One day the brothers went to hunt a boar. They went hunting for this boar in the mountains.
The boar was hiding behind a mountain, but one brother saw the boar and shot an arrow through the mountain, killing the boar
The other brother dug a tunnel through the mountain and came back carrying the carcass.
When the brothers got home, their sister had already cooked the boar's heart, liver, and lungs before they delivered the carcass.
Which of the three was the most remarkable?
Inspired by: "The Three Twins" in Cunnie Rabbit, Mr. Spider, and the Other Beef: West African Folk Tales by Florence M. Cronise and Henry W. Ward, 1903.
Notes: You can read the original story online in its creole form, or "Krio" from Sierra Leone. This story is a "dilemma tale" meant to provoke discussion and debate among the audience. Here is what Cronise writes about the debate after the storyteller finished: "A lively argument followed this story, and it was evidence that there was a difference of opinion. However, the majority seemed to think "de girl do de big t'ing pass all." Compare a similar Vai story from Liberia: The Rival Doctors.
Inspired by: "The Three Twins" in Cunnie Rabbit, Mr. Spider, and the Other Beef: West African Folk Tales by Florence M. Cronise and Henry W. Ward, 1903.
Notes: You can read the original story online in its creole form, or "Krio" from Sierra Leone. This story is a "dilemma tale" meant to provoke discussion and debate among the audience. Here is what Cronise writes about the debate after the storyteller finished: "A lively argument followed this story, and it was evidence that there was a difference of opinion. However, the majority seemed to think "de girl do de big t'ing pass all." Compare a similar Vai story from Liberia: The Rival Doctors.
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