Another story that will tell us how-and-why. Dogs are not changing their, shapes to help human being.
This is the end of a long folk-story, in which a hunter has a lot of adventure, and finally succeed in killing a large number of animals. But how was he to carry all that meat home by himself, before nightfall? He was alone, with his only hunting dogs.
The Hunter was surprised when one of the dogs spoke: 'we can easily solve your problem. But it is often a mistake to help you sons of men.
'Help me if you can,' replied the hunter. ' I promise that you won't regret it. And l'll give e some of the meat to eat.'
Well, if you promise to keep it a secret, we can change into human shapes and help you carry the meat as far as the town gates. Then your wives can carry it home from there before the dark.'
The hunter promised, and the dogs tooks human shape and carried the meat.
Now, you all know how curious women are? The very first thing the hunter's wives wanted to know was how he alone had managed to get all that meat from the forest to the town gates. He refused to tell them, and of course that made them more interested than ever. They continued to ask him, and the more he refused, the more curious they became, until they could eat of or sleep.
So the youngest wife thought of a plan. One day she gave a very tasty meal of pounded yam to the hunter, and plenty strong fresh palm-wine with it. She went on pouring more and more palm-wine until he became rather drunk and sleepy. Just he was falling asleep, she tapped him gently on the shoulder, and asked how he had got all the meat to the gates. And the sleepy hunter told her.
Later than same evening, wen she was sweeping, she came to where the eldest dog was lying. She hit him with the broom. 'lazy animals!' she said angrily. 'they only sleep and eat and lie around all day, whereas if they wishes they could take a better shape and help us with our housework! Get out of my way!'
The dog immediately knew what had happened. He called the other two, and the went away from hunter's house. And although dogs have remained in men's house still today, the will never change their shape to help any human being.
Kutmelesy 😳