The Lion and the JewelThis is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. How the Lion hunts the Jewel is the theme of this ribald comedy. |
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A-ah Ailatu Bale Bale's BAROKA beat beauty begins bride-price burst buttocks called chant child Concubines crowd curtsys Dakar dance daughter drummers drums Enter Sadiku eyes face Favourite feet fool girl give go-between goes gourd Guru morin hand Harmattan head honour hope Hurray IBADAN Ilujinle jeers Jewel kola nut Lagos Lakunle's leave Lion look lord magazine marry masters We'll scotch mean mime Mister Lakunle Mo te'ni mummers Nigeria nods Nonsense off-stage Ogun Okiki pail palm wine pay the price play pupils python rhythm Sango school teacher shakes shame shouts SIDI Sidi's sighs sits slowly stamp stands stop stranger sudden suddenly Sun mo surveyor swear Take warning tell THIRD GIRL thought told tongue tree turns round UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN village voice walks whisky wife wine wives Wole Soyinka woman women words wrestler