Elvis Konye

I Ate Pepper But I Didn't Make Shhhhh Elvis Konye

"I Ate Pepper And I Didn't Make Shhhhhh" is a folktale from West Africa. The author is retelling this story and bringing out perspectives that tell us more about the smartness of a tortoise as believed in African Literature. How its size and agility have never been factors that could stop it from being ambitious. In this story, Tortoise made use of this smartness in an "Eating Competition" of very spicy African red pepper to get to the highest level of command in his community. Whereas, the most powerful animals such as lion, elephant, leopard, gorilla, etc, were all counting on their physical strength. Have fun reading!