Nivram And The Tribe Short Story

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In the beginning, there lived a chief, Nivram, and his son, Omen. Nivram and Omen’s tribe believed in a great spirit, who gifted the tribe a giant rock. The rock symbolizes safety and protection over the tribe by the Spirit. When discovered, the rock boasted fruits and seeds, gifts from the spirit. Each week more seeds, fruits, and other supplies appeared at the rock. One rule for allowed for continuous supplies from the spirit, Nivram and all members must believe without doubt in the spirit. Nivram remained responsible to uphold the one rule because as chief, only Nivram could contact the spirit. The spirit never informed Nivram of the consequences if the one rule broke. One day Nivram left the village and went to the rock to pray. Suddenly, the valley around the great rock and the village began to shake, almost as if the Earth itself shook, and a great wall of water washed over Nivram and the village, but the rock protected him, by putting a special dome around him. …show more content…

Oddly, all of the tribe members remained unharmed and accounted for, except for Omen. Nivram and the tribe members searched and searched for Omen without any luck, only a child, they knew Omen would not survive on his own away from his father and the village. The aftermath of the great flood left the village as a swamp and the tribe members now must travel by boat through the village and the rest of the valley. Nivram began a massive search for Omen by himself, traveling for miles each week through the valley and surrounding area, but always returned and prayed at the now cracked great rock in hopes of finding his son. Nivram continued his search for ten long years. During this ten year period, the great rock remained cracked and supplies ceased to appear there for the

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