Storytelling: Week 4 Courtcase of Ka Likai

This is the court case Ka Likai vs. Husband #2. She is charging her husband with first degree murder and child abuse.

Ka Likai's Lawyer: Could you tell us a little bit about your marriage with your second husband?

Ka Likai: Of course. He knew I was previously married and I had a daughter when we met and got married, but through out our marriage he seemed very jealous of her. I was obviously obsessed with my daughter. I loved her with all of my heart and would do anything for her, she was the light of my life. She was very young so I had to pay attention to her and care for her.
When we got married he had a very stable job and was happy to go to work everyday and provide for our family, just like he agreed to do when we got married. After a while he refused to work and sent me out everyday to work. I had some suspicion that when I was away at work he treated my daughter very poorly. I would sometimes find bruises and cuts on her that were not there when I left for work in the morning. When I asked him about it he would say she was just playing a little too rough. He said he would never hurt her and I trusted him.

Ka Likai's Lawyer: So what happened on the day of the incident?

Ka Likai: I had to go on a long journey for work, because I was the only one providing for the family. I didn't want to leave my daughter for so long, but I trusted that my husband would take care of her. When I returned from my trip my husband seemed to be in a very good mood, which made me happy he had a change in heart, he even made me dinner. I asked where my daughter was and he said that she had gone out to play. I sat down to eat dinner and when I finished I was preparing to battle and pan to chew. When I went to retrieve the basket I saw a hand in it, the hand of my daughter.... I'm sorry its hard for me to talk about.

KaLikai's Lawyer: It's okay. Take time to collect yourself. What happened after you found the hand in the basket?

Ka Likai: I asked for an explanation and he admitted to killing her and... and... he even... he cooked her. He cooked her and fed her to me.

Jury: **Gasps and cries**

Ka Likai's Lawyer: I am so sorry Ka Likai. Can I get her husband up to the stand please?
                               How do you plead?

Husband #2: Guilty, and I do not regret anything I did.

Ka Likai's Lawyer: Please explain yourself.

Husband #2: That little girl and Ka Likai got what they deserved. She only married me so I would support her precious little daughter and she could spend all day at home with her and do nothing. She got away with it for a while. I went to work and gave her money that she would just spend on her daughter. I got fed up with it and decided not to work for her anymore.

Ka Likai's Lawyer: So you planned the murder and the supper? You knew exactly the horrible things you were doing when you did them?

Husband #2: Yes. And I would do it again if I had the chance.

Ka Likai's Lawyer: That's all I needed to know. You can step down now.


Authors Notes: I honestly chose the stories of Khasi because it kind of sounds like my name (Cassie), but I chose this specific story because it was a very shocking story where a lot happened in a small amount of words. It was very memorable due to the shock factor.
In the story of Ka Likai her second husband became very jealous of Ka Likai's daughter, enough to kill her and serve her flesh to Ka Likai. This story was very shocking and scary and defiantly could be portrayed as a court case. In the story you don't really get to know the husband, but it is pretty clear he is an evil crazy man. That is why in the court case I made him plead guilty, because he didn't seem to have any sympathy for his actions.
Ka Likai is the name of a waterfall in India that is very peaceful with subtle sounds of moans and cries. This story ended with Ka Likai throwing herself off the edge of the waterfall to her death. This story is told to warn windowed mothers before remarrying.


Waterfall of Ka Likai

Week 4: Reading Diary: Khasi

The Tiger and the Monkeys 
The tiger was the ruler of the jungle, but was very ignorant which lead him into being tricked. The monkeys made the tiger believe that a beautiful singing voice coming from the trees was their little sister. After hearing the sweet singing the tiger decided he wanted to marry the young monkey girl and was returning in a week to claim his bride. The monkeys mad a clay monkey but didn't connect the head to the body and tricked the tiger that he decapitated their sister.

A Tiger and a Money 

The Legend of the Iei Tree 
The Iei Tree sat on a hilltop and casted a shadow so large that it made living conditions unbearable. Some believed the tree was apart of an unknown god, but there were still men who would try and cut it down to save mankind. Overtime they did the tree would heal itself over night, until a little birds, Ka Phriet, told them that the big tiger licked the tree every night to heal it up. finally the men were able to scare the tiger away and finish the task at hand.
 Hunting the Stag Lapland
The Stag Lapland was a noble young animal who was loved by his mother very much. He wanted to go up the hill of Khasi, and even though his mother warned him he still went. When the people in the town saw him they hunted and killed him. When his mother found this out she cried and mourned so loud that the whole town heard. This love and affection is how the Khasi people now base their mourning off of.
The Goddesses Ka Ngot and Ka Iam
Ka Ngot and Ka Iam are twin sisters and Ka Iam is out going and boastful where as her sister is shy and timid. They decided to race to the land of Sylhet, but before the race Ka Iam confidently bragged about winning. They both morphed into rivers and Ka Ngot went slowly and tactfully, and Ka Iam tried to go very quickly and got stuck. They soon found each other and became many rivers, but Ka Ngot is still worshiped to this day because she had won the race.
U Biskurom
The man U Biskurom was sent down by the great God to help mankind with labour and making tools. When mankind saw how talented and sweet he was they took advantage of him and tried to make him do unreasonable things and when he couldn't, they abused him.  He said he had to ascend  to heaven to learn how to do those things and then he would return. When he got to heaven God told him he wasn't going to go back down because of how man kind treated him.
How the Dog Came to Live with Man
The dog belong to the kingdom with all the animals where humans were the eneThemy. The animals were having a fair where everyone brought something they worked for to sell. The dog came across a human family who fed him and gave him the string smelling food to bring to the fair. When the dog opened the container the stench was so strong they humiliated the dog and he went back to the humans to live with.

My Dog with a Sombrero

The Stag and the Snail 

The snail was disgusted by the way the stag was bragging about his swiftness that she challenged him to a race. She was able to keep up with him even though he was sprinting. The snail won the race and the stag, due to sickness, spit up his gull-bladder, which is why no stags have gull bladders. 

PART B 

The Leap of Ka Likai 

Ka Likai is the name of a peaceful waterfall that is completely silent except for a faint sound that sounds like a moan. The story says that there was a young married woman named Ka Likai and she had a daughter she adored. When her husband died she had to get remarried to support her child. When her new husband found this out he grew to ate the child and eventually killed her. He cooked the child into supper for his wife and had her eat it without her knowing. When he told her what he had done she ran to the waterfall and jumped off.
What Caused The Shadow On The Moon
There once lived a mother with 4 children; 3 girls and one boy. The youngest two Ka Sngi (girl), which means the sun, and U Bnai (boy), which means the moon, were the most beautiful. U Bnai was a very rebellious child and left home to live with goblins and vice. When he returned home he saw his sisters beauty and told her that he was to marry her. She was so upset that she threw hot ashes on his face, which left terrible scars that made him only come out at night.