Sandalman and the Milkmaid

One warm day, as the African sun dipped over the horizon and the shadows of the acacias trees rapidly stretched across the land, Sandalman turned to his Milkmaid and suggested that, with so many stories in their lives, perhaps they should begin to write some of them down. 

'Mmmmm, that's a good idea,' said the Milkmaid. And so they began to write.