Why you learn maths

You be in Jamaica Forest and see all the hills and it is beauty. But you look sharp and you listen even sharper.

You hear clanking of chains in distance. I hope you have rice.

There be Rolling-Cow in Jamaica. Man say he ghost of cruel butcher them lived nearby. You see large bull with eye sockets spewing fire and dragging chains behind him. He roll down the hills. Cow sometime look like dark human pitch black with hooves.

You throw handful of rice and Rolling-Cow have to stop and count each grain.

Some say there be good Rolling-Cow that keep the drunks safe when they roll back to home after too much rum. I not see these yet, but i no drink rum.

All duppies be afraid of light mostly, they come out in night. Rolling-Cow do not like full moon. Some say rolling cow is jus a cow get loose. Some say is duppy who was slave who die when escape.

I see a momma with her babies they out play pick up sticks and it late and get dark. Ching-ching. Ching-ching, they hear chains coming near.

“Run!” she yell at them. CHING-CHING. CHING-CHING. Louder gets and ground behind is shaking, and they see Rolling-Cow and scream.

It running so fast after them, bigger than any cow on farm with burning red eyes and flames from it nose. The chains not slow it down and he almost on top of the babies and momma yells, “DROP STICKS ON GROUND!”

They no understand but drop and Rolling-Cow stop to count them,  One…two…three…four… and it give them time to run safe to house and light candles in kitchen.

Next day they woke up and see old donkey in yard with small chain around neck. But that no be what chase them. No way.