THE BRIDE OF THE NILE

By Eiman AbdelNasser 6C

 

It was said that the

ancient Egyptians

were considering

the River Nile the

god of goodness,

growth and fertility.

Egyptians

loved the

Nile

flooding; it

was great

for the crops

and plants.

But in the one

of the years, the

Nile refused to

over-flow.

When the flood

did not occur

the land became

dry.

Then the

minister of

the kingdom

said to the

King that the

Nile wanted

to get

married and

have

children.

 

All girls wanted to

marry the god of

goodness and every year

the minister chose a

beautiful girl to jump

into the river and they

would do it with

complete satisfaction.

And so

every year

they

continued

this

celebration.

After many

years there were

no more girls for

the celebration.

Only the king’s

daughter was

available.

The king did not want to let

his daughter jump in the Nile,

but the minister insisted.

So the king’s maid felt sorry

for the princess and she took

the princess to her house and

instead the maid made a

puppet that looks exactly like

the princess and they threw

the puppet in the Nile.

The king got sick from how sad

he was so the maid went to tell

him that the princess was with her

in her house, and that she fed her,

cared for her and raised her and

so the king got happier and they

continued throwing dolls instead

of girls.