Cheptalel[1][2] (also Cheptaleel) is a heroine found in the folklore of the Kipsigis[3] and Nandi[4] sections of the Kalenjin people of Kenya. She became a folk hero as a result of being offered as a sacrifice (actually or symbolically) to save the Kalenjin sections from a drought that was ravaging their land.
^Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures & Daily Life, Kalenjin online
^Heaven Wins: Heaven, Hell and the Hope of Every Person online
^Fish, B., & Fish, G., The Kalenjin Heritage, Traditional Religious and Social practices, Africa Gospel Church and World Gospel Mission, 1995, p.7-8
^Chesaina, C., Oral Literature of the Kalenjin, Heinmann Kenya Limited, 1991, p.46-48
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