In "The Beginnings of the Maasai," the daughter of the Maasai explains the relationship between the Maasai and their sky god Enkai. She explains how a volcanic eruption sent Enkai and the cattle into the sky. In order to save the cattle, Enkai created a giant tree that allowed them to walk back to earth.
cows flying through the air among the dusty clouds, a giant tree connecting the earth and the sky, the cattle walking down the branches of the fig tree, and the narrator being the granddaughter of a god
