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The story centers around the village of Sinyaire, which is nestled amongst hills inhabited by numerous snakes. A particularly fearsome serpent, known as Unyalego by the villagers, poses a significant threat due to its habit of swallowing livestock whole, including goats and sheep. The narrative follows three sisters, Apiyo, Ajoh, and Atieno, as they venture into the forest to gather firewood. Their grandmother issues a stern warning, cautioning them against Unyalego and explicitly forbidding them from taking anything from the forest other than wood. While Apiyo and Atieno heed the warning, Ajoh dismisses it, driven by a desire to possess Unyalego's golden teeth, which her sisters discover. This act of defiance sets the stage for potential consequences stemming from their grandmother's cautionary advice and Ajoh's disobedience, highlighting themes of respect for elders, the dangers of greed, and the importance of heeding warnings. The story is part of the African Storybook Initiative, with copyright held by the African Storybook Initiative in 2015, and is licensed under terms that allow for commercial use, adaptation, and redistribution with proper attribution.","Forest of snakes  \nEnglish Story Book  \nForest of snakes  \nWriter: Joseph Sanchez Nadimo Illustration: Rob Owen Reformatted for Bloom by: Kent Schroeder [www.africanstorybook.com](www.africanstorybook.com)[ ](www.africanstorybook.com)A Saide Initiative  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2015, African Storybook Initiative  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nDisclaimer: You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt thisstory and use the illustrations as long as you attribute or credit the original author/s and illustrator/s.  \nSinyaire village is surrounded by hills.  \nMany snakes live in the forest on those hills.  \nThe biggest snake was called Unyalego by the villagers.  \nThis snake scared many people. It swallowed whole goats and sheep.  \nOne day, sisters Apiyo, Ajoh and Atieno were going to the forest to fetch firewood.  \nThe girls’ grandmother warned,“Beware of Unyalego the big snake. Do not take anything from the forest except the wood.”  \nOnly Ajoh did not pay attention to her grandmother.  \nThe girls packed milk, bananas, sweet potatoes and water.  \nThey took ropes for tying firewood and a sharp machete for chopping the wood.  \nThen they left for the forest.  \nOn the way, the sisters chatted and laughed.  \nSuddenly, Apiyo, the eldest of them, said,“Be quiet. We are coming to where Unyalego lives.”  \nAtieno called to the others,“Look, here are Unyalego’s golden teeth. Let us take them.”  \nApiyo reminded them,“Don't forget grandmother’s warning. We must not take anything from the forest except firewood.”  \nAjoh said,“I don't trust grandmother. I think she said that to stop us having what we want. I want the golden teeth.”  \nHer sisters were worried.“Ajoh, we warned you,” they said.  \nAjoh did not care.","cbCaihHlxRhSPk5E","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihHlxRhSPk5E","pdf",12786017,18,"English","en",105,"# Forest of Snakes\n## The Village and the Serpent\n## The Warning\n## The Journey to the Forest\n## Unyalego's Golden Teeth","[{\"question\":\"Who is Unyalego?\",\"answer\":\"Unyalego is the name the villagers give to the biggest snake living in the forest on the hills surrounding Sinyaire village. 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