Custom story of the Flying FoxWhy doesn’t the flying fox eat during the day? One day all the animals of the air were fighting with all the animals of the ground. The flying fox didn’t join the animals of the air to fight; instead he just watched the unfolding fight. The fight continued and when finally finished the animals of the air where angry with the flying fox. They threw him out and told him, “You are no longer family now.” So now the flying fox is shamed, afraid and can only eat under the cover of night!
-Story told in Unua, southeast Malekula Island, Republic of Vanuatu
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