playing with a ball in
Once upon a time, there was a King whose ears were floppy like those of a donkey. He did not want his secret to be revealed; so whenever he went out in public, he covered his ears from the people. The only person who ever saw the King’s ears was his hairdresser. The King always
Once, a young man took his cows for grazing and on his way he tripped on a skull that looked very beautiful. He looked at it for a while and uttered aloud, “Oh my God, but why are you killing such beautiful people?” He then continued with his grazing. The next day also, he saw
Once upon a time, Ganya and his son went into the forest to hunt. They did not find any hunt and soon started feeling hungry. It was evening and now they were tired. Throughout the day, they did not find any animal. At last, they killed a hyena. Sadly, the Nuers do not eat the
Once, some birds and some animals lived in the sky. The dog and the hen also lived there. One day, it was very cold and rainy in the sky. So, to make the sky warm, the birds asked the dog to go to the Earth and bring some fire. The dog went to a man’s
Long ago, there was a King in Uganda who was very unkind to his people. The people were afraid of the King. Every day, he thought of new ways to distress and trouble people. No one in his kingdom was safe and happy. Though it was a beautiful country and the Sun shone every day
Spiders have two fangs, one cephalothorax (joined head and middle), one abdomen, and eight legs. But how many eyes do these arachnids have? Most spiders, but definitely not all spiders, have eight eyes, and the way those eyes are arranged can often help scientists work out what kind of spider it is. Of course, that’s
In general, we hear a popping sound when we crack our knuckles and there is a scientific reason behind this. The sound in the knuckles is caused when we deliberately or undeli-berately extend the finger joint to its maximum range. The joints are enclosed by a lubricating fluid and when we extend the knuckles the
We sneeze when our nasal mucosal membrane is swollen or the nerve ending is irritated. The irritation can be caused by anything, which may be a foreign substance or allergen. However, sometimes sneezing occurs when our optic nerve is exposed to bright light. Multiple sneezes or one single sneeze is a reflex of the human
The human body is of such type that it cannot hold excessive loss of blood. So there should be some hormone which helps humans to keep stick their wounds and cuts so that they may be intact with their proper working of the body. Blood platelets are the required hormone that helps them for blood
Most of the times we do a deep knee bend and then we hear a popping sound that comes from your knee joints. This is a very common thing that is faced by the people of different age groups. The reason for these sounds in the knees and other joints is because of the tendons,
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