DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
1
IROKO TREE THAT CONSPIRED
(From Okanriarosin Corpn)
2
THEMARKETOFTOLERANCE
(From Iwòri Were Corpus)
3
FORTUNE SUSPENDED IN ÀBÌRÀ SACK
(From Ògúndágborògbé Corpus)
4
NO ONE CARRIES THE ELEPHANT ON HIS HEAD …
(From Oyekúgàsá Corpus)
5
THE FABRIC OF HONOUR
(From Ogbèwonrin)
6
THE GROUND DOES NOT DESTROY LEAD
(From Iwòritútù)
7
THE HYENA ABDUCT ONRÁRE’S DOG
(From Oscomólú Corpus)
8
ODÉBÍYÌÍ, THE OLÓKUN’S HUNTER
(From Òsèòmólú)
9
EPO: THE DAUGHTER OF OLÓTÀ ODÒ
(From Iretè-Olotà Corpus)
10
ONE MAN’S FOOD IS ANOTHER MAN’S POISON
(From Osé Ogbè Corpus)
11
OŞUN: THECONQUEROR
(From Ògúndáwòrì Corpus)
12
HOW WAR ENGULFED ÌDÓ CITY
(From Ògúndáwòrì Corpus)
13
BOTH THE TORTOISE AND THE SNAIL ARE OŞANYİN’S SLAVES
(From Ofunsàa Corpus)
14
A PARTIAL ARBITER
(From Otúrá-Rętę Corpus)
15
THEBUTTOCKOFBEADS
(From IDIN-Ileke Corpus)
16
NO SWIMMER CAN TRANSVERSE THE OCEAN
(From Ìwòriweerę Corpus)
17
THE BONE SUSPENDED ON THE DOG’S NECK
(From idin-lèkè Corpus)
18
THE PROHIBITION OF HUMAN SACRIFICES IN YORÙBÁ LAND
(From İretè Meji Corpus)
19
CONGRAGULATORY SONGS DURING THE CROWNING CEREMONIES
(De Irosùn-Agbè)
20
HOW THE EAGLE CARRY THE CORPUS OF OLÓGBINMÒLE
(Ogbèyònú)
21
IT IS UNWISE TO START MAKING WEAPONS IN THE FACE OF WAR
(From Ogbè Alárá Corpus)
22
ÒGÈGE: THE TREE OF WEALTH
(From İretè Méjì Corpus)
23
THE PRIEST WHO USED THE SONGS TO DECIPHER THE ORACLE
(Del Irosùn-Àfín Corpus)
24
İNÁ-ÒDÍ ENGENDERED WAR ON ÌRESÀADÚ
(From İrerè Àlàó Corpus)
25
WITHOUT ÀRỘNÌ COMING BACK HOME, OLÚKÒYÌ WOULD NOT CEASE FIRE
(From Ògúndáméjì Corpus)
26
KITES DO NOT EXPERIENCE THE DANGER OF INFERNO
IF THERE IS NO LOSS, THERE CAN BE NO GAIN
(From Obàrà -Òsè Corpus)
28
BE RETICENT
(From Oságúnlèjà Corpus)
29
MOTHERHOOD DESERVES COMMENDATION
(From Ògundádi Corpus)
30
A SPARED HEAD
(From Ogbèsá Corpus)
31
KING ALÁRÀN-ÁN GAVE AN ASSIGNMENT
(From Ògúndá-ka Corpus)
32
A CHOLERIC PERSON CANNOT BE A GOOD LEADER
(From Òtúrá rętè̟ corpus)
33
ÒYỘ: THE CITY OF ALÁÀFIN
(From Ogbè Alárá Corpus)
34
THE MOON OF THE SKY
(From Owónrin Sindin Corpus)
35
THE SUN OF THE SKY
(From Òwónrín Onígbò Corpus)
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