By Muyiwa Adetiba
Those in my generation who grew up in the South-West and attended Awolowo’s elementary schools would be familiar with D.O Fagunwa’s books. They were fascinating books. The escapades of valiant hunters in one of the books captured imaginations. So did the mushy love stories in another. One particular book, ‘Ogboju Ode’ (‘Brave Hunter’) went beyond the classrooms into homes and even playgrounds as we recited portions that captured our fertile minds. Even today, some six decades after, I can still recite some portions.
My illustration today is from this famous book. Seven hunters, renowned for their bravery and prowess, got together and prepared themselves spiritually and otherwise, to enter a forbidden forest. In a particular section of the forest, they found themselves in an animal kingdom. The rules of the kingdom were written boldly and displayed…
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