Introduction:

the present lesson is a fable. It is written by Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya, he was a Prime Minister and president. Kenya was a British colony since 1865. The independent republic of Kenya was formed in 1963. The present fable talks about kikuyu people’s attitude towards imperialism. It also shows the tactful ways of the Europeans to expand their empire and exploit the natives.

 (allocation of questions from the lesson called MCQ,4M, SV agreement and tenses)

1.Why was the Commission of inquiry appointed by the king of the jungle? (4 M questions)

Once Upon a time a man lived in a hut located at the edge of the forest. An elephant made a friendship with the man. One day a heavy thunderstorm broke out. The elephant went to the man and requested him to allow it to put it trunk inside.it said that it had a soft trunk and it would get hurt in the thunderstorm. The man allowed to put it trunk. The elephant thanked him and put it trunk inside the hut. It said that he had done a good deed and assured him that it should return his kindness one day.it slowly put his head in the hut and finally threw the man out. It tried to convince that he could remain in the rain as there was no space in the hut for both of them. The elephant laid down comfortably in it and the man stood in the rain helplessly. He started to grumble as he lost his shelter.

The animals came to the spot and stood around listening to the heated argument between the both. Lion was the king of the jungle. He was disturbed by the noise of the elephant and the man. It came to the spot and reminded them that he was the king of the jungle and asked how they dare to disturb the peace of jungle. The elephant was one of the top ministers in his cabinet. It was cunning. It conveyed the king that there was no disturbance of the peace in the kingdom. It had a little discussion with its friend, the man about the position of the hut which he had occupied. the lion wanted to have peace and tranquillity in his kingdom. So, it ordered its ministers to appoint the Commission of enquiry to look into it.

2.How did the elephant justify his act of occupying the hut?

the Commission sat for evidence. The elephant entered in grand style. It spoke in a dignified voice. It was asked to state its case first. It said that it didn’t want to waste the valuable time of the Commission by repeating the story which was known to all. It added that the quarrel was an outcome of the misunderstanding between the man and itself. It said that it had always protected the interests of its friends. He considered it has his duty. It added that it entered the hut on man’s invitation. It occupied the Hut in order to save the Hut being blown away by the hurricane. He put the undeveloped space of the hut to a more economic use. He did all that in order to protect the interest of the man. He expressed hope that the members also would do the same in similar situations. Hyena and other elders supported the elephant.

they called the man then. He began to narrate the cause of the quarrel in detail. The Commission warned the man not to Waste the valuable time of the honourable members. They asked him to present his views in brief. They also asked him to restrict himself to relevant issues. They asked him if the undeveloped space available in his hut was occupied by anyone else before Mr elephant. The man replied in negative.

Finally, the verdict was announced. The commission said that the elephant had fulfilled the sacred duty of fulfilling the interest of the man. They allowed the elephant to occupy the hut and permitted the man to find a new site and build a new hut.

3.There is nothing on this earth that cannot be trapped? prove the statement with reference to the gentlemen of the jungle?

Peace is costly but it is worth expense. Justify with reference to the gentlemen of the jungle.

 you can fool people for a time but not forever. Prove with reference to the gentlemen of the jungle.

 The Commission gave its verdict. The elephant was allowed to occupy the hut and the man was permitted to find a new site and build a new hut. The man felt that his refusal would cause the anger of the members of the Commission. the man built the new hut hoping that it would not be occupied by other. Mr. rhinoceros occupied the hut an ordered the man to quit. Again, the royal Commission was appointed to look into the matter. The Commission gave the verdict in favour of rhinoceros. Whenever the new hut was built by the man other animals like Mr Buffalo, and Mr. leopard, Mr hyena and the rest accommodated it. In all the cases the royal Commission of enquiry was appointed to look into the matter. But no judgment came in favour of the man. He lost his hut all the times.

He understood the tactics of the enemies when he was repeatedly fooled by them. He decided to adopt an an effective method of protecting his interest. He said there is nothing on the earth which cannot be trapped.

All the huts being occupied by the animals started to decay. He thought it is a proper time to teach the lesson for all the animals. As a part of his strategy, he builds a new hut. It was a bigger and better. All the animals unaware of the next occupied it. They started to dispute and fight for the ownership of the hut. finally, the man set the hut on fire. He went home by saying that peace is costly, but it is worth the expenses. He lived happily ever after.Introduction:

the present lesson is a fable. It is written by Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya, he was a Prime Minister and president. Kenya was a British colony since 1865. The independent republic of Kenya was formed in 1963. The present fable talks about kikuyu people’s attitude towards imperialism. It also shows the tactful ways of the Europeans to expand their empire and exploit the natives.