To the famous Queen
For this story, we are going to read about the adventures of a child from the lesser known groups of Angels, the Virtues.
Sabrael is the Angel of impossible healing and miracles, Sabrael is also a female Angel.
Sabrael has a daughter known as Sa'adah.
Within one of the seven heavens sits the mother and her daughter doing what they love, solving riddles.
" I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can't touch me or catch me. What am I? " said Sabrael.
" Your shadow! " said Sa'adah excited.
" Well done! What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right? "
" Your right elbow! "
" Very good! Now for the last one, what is about to make me very sad? " said Sabrael in a tone you can guess.
Sa'adah walked over to her mother and gave her a big hug.
" Please don't worry mom, I will be fine " said Sa'adah with love in her voice.
" Just know that I will be watching over you, and do what you always said you would do, making the impossible, possible " said Sabrael while doing her best, not to cry.
Mother and daughter embraced each other for awhile, but it was now time for Sa'adah to start her adventures.
Sa'adah left, which made her mother cry, but her mother was also excited to see the adventures of her daughter.
The year is 1000 B.C, and Sa'adah finds herself in Ethiopia, during the reign of Queen Sheba.
Sa'adah walks for awhile until she reaches the kingdom of Sheba, where one of the guards at the gates says
" Child, where are your parents? "
But before Sa'adah could answer, a woman came from behind and said
" Don't worry, I will take it from her "
" Of course lady Iyangura "
Iyangura and Sa'adah now entered the kingdom.
" Do I know you? " said Sa'adah.
" Oh, where are my manners, my name is Iyangura, and please do not be afraid little one, for I sensed that you are like my nephew, that is why I will take you to the Queen " said Iyangura with a smile.
Sa'adah felt no need to be sacred, all she really felt was calm and joy, not just from Iyangura, but also from the people of Sheba.
Sa'adah and Iyangura finally reached the palace of Sheba.
" My beloved Queen Makeda, I have brought you a guest " said Iyangura.
Sheba, while sitting on her throne said
" Is it my son?! "
" No my Queen, I am afraid that Prince Baina-lehkem still has not returned "
Sheba was saddened by those words, for it has been some time since she last saw her son, Menelik the first.
" Now Iyangura, who is this guest you speak of? " said the Queen, who now spoke like a Queen instead of like a mother.
From behind Iyangura appeared Sa'adah.
" Iyangura, tell me, who is this child? " said Sheba confused, but before Iyangura could say anything, Sa'adah said
" I come with three riddles "
The Queen, as well as one of her advisors, by the name of Abramelin, and even Iyangura were surprised by what Sa'ada just said, but Iyangura could not help but smile.
" I see, then ask your riddles child, and hear me answer them " said Queen Sheba intrigued.
" What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? "
" Silence "
" What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? "
" A river "
" What has lots of eyes, but can't see? "
Queen Sheba now started to laugh, which made everyone around her look in awe.
" A potato " said Queen Sheba while giggling.
Sa'adah just smiled.
" Now answer me this, dear child, what is your name? " said Queen Sheba.
" My name is Sa'adah, your majesty "
" And where are your parents? "
" Your highness, for now, I have no home to call my own, and neither can I return to my mother "
Queen Sheba felt a mothers pain by those words.
" Dear child, no, dear Sa'adah, know now that my kingdom is your new home and my people your new family " said Queen Sheba with a smile.
Sa'adah smiled, as did Iyangura and Abramelin.
And that is how, Sa'adah, the daughter of Sabrael, could now could call Sheba her Queen.
The god of knowledge
Sa'adah and Mwindo, the nephew of Iyangura, have become close friends.
For those who don't know, Mwindo was known as one hell of a special baby.
Mwindo also has some special items, such as his:
Magical bag.
Magical rope.
Magical billhook.
And his most important item, his magical conga scepter.
Mwindo also has some magical armor, but since there is no war, he just keeps the armor at home.
Sa'adah and Mwindo are about the same age, and both of them just love going on adventures, while helping the people of the kingdom with various things.
One day,
Sa'adah was gathering some water for a elderly woman while Mwindo was helping with her crops,
But that was when Sa'adah noticed, what at first looked like a man, but the closer she got to the "man" the more she realized that the "man" had the head of an ibis, while writing on a tablet.
But before Sa'adah could say anything, the "man" said
" My name is Thoth, and I wish to inhabit your body " said Thoth not even looking up from his tablet.
Sa'adah was oddly calm about the situation, she simply said
" Do you like riddles? "
Which Thoth responded by saying
" Yes "
And that is how Thoth was allowed to inhabit Sa'adah's body.
Sa'adah brought the water back to the elderly woman, and to her surprise, and not to those who knew Mwindo's stories.
Mwindo had made a ton of crops grow without using any kind of water, but the elderly woman did get to enjoy a cup of water.
Death itself
Sa'adah and Mwindo were back at it again, they were on more adventures, this time, they were at a farm where all the cows had mysteriously died, but don't you worry said Mwindo, who brought all the cows back to life.
The farmer and Sa'adah were speechless, while Thoth was not surprised, But Mot, the god-and personification of death, was understandably pissed, so in exchange for allowing the cows to remain alive, Mot would inhabit Sa'adah's body to make sure that Mwindo brought as little as possible dead things back to life, for even Mot could not stop Mwindo, who can actually stop Mwindo?.....
The impossible riddles
While Sa'adah and Mwindo were on their adventures, Sa'adah has also been spending time with Queen Sheba, after all, the two of them have a fondness for riddles.
So one day, while Queen Sheba's advisors, Abramelin and Iyangura were gone, Queen Sheba gave Sa'adah some impossible riddles.
" First, think of the color of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a bright full moon. Now answer quickly what do cows drink? "
Sa'adah was about to give an answer, but the Queen continued
" Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out? "
For once, Sa'adah was actually confused, but the Queen was not finished.
" What is the meaning of life? "
And we will pick up on this riddles on the next part.