The Lion and The Jewel main character Sidi sitting in the middle of the picture wearing a striped dress with the outlines of two male faces on other side of her

The Lion and the Jewel

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The Lion and the Jewel

In The Lion and the Jewel, the three mimes contribute significantly to the plot. "The Lost Traveler" mime highlights Lakunle's role as an outsider. The mime of Baroka and the surveyor reveals...

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The Lion and the Jewel

In the mime of the railroad surveyor's bribery, Lakunle narrates how Baroka, known as the Fox, thwarted the Public Works' plan to build a railroad through Ilujinle. Baroka bribes a white surveyor...

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