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 Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:34 pm
Eupe nodded. "She keeps me very entertained." She gave the half-purr cheetahs made and nuzzled Kisa. "She has a talent for it, that's certain. And I've grown rather proud of that talent she'd been building up." But...Eupe knew very well talent only got one so far without training. It was why she was never a warrior. A noble daughter just didn't do such things. But...perhaps...
A thought struck her. But she would keep it to herself for now. See if her daughter or the story-teller lion thought of it as well.
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:39 pm
Kisa beamed at the praise from both of them and fluffed her chest fur out just a little. She did remember most of the story the big lion had told before - though not really as he had told it, or very many details. But she had the sense of it in her head.
A thought came to her then, and she brightened. "Could you... tell that story again, that I heard before? I wanted Mom to hear... but I couldn't remember it all the same like you told it."
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:08 pm
Bombei could easily understand being proud of someone's skill. Especially if it was a skill one themselves didn't have. "She's got a natural talent then." He smiled to her mother.
"Oh, again? If you want me to I could...or maybe you could tell it, and when you forget some I can remind you." It would be a good test for her, telling the same thing he'd told her himself. Maybe if she did well enough and was still interested...
((I have the story saved, actually, so I really can post it if you want...XD))
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:24 pm
Eupe nudged her daughter a little, trying to be encouraging. "I would very much like to hear this story, my little star." Perhaps the idea in her head was a good one.
((That would be awesome, Shino!))
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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:54 pm
Kya blinked at the both of them, suddenly shy and flustered now. But... her Mom said that she wanted to hear, so she should at least try! "Uhm... I .. Okay, it went like this. I think..."
Drawing herself up a bit, she shut her eyes, trying to remember the story. "There was this lion a long time ago and he was the first one the gods created... his name was Ethile. And that means 'first'. But because he was the first thing the gods made, he was really lonely. So one day, he looked up and he asked the gods why they made him, and said how he was the only thing down here, so ... what was the point?"
She didn't precisely have all of the details and she wasn't telling it how Bombei had... but... the basic sense of it was there. And she paused for a minute, peeking at the larger lion to see what he thought so far. Was she messing it up?
(( *refers back to other RP* XDD Though you can post the whole thing again if you want Shinos~ <3 ))
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:39 pm
((XD sure thing!...
A Creation Story
"Once long ago, the great gods of the world decided to make the first lion...Him name was Ethile, which means 'first'..."
"And Ethile looked upon the vast savanna and asked aloud 'Why was I made, O Gods? I am alone here in this place, while all of you bask in the stars above!' For you see, Ethile was lonely, and there were not even preybeasts on the land in those days. The Gods looked down at their sole created being and called down, 'What would you have us add to your world, young Ethile? It is lush and waiting for you to explore. There are grasses plenty to eat (for in that time lions ate no meat, only leaves and grasses as prey do today) and waters to swim in."
"'Yes, but there is no one I can share it with!' Ethile cried out. 'If only you would give me a companion, or several!' And the Gods looked down upon poor lonely Ethile and decided to grant his wish. They cast down their powers, and from the air sprung birds, fast and free. Ethile looked on in wonder, but the birds were too wild and enchanted with the sky. They would not come down to play with Ethile.
'O Gods, please! The birds of the air will not come down! I need something that will not hide in the clouds, too busy flying to be with me!'
And again the Gods conceded, and summoned fish to the seas and rivers. For a time Ethile was glad, but when he would finally coax a fish from the water to play, it would gasp in pain and retreat at once. Those that didn't return to the seas in time died, and not even Ethile would eat them, for he ate grass. He called upon the Gods again, and they agreed one last time to make creatures for Ethile."
"From the ground of the earth leapt long legged beasts, giraffes and antelope and even other felines, and the canines. The gods had gifted Ethile with an abundance of creatures to choose from for his companion, for they had tired of his asking of them to do more and more. All the creatures they had made ate grass, so there was no fear of them harming each other. All the felines played with the other animals, and even the hyena was friendly. Eventually Ethile chose several animals to be his friends in his travels. One, a cheetah, was named Rusasi, because he had been the first feline born after Ethile, and was in that way his 'sibling'. Another, a wild dog, was Tafo, because she liked to lick everyone. Together they had many adventures, but that is for another story.
Eventually the trio returned to their home, and to their surprise all this animals had grown thin and sick. You see, with so many creatures eating grass, they had eventually run out of food. Only Ethile, Rusasi, and Tafo were still fat, because they had eaten the grasses of many other lands on their journey."
"Together the three of them talked to all the animals, trying to learn what was going on. Some they were able to lead away to better grazing lands, but the territorial ones, the dogs and cats, they wouldn't go. They would rather starve. Knowing there was nothing they could do to convince these few, instead they turned to the gods.
'Please, O Gods! We have not asked anything of you since our day of creation, but we need you now! Our kindred are starving, there is not enough grass! If not there some way we could eat stones or dirt or the air?'
Now the Gods had long been glad for the silence from their creatures below, and to hear Ethile again asking a favor made them a little angry. Still, they did not want their beings to die, and they reached down, touching each cat and dog on the nose. 'We have given you the power to eat things other than the grass you have shared so long. But the cost is steep. From this day forth you shall chase, catch, and kill your brethren who still eat the grass. They will flee from you in fear, and will shun you from now on. This is your punishment for being stubborn and refusing to leave your land, even to save yourselves.'"
And the cats and dogs were ashamed of themselves indeed. For a time they continued to work together, hunting and thriving. Indeed the prey beasts fled from them, but they did not fear death as those today do. As a gift to those creatures who willingly went to new lands, the Gods had made death painless for the prey. Only after many more years, and many more stories' worth of adventures, did things finally become as they are today."
There ya go! XD))
Bombei sat back with a smile, eager to see how well the cub had remembered.
He nodded now and again as she told her tale...it was certainly lacking some of the more refined touches that could really make a story, but in terms of the plot, it was good enough. And he couldn't expect perfection from her right away, could he? He flicked his ears forward when she looked to him, showing that she was doing well enough to make him want to listen to her. 'Go on!' he mouthed. 'You can do it!'
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:50 pm
Eupe listened eagerly to the story, fascinated with it. It was so different from the story of creation she had heard. Perhaps that was what made her realize that this lion was, indeed, the one her daughter needed to learn from. Eupe certainly had no talent in telling stories...and though she had learned many things in her journeys, she was still a child in the ways of the outside world.
And this lion was not. He seemed to know a great deal more than she. And if Kisa was to learn to be a proper storyteller...well, she needed to learn from such a creature.
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:55 pm
Kisa flashed a quick smile back at Bombei and went on, a little more confidently. "The gods thought about that for a little while, and then they asked Ethile what else he wanted - since he had plenty to eat and there was a lot of water he could play in too. Then Ethile told the gods that he was sad because he was the only one there ... he said he wanted someone to share with and play with.
So the gods said ok, and they made the birds. But birds like the sky too much and none of them would come down to play with Ethile, so he was still sad.
Ethile went to the gods again and told them the birds wouldn't play with him... so next they made fish. But the fish couldn't come out of the water, so that wasn't any good, either.
So finally, the gods made all the things that live on the land ... like uhm. The gazelles and zebras and ... all of them." She hesitated, fumbling a little bit, then picked up the tale again.
"So then finally Ethile had others he could really play with, and he was friends with a cheetah and a wild dog." She stopped again there - remembering the end of the story...
But a part of her got the feeling she still wasn't doing it exactly right, and she was a bit shy.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:25 pm
Bombei listened closely, but not carefully to Kisa as she went on. Her lack of refined skill was obvious. Her story was the plot and little more, and not phrased in a way that would hold the attention of all, but that was why she needed a mentor. If she'd been perfect right off he would have been in shock, and there would have been little more he could teach her. As she was, she was just fine for a beginner.
"And what did the wild dog and the cheetah do with Ethile?" He prompted, much as he remembered those listening to himself would. "Did they get to play?" If she could finish it off without much more trouble then he'd be convinced--not that he wasn't already. He glanced at her mother. Hopefully she'd be in accord with Kisa learning from him.
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:24 am
Even if the story was just bare bones...it had Eupe intrigued. And a little envious of her daughter. Eupe never could tell a story. She could come up with seventeen different ways to take on a larger creature, and recall facts she'd learned...but she was no storyteller.
But her daughter was. And that...that was something Eupe treasured. Though it seemed that treasure would need to move on...become polished and refined...Her smile was a content one though. Content, because Eupe knew she'd done well with her little one; her beloved star.
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:37 pm
Kisa nodded in response to the question, glancing over at her mother for a minute with a shy smile. "They got to play together a lot... and traveled all over the place," she went on.
"But when they got back, all the other animals were sick and thinner ... because they ran out of food, since they were all staying in the same place.
Ethile and his friends tried to help though. They led away a lot of the animals to other places, but the some of them didn't want to leave, they liked where they were and wanted to stay there, forever.
So the three friends asked the gods for help again. They wanted to know if the ones who wouldn't leave could eat something else, like ... uhm. Dirt or air," Kisa said with a little nod. Almost there!
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:40 pm
Bombei really was impressed. How many cubs Kisa's age could remember all that? Not that many, he was sure. Time would make her memory even better, he could tell. Probably better than even his. If she could remember his story, surely she would recall him, perhaps, and her mother most certainly when she was his age. That was more than he could do...
Now knowing he simply had to teach this cub, he sat back, intent expression softening as he began to simply enjoy, rather than analyze, the tale. He'd ask when she was done, his mind was made up.
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:19 pm
Eupe could only smile and listen, growing prouder of her daughter. And she knew, from the way Bombei stood and looked at Kisa, that he felt the same as Eupe. Proud...and knowing that it was time for the little cheeton to move on from her mother, to learn. She would until the end. Then Eupe would speak up.
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:26 pm
Kisa smiled at the looks from both adults, pleased that she had managed to remember this much. After all, it was a pretty long story! "The gods were kind of annoyed that Ethile was bothering them again, though, so they decided to do something else. They made it so that all the dogs and cats would eat the other animals who ate the grass instead. For a while that was okay and all the dogs and cats worked together. But after a long time, things got to how they are today," she finished quickly with a little bow.
Then she sat looking from one to the other, wondering ... what would happen now.
As things turned out, she ended up leaving with her mentor, happy about that, but knowing that she would miss her mother. But she could definitely come back and visit!
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