The Two Brothers by: Egyptian Folktale
Answer:
Anpu’s wife had pretended that she was beaten by Bata by painting her body with blue and black and appeared to be in great pain. She even act as if she cannot give Anpu water to wash his hands, did not light the fire for him, and acts very sick. These acts of Anpu’s wife are disagreeable because telling lies and pretending to be a victim makes others’ lives miserable just like what have happened to Anpu and Bata. Their loving ties have been cut by Anpu’s wife’s jealousy.
Characters:
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Moral Lesson:
Trust is such a very important ingredient of any relationship. Without it, everything will just be placed in compromise and there will always be reasons for arguments and contentions. Likewise, siblings will always be siblings no matter what. People may choose friends and companions but can never choose their siblings because they are God given.
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Summary:
The two brothers is the story of Anpu and Bata. Anpu is older than Bata and is already married. Both of them are very loving. Anpu invited his younger brother to live with him and his wife and took care of him until he is old enough to work in the field. Bata on the other hand had served his brother well and has been very grateful to share what he had harvested to his brother and his wife. Their bond as siblings became so strong that even Anpu’s wife got jealous of.
There are traits of Bata that endeared Anpu more including his dedication and hard work which is incomparable with others. He had the spirit of God with him and always returns home with lots of milk, vegetables, and woods. However, not everybody is pleased with him. In fact, Anpu’s wife gets jealous of Bata because she had seen how much he loved him and always sought after his welfare.
One day, Anpu’s wife pretends that she was beaten by Bata by painting her body with blue and black and appeared to be in great pain. She even act as if she cannot give Anpu water to wash his hands, did not light the fire for him, and acts very sick. These acts of Anpu’s wife are disagreeable because telling lies and pretending to be a victim makes others’ lives miserable just like what have happened to Anpu and Bata. Their loving ties have been cut by Anpu’s wife’s jealousy.
During the confrontation, Bata fled to the God Ra to spare him from his angry brother Anpu. The God Ra causes a river with crocodiles to flow in between them that Bata might be spared from Anpu’s plan to kill him. Bata asked his older brother why he wanted to kill him despite the fact that he and his wife have been his parents since their parents passed away. Anpu replied that the act is in response to the alleged beating that he had done with his wife.
Bata defended himself and repeatedly says that he will never do such a thing since he had looked after her as his own mother. Anpu left Bata and went home. He had discovered that the blue and black on his wife’s skin are just paintings so his anger caused him to kill her instead and cast her to the dogs. His life was filled with mourning for his younger brother. Bata on the other hand, went to the Valley of Acacia and there continue his life. There he met the nine Gods who gave a woman to be his companion because they do not wanted him to live alone.
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