14 TALES OF INDALUS CHAPTER2 C

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 TALES OF INDALUS 
CHAPTER2 C



KNOCK KNOCK

come in... says Garsila

Hanatush the captain of the palace guards of the palace of Cleopatra came in

Both of you were required to see the queen and  General Anthony now...



tHE ISLAND OF SAKALAWAS

The instruction of th General and the queen i very clear....  you are the captain of the voyage to Indalus

This is my first time that i have to folllow orders from a woman

He he thats life Rho.. Garsila  smiled

Dont worry im an experienced naval captain of Queen Cleopatra

Do you know where we go in our voyage?

Yes.. first we we have to go to Sakalawa Island of the sea of Vhindia
bearing a 90 degree meridianrhrough the Polaris
See... so relax  Iknow what to do  said Garsila

So be it  Rho agreed



Sharvah is at the library waiting for them

So its final uo go with us// Garsila told Sharvah
Yes Sharvah agreed to Garsila 
Sharvah ha told a tale...
Once pon a timeNimrod—one of the descendants of Ham—a mighty hunter, had migrated to this plainof Tyoppia toward the island of Sakalawa, and set up a kingdom at Babel—perhaps a revolt against patriarchal authority. Here was a great settlement—perhaps the central seat of the descendants of Noah, where Nimrod—the strongest man of his times—usurped dominion. Under his auspices the cityof Babylon  was built—a stronghold from which he would defy all other powers. Perhaps here he [pg 021]instituted idolatry, since thetower was also a temple. But, whether fear or ambition

Afer Nimrod the people were dispersed  The descendants of Shem occupied another belt or zone. It extended from the southeastern part of Asia somewhere in Vhindia  andnor to Persia and the peninsula of Arabia. TheApiruru people lived in tents,itious of conquest, religious and contemplative. The  They studied the stars. They meditated on God and theological questions. They were a chosen race with whom sacred history dwells. They had, compared with other races, a small territory between the possessions of Japhet on the north, and that of Ham on the south. Their destiny was not to spread over the world, but to exhibit the dealings of God's providence. From this race came the Jews and the Messiah. The most enterprising of the descendants of Shem were the Phœnicians, who pursued commerce on a narrow strip of the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, and who colonized Carthage and North Africa, but were not powerful enough to contend successfully with the Romans in political power











The island of Sakalawa(presently known as Magadasqar) trade route to India and Malacca and Java