2. Events
● Ezinma overcomes her fever
● Ekwefi tells Ezinma a story about a greedy tortoise and
the feast in the sky
● It explains why tortoise’s don't have smooth shells
● Chielo informs Ekwefi that Agbala wishes to see Ezinma
● Ekwefi follow Chielo and Ezinma to the cave
● Okonkwo and Ekwefi wait at the cave for the sound of
crying so they can rush in and save her...even from a
god
4. Culture
● Cultural Norms
Use stories or myths to explain morales and
unusual things i.e. rough tortoise shell
● Connections to today
We use books and other works of litature to
explain thing and teach good morales and
life lessons
5. Terms
Tufia- Curse or oath
Ilo-Village green, where sports and discussions
take place
6. People
Ezinma-is sent to the oracle
Ekwefi-she overcomes the fear of punishment
to follow Ezinma; we also learn she ran
away from her first husband to be with
Okonkwo
7. Questions
Do you think folk tales are useful tecniques for
teaching good life morales and explaining
hard to explain events?
Do you think it was a good idea that Ekwefi
followed Ezinma to the oracle?
