SECTION A
THE DOGS AND THE HUNTER.
Another African how and why story. This is the end of a long folk – story, in which a hunter has a lot of adventures, and finally succeeds in killing a large number of animals. But how was he to carry all that meat home by himself, before night fall ? He was alone with only his hunting dogs.
The , much to the hunter ‘ s surprise, the oldest dog spoke, you sons of men are difficult to help said the dog ,’ we could easily help to solve your problem ‘.
If the is any way in which you can help me , l promise that you will regret it ,’ hunter. You know you can trust me .But I don’t see how you can help.
Well , if you promise to keep it a secret, we can change into human shapes and help you carry the meat as far as the town gates . Then you can fetch your wives to carry it home from there before dark .
The hunter promised, and the dogs took human shapes and helped him with the meat .Now , You all carry the meat as far as the town gates .Then you can fetch your wives to carry it home from there before dark .
The hunter, and the dogs took HUMAN shapes and helped him with the meat. Now ,you all know how curious women are ? The very first thing the hunter’ s wives wanted to know was how he alone had managed to get all the meat from the forest to the town gates .He refused to tell them, and of course that made them more interested than ever .They continued to ask him , and the more he refused, the more curious they became, until they hardly eat or sleep.
So the youngest wife thought of a plan . One day she made a very tasty meal of pounded yam for the hunter, and gave him strong fresh palm wine with it .She went on pouring him more and more palm wine until he became rather drunk and sleepy. Just as he was falling asleep, she tapped him gently o the shoulder, and asked how he had got all that meat to the gates .And the drunken and sleepy hunter told her .
Later that same evening, when she was sweeping, she came to where the eldest dog was lying. She hit him with a broom , ‘ lazy animals ‘ she angrily said .They only sleep and eat and lie around all day , whereas if they wished they could take a better shape . and help us with our house work! Get out of my way ! .
The dog immediately knew what had happened. He called the other two and they went away from the hunter ‘ s home .And although dogs remained in men’s houses till today, they have decided never again to change their shape to help any human beings.
Questions
What was the hunter’ s problem?
Had the dogs ever spoken to the hunter before? How do you know?
What did the hunter promise to do before the dogs agreed to help him?
Why were the hunter’ s wives puzzled
How did the youngest wife succeed in learning the hunter’ s secret?
Why was she angry with the dogs?
The hunter has (a) only one wife (b) only two wives (c) at-least three wives. Only one of those can be true . Which one? Give a reason why the others must be wrong.
What shape did the dog have when the wife was sweeping, dog or human shape ? How do you know ?
How many dogs were there altogether?
Why did the go away from the hunter’ s hou6
a) because the hunter had broken his promise
b) because the wife hit one dog with the broom
C) because the wife abused them
d) because the hunter didn’t thank them..choose one
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1. The hunter's problem was how he would carry all the meat home before night fall .
2. No,the dogs had never spoken to hunter before. Because he was surprised when the oldest dog spoke to him.
3. The hunter promised to keep it a secret before the dogs agreed to help him.
4. The hunter's wives were puzzled on how the hunter managed to carry all the meat from the forest to the town gates.
5.The youngest wife leanrt the hunter's secret by preparing a very tasty meal of pounded yams and also gave him strong fresh plam wine and she was giving him more and more wine.
6. The wife was angry with the dogs because they were lazy and they used to sleep , eat and lie around all day.
7. I think the hunter has at least three wives because in the story they used the youngest wife and youngest is used on three or more people.
8.The dog had a dog shape because according to the story the wife called it a lazy animal .
9. I think the dogs were three altogether.
10. Because the hunter had broke his promise .
1.The hunter had no idea on how he was going to carry the meat by himself. 2.No, the dogs had never spoken to the hunter before because he was surprised when he had the oldest dog speaking. 3. The hunter promised to keep it a secret before the dogs agreed to help him. 4.The hunter's wives were puzzled because they were amazed to see that the hunter had carried the meat from the forest to the town gates all by himeslf and when they asked him how he managed he did not reply them. 5.The youngest wife succeeded in learning the hunter's secret through making a very tasty meal of pounded yam and also giving him very strong fresh palm wine with the food that made him sleepy and drunk hence enabling the youngest wife to ask the hunter how he managed since he was not in his senses. 6.She was angry with the dogs because they could sleep, eat and lie around all day yet she knew that if they wishesd for a better shape they could help them with the house work. 7.The youngest wife. The others must be wrong because they never took in another step to know how the hunter managed to carry the meat by himself and also the youngest wife was the one doing the house work. 8.The dog had a dog shape becuase will the wife was sweeping she said that if they wished to have a better shape thay would have helped them with the house work and they were also lying around all day. 9.There were three dogs altogether. 10.(a)