Enkai and the Rainbow Serpent
In the time when Enkai still walked among the people, a great drought struck the land. Rivers dried up, grass turned to dust, and the cattle began to die. The Maasai begged Enkai for rain, but their prayers went unanswered. One day, a young girl saw a magnificent rainbow serpent emerge from a dry riverbed. The serpent spoke, saying it would carry a message to Enkai if the people would honor it as a messenger of the divine. The Maasai agreed, and the serpent slithered up the rainbow into the sky. When it reached Enkai, it sang the people's plea. Enkai was moved and sent rain that restored the l