In arid surroundings, where life itself depends upon the vagaries of the sun and the rain, it is natural that fantasies are spun around the spirits of the elements. The rain and the rainbow, the flaming heat of the day, the peaceful little clouds drifting by all have their place in Bushman mythology.
Many Bushmen are very frightened of the rainbow.
This is because of the story of Rain and her son. It is told that Rain was once a beautiful woman who lived long ago in the sky. For a girdle she wore a rainbow around her waist. Rain married the man who created the earth and they had three beautiful daughters. When she grew up, the eldest daughter wished to leave home and visit the earth below.