THE CHURCH OF THE RAVEN AND THE NIGHT HOUSE

      

   A raven created a religion. Several animals went down to his church during the week, but on Monday the raven closed the church and chose to visit a house that opened at night in the city center.

    The male animals that frequented the house recognized the raven and approached him. They repented of their sins and then one of them asked:

    -What can we still make to be forgiven?

    The raven looked at the male animals and said:

    -Go home, sleep with your wives and tomorrow, take them to my church!

    The male animals lowered their heads and left the house, but the female animals concerned themselves. The snake that managed the house approached the raven and asked:

   -And as for us, what can we make to be forgiven?

   The raven looked at the female animals and said:

   -Close the house this night!

   The female animals lowered their heads and prepared themselves to leave, but the raven interrupted them:  

  -I said to close the house with me and with you inside.

   (Osmar Batista Leal)   

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