CHUKU
The supreme deity of the Ibo of Eastern Nigeria, Chuku is the creator,and the
Ibo believe that all good comes from him. Once he sent a dog messenger to men,advising
them that, should anyone die, they should be lain on the ground and strewn with
ashes,after which they would return to life.The dog, however,was tired and so
delayed, so Chuku sent a sheep with the same message. It too got delayed, stopping
to eat on the way,and on arriving had forgotten the wording of the message it
had brought. Guessing,the sheep told men that they should bury a corpse in the
earth. When the dog arrived later with the correct message,it was not believed,and
so death was established on the Earth.