The Legend of the Green Mamba and the Three Legged Dog ...

Every culture has it's legends'. Africa is filled with
many stories mythical, mystical or full of wisdom.

So here is the story of the green mamba and the
three legged dog as it was told to me ...

A long time ago ( yesterday - 22 December 2009 ) ...
there were these two Romanian guys living out in a
rural village in the middle of the Bwabwata National
Park. They were two great guys just trying to help the
people of the village out. They were so decent that two
dogs actually adopted them and decided to stay on as
their sidekicks.One dog (male) has only three legs
( in picture ) as the other dog (female) has all four.
The Romanians were kind of new, only having established
themselves in the village for a little over four months.
Yesterday afternoon they were in the front of their
building/house/church/activity center working on outfitting
a van that will be used by one of their colleagues to
support his missionary ways.
The dogs were of course nearby lying under the vehicle
so as to stay out of the hot Namibian afternoon sun.
Everything was quiet and the Romanians proceeded with
their work in peace.
All of a sudden, the three legged dog darts out from under
the van and starts barking hysterically at a bush/tree,
which was about 5 meters or 5 yards away from where
they were working.
As they looked up to see what all the ruckus was
about, the dog jumped up into the tree and came out
with a green mamba in it's teeth. The dog actually had
the tail of the snake in it's mouth. The dog wasn't
dumb and looks like it knew that the head of the snake
was the dangerous part. So, the three legged dog threw
the snake down and ran a bit away.
The Romanians acting quickly dispatched the lethal snake
and now the snake and Ichabod Crane have something
in common ... no head.

Due to the brave action by the three legged dog all
are safe. Two trees have been cut down as they were
a favorite haven for mambas and too close to the house.

And that is the story of the green mamba and the three
legged dog.

So, I guess legendary stories can originate from ancient
times or sometimes they are told to an American by two
Romanians only this morning.