THELEADERANDTHELEDbyNi

yiOsundar
e.(
Arev
iewbyMui
bShef
iu)

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aim
Totheleadershi
pofthepack

Butt
heAntel
opesremember
Thefer
oci
ouspounceofhi
spaws

Thehyenasayst
hecrowni smadeforhim
Butt
heImpalasshudderathi
slet
halappeti
te

TheGir
aff
ecravesapl
aceint
hefr
ont
Buthi
seyesaretoof
arfr
om t
heground

WhentheZebrasay
si t
’shi
sri
ghttol
ead
Thepackpoi
ntstothedupl
ici
tyofhi
sst
ri
pes

TheElephanttrudgesint
othepowertussl
e
Buti
tscolleaguesdreadhist
rampl
ingfeet

Thewart
hogistoougly
Ther
hinotoori
otous

Andt
hepackthrashesar
ound
Li
keasnakewit
houtahead

“Ourneedcal
lsforahybri
dofhabi
ts”
,
Procl
aimstheForestSage,

“
Alit
tl
ebitofaLi
on
Ali
tt
lebi
tofaLamb

Toughlikeatiger
,compassi
onateli
keadoe
Transparentl
i
kear i
ver
,myster
iousli
keal
ake

Aleaderwhoknowshowtofoll
ow
Fol
lowersmindf
uloft
hei
rri
ghttol
ead”
Summar
y

Ni
yiOsundar
e'sPoem t
hel
eaderandt
hel
edt
alksaboutt
hedangert
hat

wi
l
lar
isebet
weenl
eaderandt
hel
edi
nahet
erogeneoussoci
etyl
i
keNi
ger
ia

whenapar
ti
cul
art
ri
beorsetofpeopl
ecl
aimedt
obeanoi
ntedr
uler
s.The

di
ff
erentbr
eedsofani
mal
sfor
mingapackr
epr
esentt
hehet
erogeneous

peopl
ethatcamet
oget
hert
ofor
medt
hecount
ry(
Niger
ia)
.Heexpl
ainst
hat

t
hiswi
l
lresul
ttoi
nabi
l
ityt
ofi
ndper
fectcandi
dat
essi
nceeacht
ri
behas

t
hei
rfl
awsandheev
ent
ual
l
ysuggestt
hatabr
eedofal
ltheani
mal
sshoul
d

f
rom t
hel
eader
shi
pi.
e.peopl
efr
om al
ltheet
hni
csorr
egi
onsshoul
dhav
ea

st
akei
nobj
ect
ivesel
ect
ionoft
hei
rleader
.Thel
eaderwi
thabi
tofal
lthe

qual
i
ties

Li
nebyl
i
neanal
ysi
s

Heusest
hel
i
nest
oexpl
aint
hatt
hemaj
orpr
obl
em t
hatt
heanoi
ntedr
uler
s

wi
l
lf sdest
acei ruct
ivecr
it
ici
sm ont
hequal
i
tiest
hatcanei
thermakeor

mart
hecount
rywhi
chwi
l
lev
ent
ual
l
yleadst
othecondemnat
ionoft
he

gov
ernment
.fori
nst
ancei
nli
ne1-
4 "
thel
ionst
akeshi
scl
aimt
othe

l
eader
shi
poft
hepackbutt
heant
elopesr
emember
sthef
eroci
ouspounce

ofhi
spaws"
.li
ne5 and 6 seet
heHy
ena condemned f
orhi
sdeadl
y

appet
it
eand l
i
ne7-
16expl
ainhow t
hegi
raf
fe,Zebr
a,El
ephant
,War
thog
andRhi
nower
econdemnedf
ort
oot
all
,dupl
ici
tyofst
ri
pes,
trampl
ingf
eet
,

t
oougl
yandt
oor
iot
ousr
espect
ivel
y.

Last
ly,
li
ne19-
26suggestasol
uti
ont
ocomet
oget
herandl
ookf
oral
eader

wi
thhy
bri
dofhabi
ts,al
eaderwi
thal
it
tl
ebi
tofl
ion,al
it
tl
ebi
tofl
amb,

t
oughl
ikeat
igerandconsequent
lybecompassi
onat
eli
keadoe.Al
eader

t
hati
sver
ytr
anspar
entl
i
kear
iverandatt
hesamet
imebemy
ster
iousl
i
ke

al
ake.Al
eaderwhoknowshowt
ofol
l
owhi
speopl
e.

St
yles:

1.Thepoem i
sal
l
egor
icali
n nat
urebecauseheusesani
mal
sashi
s

char
act
ers

2.Al
l
iter
ati
ons:
"Packpoi
nts"l
i
ne10

3.Si
mil
e:t
hepackt
hrashesar
oundl
ikeasnakewi
thoutahead,t
oughl
ike

at
iger
,compassi
onat
eli
keadoe,
transpar
entl
ikear
iver
,My
ster
iousl
ikea

l
ake.

4.Met
ony
my:
thecr
owni
smadef
orhi
m