The Malagasy legend of the bird-king "Ny Railovy" by Hotel ★★★ Restaurant gourmand coconut Lodge Majunga
The Malagasy legend of the bird-King "Ny Railovy"
The Drongo is called, in Malagasy, the King Bird, do you know why ?
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One day, a greedy man set fire in the Bush of Madagascar on the North West Coast in the Boeny region. The fire was spreading quickly and God couldn't ask for help only to human beings flying. Birds and bats began to work with courage and determination. All, they were aware of the importance of this mission.
All except one species...
After an hour, the more mischievous and devious bird, the Drongos, HID discreetly on a small island to avoid this difficult task and looked at each other from afar, with watchful eyes, others who were killing themselves to the task. The Drongos by far preferred to bask in the Sun convinced that this work was useless. One after the other fell of exhaustion under the amused eyes of Drongos.
The bats stayed alone in the middle of the night to make the aisles and incessant very long hours.
And, in the early morning, they poured the last straw that finally extinguished the fire. The damage was considerable and the beautiful redhead Savannah has left its place to a black landscape and sorry sometimes to the ocean. Fortunately, a large part of the forest surrounded by the tsingys was spared thanks to them. Exhausted, the flying mammals collapsed to enjoy a well deserved rest.
The Drongos, well rested and witnessed the scene went from God to tell him that they are the last on feet and that they expect a reward for saving the big island so precious in the eyes of God. So important and different because it has placed a multitude of endemic species.
God brings together so all the animals of the Red Island and named the Drongo by the Malagasy name, NY Railovy which means the King of birds to have saved Madagascar.
Mouths bees, bats did not understand the decision and convinced that the world turned upside down, Since that day, decided to contemplate this strange world upside down.
If you come across Ny Railovy in Madagascar, don't hold of this story because generations have passed, but keep in mind that he is very smart.
