Read the following excerpt from the Yoruba folktale "Ọmọ Tí Kò Ní Rí Ọ̀rẹ́":

"Ọmọkùnrin kan ń rìn nígbà tí ó rí àkúnya tí ń ṣeré lórí pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀. Ó béèrè pé, ‘Kí ni ó ń ṣe?' Àkúnya dá a lóhùn pé, ‘Mo ń kọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ bí a ṣe ń ṣọ́ra kí a má bà a jìnnà sí ilé.'"

Based on the passage, (a) identify the moral of the story, and (b) explain how the dialogue between the boy and the squirrel supports that moral.

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Read the following excerpt from the Yoruba folktale "Ọmọ Tí Kò Ní Rí Ọ̀rẹ́":

"Ọmọkùnrin kan ń rìn nígbà tí ó rí àkúnya tí ń ṣeré lórí pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀. Ó béèrè pé, ‘Kí ni ó ń ṣe?' Àkúnya dá a lóhùn pé, ‘Mo ń kọ́ ẹ̀kọ́ bí a ṣe ń ṣọ́ra kí a má bà a jìnnà sí ilé.'"

Based on the passage, (a) identify the moral of the story, and (b) explain how the dialogue between the boy and the squirrel supports that moral.

Accepted Answer

Moral: One should be cautious and stay close to home. The squirrel's statement about learning to be careful and not stray far provides the evidence for this lesson.

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