Who was oni in the story Oni and the great bird?

Answer 1

Oni and the Great Bird is a Nigerian Folktale that has a Cinderella base. A boy is born wearing shoes and he was shunned. He discovered that through a variety of challenges that he was invincible. TO make it short a great bird terrified the village and Oni killed the bird, but this other man took the credit. Oni went on to defeat the bad guy.

Answer 2

It is the story of a special boy with special boots and talents. His peers and later tribesmen grow to fear and envy him, thus banishing him toAjo where a huge bird is terroring the village by night. Oni agrees to fight the bird for half the king's fortune and ends up having to prove the boot he lost during his fight with the beast actually belonged to Oni, thereby proving himself the true hero and savior of the city. Illustrates that a hero sometimes must prove himself, also illustrates that heroes are not liked by everyone, etc. (a quick, unedited write here)

Answer 3

oni is the "different" boy because he was born with boots and the Great Bird was the bird that attack the Ajo every night.