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When the people stop feeding and honoring it, rain stops, crops wither, and animals weaken, leaving the village struggling to find food. After neglect, a young girl, Ketti, returns to the forest and renews the bird’s care, restoring rain through memory, song, and simple offerings.","The Rain Bird  \nAuthor-Joanne Bloch (retold folktale) Adaptation-Nal'ibali Illustration-Wiehan de Jager  \nEnglish Traditional Story  \nThe Rain Bird  \nAuthor-Joanne Bloch (retold folktale) Adaptation-Nal'ibali Illustration-Wiehan de Jager African Storybook Project  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2014, Nal'ibali and PRAESA  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[ ](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[credits for authors](credits for authors) , illustrators, etc.  \nAuthor-Joanne Bloch (retold folktale) Adaptation-Nal'ibali Illustration-Wiehan de Jager  \n[Source www.africanstorybook.org](Source www.africanstorybook.org)[ ](Source www.africanstorybook.org)Original [source www.nalibali.org](source www.nalibali.org)[ ](source www.nalibali.org)English  \nIn a country called Gabon, a little village stood at the very edge of a forest.  \nIn the heart of this forest, in the highest branches of an enormous tree, lived a very special bird − the bird that made rain.  \nFor as far back as the villagers could remember, they had taken the time to keep this bird happy.  \nThey saved scraps of bread, pieces of fruit and fresh coconut milk, and every week or two a group of villagers took these delicacies into the forest. When they had laid them atthe base of the tree, one of them played a simple tune on the thumb piano.  \nAfter a while, the bird flew down to the ground to eat and drink. When she had finished, she began to sing the most beautiful song.  \nAt the same time, she raised her dark, shiny blue wings, and within minutes, the rain began to fall.  \nThis went on for many years. Because the rain fell regularly, the crops grew abundantly and there was plenty of food in the village.  \nBut gradually things began to change. Somehow, the villagers were always busy and they began to neglect the rain bird. \"It will rain anyway,\" they said. \"It's time to  \nstop spoiling that silly old bird!\"  \nBut the people were wrong. When they stopped looking after the bird, the rain stopped falling.  \nThe crops began to dry up and die, and the animals grew thin and weak. Still, nobody in the village went into the forest to feed the bird that brought the rain. Now they were all too busy trying to find money to buy food in the neighbouring town.  \nOne scorching day, a young girl called Ketti decided to go into the forest after school. \"At least it will be cool in there,\" she thought. She walked and walked, and after some time, she came to the tall tree in which the rain bird lived. Ketti stared up at the tree.  \nSuddenly, she remembered how her granny had taken her into the forest to feed the bird when she was still a tiny child. Ketti opened her school bag and pulled out a piece of bread left over from her lunch. Carefully she laid the bread at the base of the tree. Then because she had no thumb piano, she sang an old song that she had known all her life.","cbCaia5vQF54wAfO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaia5vQF54wAfO","pdf",10338099,23,"English","en",105,"# Story of The Rain Bird\n## Life in the village and the bird that makes rain\n## Neglect and the return of drought\n## Ketti’s choice to feed the bird","[{\"question\":\"Where does the Rain Bird live, and what is its role?\",\"answer\":\"The Rain Bird lives high in the branches of an enormous tree in a village at the edge of a forest. It makes rain, so regular rainfall supports abundant crops and food.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens when the villagers stop feeding the bird?\",\"answer\":\"Rain stops falling. 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