animal kingdom
Synopsis:
the animal kingdom was ruled by the lord of the jungle but he was a man! many animals were not happy with their ruler because he smiles all day but they were suffering! they desired to have a change and the opportunity came when the king decided to travel away from the kingdom for some time...
the king had to chose one of the animals to rule when he was away as the law of the land demands; and since the animals could not come together to agree on which between the eagle and the horse, the matter had to be settled by combat.
although the fight was won by the horse ,but instead of the crown of victory, he was put in chains.... throwing the jungle into crisis. the animals eventually found a way out of the dilemma by throwing out the the theory of 'might is right' and adopting a voting system.
Book Excerpt:
where might is right
the kings plan was simple; his goal was to get the animals believe that he was doing the best for them...everywhere he went, the king had a smile on this face. the more gullible animals sang his praise all over the land; ...some said in hushed tones when no one was around to hear; our king dosen't look like us...
Author Comment:
this work is ideal as a children story book and as a satirical work for older students. the children will see a simple animal story; the older students will be able to appreciate the despicable nature of military dictatorship.
Topics/Categories:
adolescent., Children, Politics
Genre:
African Short Stories, Historical Fiction Short Stories
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Original Publish Date:
2008-09-26
ISBNs:
isbn 978-36325-9-0
Formats:
paper back
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