Tradition: Lost And Kept

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one brought him a daughter. Another tradition that was shown in the story was
the explanation of how Oganda (the chief's only daughter) received her name. Her
name meant "beans" because her skin was smooth, very much like the skins of
beans. A last example of tradition is the sacrificing of Oganda. She is
scheduled to be sacrificed to a lake monster in order for the tribal villages to
receive precipitation and water. In modern days, we would check the local
satellite forecast for the area and determine when to conserve water during a
drought. However, in this story, tradition must be followed to allow the people
to live and thrive, or does it?

Revealing the parts of the story where tradition is kept is important in
order to compare with the part where tradition is lost and compromised. The
Chief keeps tradition when he arranges a meeting with all the family members
except Oganda to discuss her sacrifice to better the chances of survival for
everyone else. Oganda believes ...

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