Read the summary of "The Beginnings of the Maasai."
Is this an effective summary of the story?
In "The Beginnings of the Maasai," the daughter of the
O Yes, because it includes key ideas from the
Maasai explains the relationship between the Maasai
and their sky god Enkai. She explains how a volcanic
beginning, middle, and end, and it explains the conflict
eruption sent Enkai and the cattle into the sky. In order to
and the resolution.
save the cattle, Enkai created a giant tree that allowed
O Yes, because it focuses on the details from the
them to walk back to earth. Then, Enkai entrusted
beginning, the obstacles from the middle, and the
Neiterkob, the narrator's father, and his tribe to care for
resolution from the end.
the cattle. As a result, the cattle are sacred to the
O No, because it uses too many specific names from
Maasai, and the Maasai maintain a close connection
the beginning, middle, and end, and it has a vague
with Enkai.
resolution.
O No, because it leaves out details from the beginning,
the obstacles from the middle, and the resolution from
the end.