22. The Hunter’s Best Friend

When Ogunmola, a deep forest hunter, goes hunting one day little does he know that what he is about to experience there will have an impact on the people of his town and nearby towns, and particularly on their hunters.

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When Ogunmola, a deep forest hunter, goes hunting one day little does he know that what he is about to experience there will have an impact on the people of his town and nearby towns, and particularly on their hunters.

Ogunmola, one of the leading hunters in his town, possessing all the qualities that are required of expert hunters of the land, knows that hunters encounter all sorts of difficulties when confronting and killing wild animals in the forest.  However, unlike his peers, he does not believe in the use of all sorts of powerful charms and medicines (oogun), and following certain procedures and practices to this end.  All he needs is his three well-trained hunting dogs, always by his side – reputed to be the best in Ijafa, and to have excellent skills, and their own specific skills.

One day when he finds himself, without his dogs, unexpectedly close to the forest he usually goes to, and drops by quickly, he is faced with the most unimaginable, harrowing and extraordinary difficulties and danger after shooting an animal.  Believing that only his three absent dogs can save him from the trouble he finds himself in, he still calls out for them.

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