LEZA The supreme god in Kaonde mythology, whosummoned to his presence the honey bird, and gave it three calabashes, all of themclosed at both ends, charging the bird to take them to the first human beings, and tellthem that they might open two of the calabashes, which contained seed. The third, however, was not to be opened until Leza himself came on the Earth to provideinstructions as to its contents.On the way to carry out its mission though the honeybird could not contain its curiosity, and opened the three calabashes. Though the first two did contain seed as promised, the third contained death, sickness, all kinds of beasts of prey and dangerous reptiles. Neither the honey bird nor Leza himself could recapture these things, which swarmed out over the earth.