Sun and Water - A Zambian Folk Tale

Sun and Water were good friends. Sun often visited Water’s home but Water never visited Sun. So one day Sun asked Water to visit him.

Water: Before I can visit, you need to build a very big house for me and all my family and friends.

Sun agreed, went back home and built a very big house.

Sun: I have built a very big house for Water to come and visit.
So water started to get into the house.

Water: Can I bring my family?

Sun: Yes. There is room.

So water’s family moved into the house.

Water: Can I bring my friends?

Sun: Yes there is still room.

So Water’s friends moved into the house.
Now the house was full of water so Sun moved on top of the roof.

Water: Is there still room for some of my people?

Sun: Yes there is still room.

So the water went right over the roof of the house. Sun had to move off the roof up into the sky. And that is how to this day the sun is up in the sky.

Sun and Water Together

Picking maize

When the

shines and the

rains, maize grows well.

Children help to gather the s. Maize seeds are dried in the sun. Then it is ground into called mealie meal. The mealie meal is put into a with water and is boiled up to make a porridge called nsima. Children enjoy nsima. It is the main food of the chidren in St Charles’ School.

Sun and no Water

Sometimes the shines and the does not rain for a long time. The ground dries up and there is a drought. Maize does not grow and children become very hungry. Some starve.

Mission Together

Children in Mission Together pray and share with each other.

Last year children in Mission Together in England and Wales sent Ł2,800 to St Charles’ School .

This gives each child a meal of nsima and stew or vegetable on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Now we would like to send a gift so that children can have a meal on Tuesday and Thursday each week as well.