In the old days, animals lived together in the bush.  They shared everything and held regular meetings to settle their quarrels.

Then in one year there was a famine, there were no yams, no plantains, and no maize.  The men in the village hunted more animals and took them to town.  More animals were killed.  The people in the town didn’t have any yams, plantains or maize, so they ate more meat. Soon the animals became afraid.“Who will be next to die?’’,  they asked each other! So they called for a meeting.

I have an idea, said Mr Fox at the meeting, when the hunters go to the town to sell the animals, they leave their guns in their houses.  We can go into their houses, collect their guns and throw them into the river or even attack them said the cat.

All the animals agreed to the plan, but the dog was afraid of one of the hunters.  He ran to the hunters and told them about the animals’ plan. The hunter informed all the other men and they decided to carry their guns with them when they went to the town.When the hunters had gone, the animals went into the houses, but they didn’t find any guns.

Who told the hunters to take their guns with them?  They decided to consult the oracle.  The oracle said it was the dog.  They said that he could not live in the bush with them. Since then,  dogs became a companion of the hunter.