Read the following oral narrative and answer the questions that follow (20 marks)
Long, long ago, people used to travel far, far away looking for food. They carried gourds of milk and dried meat which they exchanged with millet, sorghum and cowpeas.
One day, a mother set off on one such journey, leaving behind her two children, a boy and a girl. Since her husband was dead, there was no one to care for the children while she was away. The boy was the elder of the two. As she was leaving, the mother gave the two children firm instructions on what to do. 'You must stay here and wait for me,' she said. 'Do not go anywhere while I am away”. As they sat under the shade of the barn waiting for their mother to return, the children saw a very big snake crawling about in the compound. The girl screamed and ran indoors. The boy also ran in after her and came out with their late father's spear, intending to throw it at the snake. When the boy was just a bout to throw the spear, the girl ran and grabbed him from the back. She pleaded with him not to kill the snake. She could tell from the size that the snake was not a natural one. Brother and sister wrestled over the spear. Abandoning it eventually, the boy instead collected stones and began throwing them at the snake. As he threw the stones, the snake crawled away shedding tears, much to the amazement of the children. Soon the children forgot all about this and began to play'. But as they were playing, they saw a small coloured stone. They moved to get it but the stone moved away. They continued moving towards it till they were really far away from home. The girl realized that this too was not an ordinary stone and pleaded with her brother that they return. The boy refused and abused his sister boasting that he was not a woman to be afraid. 'Please,Omu, let us turn back. We will get into trouble. Don't you remember that Mother said we should wait for her at home? Let us turn back, she pleaded but the boy would not listen. As the boy continued throwing stones, he noticed that no matter how well he aimed at it, he could not hit the stone. Instead the stones he threw piled themselves neatly beside the beautiful one. His sister pleaded that they run away. When she realized that her brother would never listen to her, she ran home hoping to get a neighbor to come and help take the boy away. It was after his sister left that he realized he was in the middle of a thick forest and that it was getting dark. He also saw the huge snake in front of him shedding tears and reprimanding him for hurting it earlier in the day. The boy began to cry and in panic ran in all directions; but he never managed to come out of the forest. Even today, if you listen you hear yells in the forest at night. lt is the stubborn boy, who would not listen to his sister, crying out for help. Questions
a)Classify the above narrative and give a reason for your classification (2 Marks)
……………………………… b)In the story, what shows that the mother was protective? (2 Marks) ………………………………………………………………………… c)Identify and illustrate any two features in the story that qualify it as a traditional oral narrative (4 Marks) …………………………………………………………… d)Identify and illustrate any two economic activities of the community in the story. (4 Marks) …………………………………………………………… e)With illustrations, comment on any one role of Omu (the boy) in this story.(2 Marks) ………………………………………………………………… f)Giving a reason, suggest an appropriate audience for this story? (2 marks) ……………………………………………………………… g)Give one proverb that can be used to summarize the moral teaching of this narrative.(2 Marks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… h)What is the function of the last paragraph of the story? (2 Marks) …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ANSWERS
a. Human tale - It has human beings as the main characters.
- It has a moral teaching. b. She tells the children they had to stay at home and wait for her. She tells them not to go anywhere while she was away. c. - Opening formula – long, long ago - Dialogue – “You must stay …. Away” / “Peace, Omu let us turn back” - Personification - the snake crawled away shedding tears - the stone moves away d. - Barter trading – they exchanged milk and dried meat with millet, sorghum and cowpeas - Hunting – the boy takes his late father’s spear - Cattle keeping – they exchange milk and dried meet with millet….. e. The boy: - Contrasts his sister – whereas the sister is intuitive the boy is expressive - Represents the disobedient people in society / illustrates the themes of disobedience and snobbery (boasted he was not a woman to be afraid. Is told by the sister they turn back but he refuses) - He represents men who are prejudiced against women / male chauvinists (he say he was not a woman to be afraid) - Illustrates the consequences of disobedience (suffering)/ carries the moral of the story - Shows the role of men in the society – in the absence of his father he has to protect his family – he comes out with his father’s spear to throw at the snake f. Children / youth – to teach them on the importance of obedience / following instructions and the consequences of disobedience as being life-long - It contains characters who are young and children and youth can identify with them. g. Advice when most needed is least headed Accept proverbs written in Kiswahili and translated into English e.g Asiyesikia la mkuu uvunjika guu. He who does not heed an elders advice ends up breaking his leg. h. It indicates the end of the story It brings the audience back to reality from the world of fantasy Related Searches
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