Seven ladies and Wild fruits
Once upon a time there lived seven ladies. These ladies were great friends and they lived in the same village. They fetched water together, gathered firewood and went to the forest to eat wild fruits together.
One day they went to the forest to collect wild fruits. Before they began collecting the fruits, they agreed that they were going to pick them with closed eyes. Fine, they agreed. Then they began picking the fruits. Six of them touched each other and they opened their eyes. The seventh girl was not alerted and so she continued picking unripe fruits. When they had picked enough, they agreed that they shouldn’t look at the fruits until they were halfway home. When they looked at their fruits, the seventh girl realized she had picked all unripe fruits but the others had picked ripe ones. “All my fruits are unripe. What will I do?” she asked, “Go back and pick others,” they said firmly. The girl decided to go to the forest and pick some ripe fruits for herself. On her way back before she could pick any fruits she met an ogre who swallowed her. The other girls waited for her until they gave up and went home. When the parents asked them where San was they explained she had gone back to collect ripe fruits and never returned. Mwadine, her elder brother listened to the story and took his bow quiver and spear. He went straight to the path they used when they went to the river to drink water. When the first ogre arrived, he asked it who has swallowed San, my sister? It sang: “the one who has swallowed San is at the far end making noise gwa gwa gwa gwa.” Mwadine let if pass. The second ogre came and he asked the same question and he got the same answer. The third came and the same answer was repeated until the tenth and the last came. It was fat and heavy and walked with a lot of difficulty. Mwadine stopped it and demanded to know who had swallowed his sister San. The ogre tried to sing: “The one who has swallowed your sister…..the one who has swallowed…... “Talk properly. Sing properly” retorted Mwadine. The ogre was unable to sing because it was the one who had swallowed Mwadine’s sister. Mwadine took out his spear and aimed at the ogre’s stomach. The stomach opened and San together with the other who had suffered the same fate came out. Mwadine took San by hand and they ran towards home with the other ogres in hot persuit to avenge their friends death. When they came to the river they found the frog resting at the bank. “Frog, we are being pursued by the ogres, can you help us?” said Mwadine. “come closer. I will swallow you and take you home and the ogres won’t get you, “relied the frog. So the frog swallowed San and Mwadine and took them to the other side of the river and hopped towards their home. On the way it met a chameleon and the frog sang: Don’t push me I am taking San home San has some wood San has some sugarcane It passed. When it came to San’s home, women were pounding maize. “How come this frog is so fat, remarked one. “Push it away.” “Mm!mm! don’t push me I am taking San home San has some wood, San has some sugarcane” It vomited san and Mwadine at their house. They came out carrying precious things to the home. The family members and their friends were happy to receive them home. The ogres were surprised when they came to the river. They lost track of the two and so they gave up and went back home. A party was organized by San’s family members so that friends and neighbours can make merry and be happy. He was given a bride to marry and he settled down. My story ends here. QUESTIONS
a) Classify this oral narrative .(2mrks)
……………………………………………………… b) What do the ogres represent in this narrative? (2mrks) ……………………………………………………………………………………… c) With illustrations from the narrative state the character of Mwadine.(4mrks) ………………………………………………… d) What functions does the frog’s song serve?(4mrks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… e) What lessons do we learn from this narrative? (4mrks) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… f) Identify the use of fantansy or fiction in this narrative (3mrks) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………g) With evidence from the narrative state the economic activities of the community from which this narrative is derived.(2mrks) ………………………………………………………………………… ANSWERS
a) Monster / ogre narrative
b) i) The greedy people. The ogre not only ate San’s fruits but also ate her up. ii) The cruel people. The ogre eats up San in bits until it swallows the whole of her. iii) Insecurity. San fears walking in the forest and picking up fruits there. Any 2. ½ work for identification and ½ mark for illustration. c) He is (i) brave / courageous / bold / daring. He confronts all the ogres so as to rescue his sister fights and bills the ogre. ii) Caring / concerned / responsible. He sets out to search and rescue his sister, San whom he cares for. iii) Intelligent. He knows he can’t confront the pursuing ogres alone so he asks for assistance from the frog. Any 2 traits. 1 mark for identification, 1 mark for illustration = 4marks. d) i) It conveys the message to the relatives of San that it is bringing her home. ii) It develops the plot in that it links the pant of the story where san and her brother are being pursued by the ogres and the part when the frog delivers item to safety. iii) It breaks the monotony of the one voice narrative by the narrator. iv) It reveals the resourceful and creative nature of the frog. Expect all the four points = 4marks. e) i) Treachery does not pay. The six girls wanted San to suffer but she ends up with more precious things than the fruits. ii) Greed can lead to death. The ogre’s greed resulted in its own death. iii) Selflessness is a virtue. The frog selflessly delivered San and Mwadine safely home. Any 2 lessons. 1 mark for the lesson, 1 mark for illustration total = 4marks f) i) People coming out of the ogre stomach alive. ii) The frog swallowing san and Mwadine and later vomiting them at their home alive. iii) Precious things coming out of the frog’s stomach. Expect the three points, 1 mark each = 3marks g) i) Gathering – The girls gather fruits and firewood in the forest. ii) Farming / cultivation – There is mention of sugarcane in the song. iii) Hunting – A spear, Quiver and bow are mentioned. activity 1 mark Illustration 1 mark = 2marks Related Searches
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