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The River Mumma and The Legend of the Golden Table

Based on this, what does RIVER MUMMA AND THE GOLDEN TABLE teach about Desire?

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In the village of Ribber Bank, where Miss Hilda presides over everything, and the people seem content with the simple life, enter F. X. Sweet Mouth. He has a plan to develop the village, for tourism. Fact is, he's really in search of the Golden Table, which legend says, lies at the bottom of the river beneath the Cotton Tree

River Mumma lives in deep rivers, way down in those places where the water is tranquil, still and achingly blue, in spots beneath the shade of cotton trees, rimmed with plumes and spears of palms and overhung with ferns and ropes and vines of plants. It is there, they say, in those still places, way down at the bottom of the river, that the Golden Table lies hidden. The Spaniards left this table, made of solid gold, during their quest for gold many centuries ago. River Mumma guards that table.

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Sonia Martin, a young school teacher also warns Lenny against the path he is taking— but he has his own way. The table is raised— River Mumma appears and in the train of events, young Babsie almost loses her life. River Mumma gives the village a second chance— and they give thanks as they promise to make a new start.

Legend says that River Mumma inhabits the rivers of Jamaica, and all the fish are River Mumma's children. Sometimes, people say, River Mumma rises out of the river to sit on the rocks and comb her long, black hair. But, like they say, don't touch River Mumma. Don't even look at her. There's no telling what she will do if you try. Some say if you so much as see her, you'll fall into a trance and she'll grab you by the heels and drag you under the river. If you try to catch her, the fish will disappear; the river will run dry. It's best, they say, not to make trouble with River Mumma.

The promise of "freeniss" soon turns the villagers' heads and they begin to ignore Miss Hilda's message of hard work and honesty. Chief among those lured by F.X. Sweet Mouth is Miss Hilda's son, Lenny, who has dropped out of university because of "the cess". He joins F.X.'s development company and soon finds himself digging for the Golden Table despite his mother’s warnings and the history about the River Mumma who guards it.

Sonia Martin, a young school teacher also warns Lenny against the path he is taking— but he has his own way. But often at noon, on the hottest of blazing-hot days, the Golden Table will rise slowly to the surface and hover there. When the greedy see that table, they long to steal it. Many have tried. The table is raised— River Mumma appears and in the train of events, young Babsie almost loses her life. River Mumma gives the village a second chance— and they give thanks as they promise to make a new start.

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