(Quiet
down !!! it is another perfect moonlit evening for a story, and the
people can't stop thinking about who the third girl's story is
going to be about )
I might be considered a minority because of the color of my skin but when I speak people of all races listen. I have wisdom beyond my years, and even though I come from a simple family, my hard work, intelligence, and beauty will always bring me and my entire family special recognition. These are some of the qualities of my name. The same qualities that were originally possessed by Tiye the Great Nubian Queen of Egypt whose name I bear today.
CALL: This is the story about the Tiye the Nubian Queen of Egypt. A story, a story
RESPONSE: Let it go, let it come
A long, long time ago in ancient Egypt there lived a powerful Pharaoh named Amen-Hetep III. Everyone in Egypt respected his leadership. This Pharaoh was young, good-looking, and single. He was the most eligible bachelor in all of ancient Egypt, and many young women of noble blood came from every part of Egypt to seek his approval for marriage but none of them favored him. The priests found his behavior really strange, and continuously reminded him that it was his obligation to get married very soon to a woman of noble Egyptian blood. Amen-Hetep III listened to all their advice but he was not attracted to any of those Egyptian women. He was in love with someone special; he was in love with a young dark skinned beautiful Nubian girl called Tiye.
Amen-Hetep told the priests about his love for Tiye, and they scolded for having emotional feelings for her. They told him there was no way he could marry her because because she was a "commoner". She was not of noble birth, she came from a poor background, and besides she was Nubian, and the Nubians were enemies of the Egyptians. Amen-Hetep defied all their advice, and still married Tiye. This was how Tiye became the first Nubian Queen of Egypt. Amen-Hetep and Tiye ruled Egypt hand in hand. He gave her great power to attend to various political, and diplomatic issues that dealt with the kingdom. Their union changed the way many people viewed the roles of women in Egypt, and it also brought about peace between the Egyptian Kingdom and the Nubian Kingdom. Their strong love for each other also had a direct positive impact on the way people in ancient Egypt viewed the relationship between a man and his wife, or a ruler and his queen. Amen-Hetep's love for Tiye led him to build temples, and lakes in honor of her beauty and humility.
Amen-Hetep and Tiye had many children together including Egypt's famous and controversial pharaoh Akhenaten who was the husband of Nefititi, and the father of King Tutankhamen (king Tut). Tiye was Queen in Egypt for over 50 years, and today she is still remembered by many Egyptians as " The one who fills the palace with beauty and love", "Mother of the King", "The kings great wife whom he loves", " The lady of both lands", "Noblewoman", and "Great of praises".
I might be considered a minority because of the color of my skin but when I speak people of all races listen. I have wisdom beyond my years, and even though I come from a simple family, my hard work, intelligence, and beauty will always bring me and my entire family special recognition. These are some of the qualities of my name. The same qualities that were originally possessed by Tiye the Great Nubian Queen of Egypt whose name I bear today.
CALL: This is the story about the Tiye the Nubian Queen of Egypt. A story, a story
RESPONSE: Let it go, let it come
A long, long time ago in ancient Egypt there lived a powerful Pharaoh named Amen-Hetep III. Everyone in Egypt respected his leadership. This Pharaoh was young, good-looking, and single. He was the most eligible bachelor in all of ancient Egypt, and many young women of noble blood came from every part of Egypt to seek his approval for marriage but none of them favored him. The priests found his behavior really strange, and continuously reminded him that it was his obligation to get married very soon to a woman of noble Egyptian blood. Amen-Hetep III listened to all their advice but he was not attracted to any of those Egyptian women. He was in love with someone special; he was in love with a young dark skinned beautiful Nubian girl called Tiye.
Amen-Hetep told the priests about his love for Tiye, and they scolded for having emotional feelings for her. They told him there was no way he could marry her because because she was a "commoner". She was not of noble birth, she came from a poor background, and besides she was Nubian, and the Nubians were enemies of the Egyptians. Amen-Hetep defied all their advice, and still married Tiye. This was how Tiye became the first Nubian Queen of Egypt. Amen-Hetep and Tiye ruled Egypt hand in hand. He gave her great power to attend to various political, and diplomatic issues that dealt with the kingdom. Their union changed the way many people viewed the roles of women in Egypt, and it also brought about peace between the Egyptian Kingdom and the Nubian Kingdom. Their strong love for each other also had a direct positive impact on the way people in ancient Egypt viewed the relationship between a man and his wife, or a ruler and his queen. Amen-Hetep's love for Tiye led him to build temples, and lakes in honor of her beauty and humility.
Amen-Hetep and Tiye had many children together including Egypt's famous and controversial pharaoh Akhenaten who was the husband of Nefititi, and the father of King Tutankhamen (king Tut). Tiye was Queen in Egypt for over 50 years, and today she is still remembered by many Egyptians as " The one who fills the palace with beauty and love", "Mother of the King", "The kings great wife whom he loves", " The lady of both lands", "Noblewoman", and "Great of praises".
This is why I will
never let my skin color or social status dictate my future. I have been
blessed with so many admirable qualities, and I will continue to strive
live up to this name that I bear so that I too can leave behind a
memorable legacy like Tiye.
(Another wonderful story, and another positive response from the audience. Until next weekend may the memories of Tiye the Nubian Queen of Egypt fill your hearts, and homes with beauty and love)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Qeen Tiye
Website: Queen Ankhesenamen's Family: The Armana Royalty
Weblink:http://www.glintofgold.org/palace/bio/tiye.html
Queen Tiye (1415- 1340 B.C. )
Website: Historical Personalities and Issues by Philip True, Jr
Weblink:http://www.africawithin.com/hpi/hp5.htm
Queen Tiye
Weblink: The Pride and Journey
Weblink:http://www.websn.com/Pride/Pride/queen_tiye.htm
Who are the Nubians?
Website: Ancient African Black Kingdoms
Weblink:http://www.homestead.com/wysinger/nubians.html
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I found a lot of fairly accurate information about Tiye so it was really difficult trying to re-tell her story in my own words. All the evidences I recorded in my story are original facts of actual things that happened before and during her reign. I also included additional information that I found online about her husband, her son, her daughter in-law, and her grandson. All this information I found online about Queen Tiye's family was really interesting. I hope you will have some few minutes to click on the links I provided and read about them as you read through my story. I used the character of the storyteller to personalize my story, and I also used the African call and response storytelling technique in this story. As you may have already noticed I will be using this call and response technique for all the stories in my storybook.
IMAGE INFORMATION: Tiye the Nubian Queen of Egypt by Leonard Jenkins. Weblink: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/aafri/queen.html#tiye
Original bust of Tiye the Nubian Queen of Egypt. Weblink:http://www.angelfire.com/art/ankhes/apic/images.html
(Another wonderful story, and another positive response from the audience. Until next weekend may the memories of Tiye the Nubian Queen of Egypt fill your hearts, and homes with beauty and love)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Qeen Tiye
Website: Queen Ankhesenamen's Family: The Armana Royalty
Weblink:http://www.glintofgold.org/palace/bio/tiye.html
Queen Tiye (1415- 1340 B.C. )
Website: Historical Personalities and Issues by Philip True, Jr
Weblink:http://www.africawithin.com/hpi/hp5.htm
Queen Tiye
Weblink: The Pride and Journey
Weblink:http://www.websn.com/Pride/Pride/queen_tiye.htm
Who are the Nubians?
Website: Ancient African Black Kingdoms
Weblink:http://www.homestead.com/wysinger/nubians.html
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I found a lot of fairly accurate information about Tiye so it was really difficult trying to re-tell her story in my own words. All the evidences I recorded in my story are original facts of actual things that happened before and during her reign. I also included additional information that I found online about her husband, her son, her daughter in-law, and her grandson. All this information I found online about Queen Tiye's family was really interesting. I hope you will have some few minutes to click on the links I provided and read about them as you read through my story. I used the character of the storyteller to personalize my story, and I also used the African call and response storytelling technique in this story. As you may have already noticed I will be using this call and response technique for all the stories in my storybook.
IMAGE INFORMATION: Tiye the Nubian Queen of Egypt by Leonard Jenkins. Weblink: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/aafri/queen.html#tiye
Original bust of Tiye the Nubian Queen of Egypt. Weblink:http://www.angelfire.com/art/ankhes/apic/images.html