How We Got The Groove On Our Backs - A Legend: African Folktale about a Disobedient Boy, a Shapeshifting Monster and a Fearless Mother. (African Folklore ... major tribes in Nigeria

‘Have you ever noticed the long straight line running from the top of your neckbone to the bottom of your spine? If you haven’t, stand up straight and place your hand on the middle of your back, and you’ll be able to feel a shallow groove there. Well, did you know that once upon a time, humans had no groove running down their backs? Reader, you are probably too young to remember, but I am as old as the rivers and hills and can remember such a time. Let me tell you the story of how I, Ekweme Arinze of Odimili village, became part of Africa’s rich cultural heritage of heroes, legends and monsters, and how humans first got the groove on their backs.’