The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas -- legends handed down from one generation of another.

• 但直到现在,世界上有些地方，人们还不会书写。他们保存历史的唯一办法是将历史当作传说讲述，由讲述人一代接一代地将史实描述为传奇故事口传下来。