South African Folklore

The South African myth is about how chameleons are unlucky and not trustworthy. The chameleon was suppose to give a message to the people from God. But because the chameleon did not give the message people became mortal.

The myth teaches people about about nature using the chameleon. The chameleon could not be trusted because it ate the berries even though God told him to respect nature and not eat the berries. Because of the chameleon people on earth were punished. This myth is also entertaining because their is an animal and a storyline.