Reading Notes: How Gazelle Got Married, Part A

Congo: How Gazelle Got Married

Nenpetro has 2 wives and each had 2 daughters
They were rich
The parents will give the daughters to whichever man can guess their names
Their names are Lunga and Lenga
They grew up to be beautiful
An antelope gave the parents a gift and asked for the daughters in marriage
The parents said no because the antelope must know their names
The antelope wonders how he can find out their names
Nsassi (a prince) asked the dad for the daughters but dad said no
Nsassi asks for their names but dad wont tell him
Nsassi’s dog was with him and felt bad watching him get turned down
Nsassi was so sad because he wanted the beautiful daughters
The dad calls for his daughters by their names and the dog hears
He sets out on his way to tell his master what he heard
But he forgets their names after being sidetracked by food
The dog goes back and finds out their names again
He forgets again though because he got thirsty so he had to go back
He finds out the names again and tells his master
They both set out to tell the dad they know the names
Nsassi told Nenpetro his daughters names so he granted them to him
But then the antelope declared war against Nsassi but Nsassi won and the killed and ate him

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