The African Gazette

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The African Gazette Volume 1, Issue 1

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December 16th 2008

In this Edition… —> A Bite too Far, Local villagers score revenge on Crocodile, avenging their lost friends. —> Slave a Queen, Rhodopis goes from house slave, to queen of Egypt.

Slave a Queen? Could slave become queen? “Rosy Rhodopis,” that is what everyone is saying in downtown Cairo after a young slave girl became the queen of Egypt. It all happened yesterday when a slave girl named Rhodopis was sitting by the Nile. The three servant girls that she lived with came down and insulted her. Rhodopis just tried to ignore them like she did every day. When night fell, Rhodopis danced with her animal friends. She was dancing so gracefully that she didn’t even know that her master had woken up and began to make her some slippers. As morning broke, the slippers were presented to Rhodopis. They were rosy red and sparkled at the toes. (See “Slave a queen” — Page 2)

A Bite Too Far Villagers score revenge on Crocodile Just recently, the Crocodile by the river has become a vegetarian and will not bother the villagers again. Officials say that the villagers gathered many sharp and pointy stones, and killed a sheep. Then the villagers stuffed this sheep with the sharp and pointy stones, and then brought the sheep to the river. When the Crocodile saw the sheep, he immediately ate it in one bite. Officials say that the Crocodile wasn’t hurt too bad, and that he should make a full recovery. Many days ago, a small village in Africa was suffering from a long drought. The entire epidemic began with Mother Earth asking her daughter to go to the river and bring back water to the village. When the daughter went to the river, she never came back. Mother Earth was getting worried and sent (See “Crocodile” — Page 2)

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The African Gazette • $0.50 • Volume 1, Issue 1 • December 16th, 2008

Slave a Queen (Continued from page 1)

Just as Rhodopis was beginning to feel good about herself, word of a party at the pharaoh’s house reached the hut in which Rhodopis lived. All of the servant girls left, but Rhodopis was forced to stay behind. A bystander has said that Rhodopis decided to sit under a tree and wait for the return of the servant girls. The bystander then told us that a falcon named Horus swooped down and stole one of the rosy red slippers. The falcon flew to the Pharaoh’s house and dropped the slipper onto the Pharaohs lap. A witness at the party said that the pharaoh needed to find the foot that fit this slipper immediately. He called of the party and began his search. When the servant girls arrived at the party, they were so angry that no one was there. They left and went home. The Pharaoh himself was searching relentlessly until he arrived at the home of Rhodopis. He ordered everyone to try on the slipper. The servant girls tried to fit their foot into the slipper but failed. Then Rhodopis slid her foot into the slipper with ease. One of the servant girls has told me that the Pharaoh exclaimed that Rhodopis would be his queen forever. I’m Colin Yeaney reporting from downtown Cairo.

Crocodile (Continued from page 1)

someone else to look for the daughter. But, he didn’t come back either. Another person was sent, and another, and another, but they didn’t come back either. The villagers knew that the Crocodile was the culprit, so the chief called for a meeting. All of the elders stated many radical ideas but one elder finally suggested using sharp and pointy stones, killing a sheep, stuffing it with the stones, and letting the Crocodile eat the sheep. All of the villagers agreed with this idea and proceeded with his plan. The villagers brought the sheep to the river during the mist of night, and put it in plain sight of the Crocodile. Officials say that the Crocodile spotted the sheep and ate it in one huge bite. The Crocodile had become so afraid of meats that he became a vegetarian. Officials say that the Crocodile has remained in hiding and hasn’t disturbed the villagers since. By Josh Milligan

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