THE FOURTH BOOK OF APES, CALLED
GODS
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FIRST BOOK OF LIES
The priests start smiling
Chapter 4
mAnd so the ape called Man came to believe in the Gods,
2Who had given Man everything he had,
3And who could take it all away again in an instant, if they weren’t kept happy,
4Which is why the nimaginative ones had to become priests and seers,
5In order to explain the will of the Gods to the less imaginative ones,
6Who were unable to make it up for themselves.
7oAnd the Gods made many demands, asking for the best portions of the food, the best clothes, the best weapons,
8And other things besides, including a virgin every so often,
9And especially including things taken from other tribes,
10pSuch as their heads and other parts of their bodies.
11And the priests rejoiced at the bounties offered by the people, and cried out in joy, saying,
12“Aren’t the Gods great and generous? Look at what they have given us! Never have we seen so much food and clothing and qweaponry and body parts all in one place!
13“Truly this is a good thing, and we are well pleased.”
✦ · · ✦ · · ✦
Chapter 4 / 7