A long time ago people ate food raw even after fire was invented, it was never used for cooking but other purposes.
In one village a young woman gave birth and everyone rejoiced except her co-wife for she was the first wife and still barren.
With childbirth comes fatigue and so the young mother was left in the care of the first wife who harboured her envious feelings so well.

The jealous wife decided to "kill" the young woman so she could adopt the child as hers.
After thinking for so long she decided she would use fire to make the young mothers food " that way the food would be hot and she will die from eating warm food."
She took her pot and put the best of what she had harvest from meat to vegetables. She did not want her death to be suspicious that is why she did not poison the young mother.
She put the pot on fire and heat the food which was otherwise eaten raw. She even added some medicinal herbs and spices so that she could say she was helping her to heal.

The jealous co-wife served the young mother the food everyday waiting for her to die but the opposite happened, she seemed to flourish and nurture with this new food.

The elders seeing the good care the co-wife was giving the young mother enquired about it. They wanted to know how the mother had healed very fast and what was her big secret.
The co-wife thinking her fate was sealed, explained that she put the food on fire before serving it to the young mother,she also told them of the herbs and spices she put.

The elders were amazed with this new use of fire that they put as the head chef , all the women were to learn cooking from her.
The jealous co-wife seeing this was happy with her new position in the society and also so glad that the envious feelings she had for the young mother were soon just a memory.

That was how cooking of food started.

Thank you.