My Hero's Journey

I was sitting along the River near my village, recalling the legend of this river that an elderly told me yesterday. The splashing of the water brought me back to reality. Till now, I still remember the sight of the surroundings around the river. The river shone in the intense sunlight, the groves of green palms glowed and shone and faded with indescribable lovely colours at sunrise and sunset. At night, in the sudden cold of darkness the stars shone with extraordinary brilliance in the sky as dark as black velvet.

Our village has suffered famine for 5 years, since the river didn’t rise when the time of flooding was due. No corn grew, the fruits dried up, the crops grew thin and died. Everyone stole food from one another. Of course, the
In the darkness, it was cold and desolate. When I arrived in front of the cave, a bright light shone into my eyes. I staggered back and carelessly slipped and fell into the river. I didn’t know how to swim, and i knew it was forlorn to seek help because it was midnight at that time. When I was drowning, I seemed to understand what “Curiosity kills the cat” was. The only thing I could do now, was to wait for death to bring my soul to the underworld. When I thought my life has come came to an end, I suddenly saw a tall man with a ram’s head whose curling golden horns were shining and heard a mighty voice pierced through the cold air “I, the god of the river, Hemour, am impressed by your valor as nobody had ever come to me before. You are the first one. All villagers neglected my existence and didn’t honour me at all, you should (shall)tell them I will give life to corn, both barley and wheat will grow rich and plentiful, the vines and the fruit trees will flourish too. With my waters, I bring life to men and women. BUT! You all shall build me a temple and bring candies to me every year on this day, Halloween, to honour