Children of a Hunter By Emmanuel Jegede

There is a strong oral tradition in African literature and this is rendered with startling effect by Nigerian writer, Emmanuel Jegede. The stories are concerned with moral teachings, i.e., from the content of the stories one gets a lesson in values and morality suitable for an upright life. In Children of a Hunter one gets the message that discipline is absolutely necessary for the achievement of any goal; in The Cock and the Goldfish one understands that quarrels can be avoided and that co-operation limits disputes; and in The Mouse we are told that fights are unproductive and that other parties benefit from them.