The lion and the man
Faustin Bagiringabire
Marleen Visser
English

One day, the man was cooking meat and the lion came to eat bones and food.

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After eating all it left the house and returned to the forest.

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In the morning, it returned again the man was sitting near the fire and gave it bones and food.

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When the lion came again the man called a hunter to kill it, he came with a spear.

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When the hunter looked for the lion he fell down because of fear of lion.

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After that the man invited other two hunters to kill the lion, when the lion saw them with spears where it was hidden near the way it returned away.

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The lion went roaring and it didn't come again to the man.

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The lion and the man
Author - Faustin Bagiringabire
Illustration - Marleen Visser, Rob Owen
Language - English
Level - Read aloud
© African Storybook Initiative 2017
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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Original source Hariho intare buri munsi ikajya kurya ibiryo by' umugabo wari utuye hafi y'ishyamba, uwo mugabo atumira umuhigi wo kuyica.