ISBN | 9789966465443 |
Pages | 52 |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
Illustrations | B/W Illustrations |
Published | 1991 |
Publisher | East African Educational Publishers, Kenya |
Format | Paperback |
Ogilo and the Hippo
by Asenath Odaga
First published in Dholuo in 1983, this is the first English-language edition of this story for children. One morning Ogilo and his two friends discover a pregnant hippo stuck in a muddly hole. The story centres around the boys secrecy, to protect the hippo being killed by grown-ups for meat, and their efforts to save the hippo. The fate of the poacher contains a moral tale.
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