Like many folktales, “Kibediko the Glutton” does not only entertain but also teach some of the important moral and social values from traditional wisdom that children need to become better members of the community.
Book title: Kibediko the Glutton
Author:Bob Kisiki
Reviewed by: David Dusabirane
PUBLISHER: Fountain Publishers
Like many folktales, "Kibediko the Glutton” does not only entertain but also teach some of the important moral and social values from traditional wisdom that children need to become better members of the community.
Kibediko was known all over the village for his work ethic. He always planted enough food to feed his five wives and many children, and also spare some for the lazy villagers who always came to beg him for food.
For a long time, the village was very blessed since it had never suffered from food shortage. But one day it happened. the village experienced a serious famine which left everyone foodless except Kibediko who had kept some food in the granary. But it would not take them for long either.
One day Kibediko told his wives that he was going to a distant village to look for food to take them through the period of famine and they agreed. But it was not his plan to actually go, he was just hoodwinking them.
Kibediko decided to find a hiding place nearby from where he emerged to steal food from his home without his wives’ knowledge. He would for instance sneak to his plantation and take a bunch of bananas which he ate alone. Kibediko did this for a while. The wives realised that they were running short of food faster than expected and became suspicious. Eventually he was caught and embarassed.