The Ogre of Sebet

By Kathryn Langat

In the tranquil village of Sebet lives a proud beautiful girl called Oset.

Oset turns down all suitors until a mysterious handsome young man comes along and wins her heart.

When Oset arrives in her new home, she discovers that her husband is actually an ogre that lurked in Sebet forest! The ogre eats her piece by piece until, one day, Oset sends a bird to ask her family to go and save her.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mystery Publishers
• Release date: Jan 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005963422

Kathryn Langat

Kathryn Langat is a Kenyan researcher, lecturer, consultant, reviewer, writer, and administrator. She attended Moi Girls, Eldoret, and is an alumnus of the University of Nairobi. She holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies.Her creative writing addresses African traditional cultural practices, especially her community, the Kalenjin.

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Ogre of Sebet

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Kathryn Langat

The Ogre of Sebet

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This is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, personalities, real locales, organizations and institutions are used fictitiously or are a product of the author’s imagination; and any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, institutions, or persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and not intended by the author.

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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Chapter One: Sebet Village

Chapter Two: Sebet River

Chapter Three: The Ogre of Sebet

Chapter Four: The Beautiful Oset

Chapter Five: Oset’s Suitor

Chapter Six: Oset’s New Home

Chapter Seven: Oset and the Bird

Chapter Eight: Oset is Rescued

Glossary

Study Activity

About the Author

About the Publisher

Preface

Storytelling in the evening after a hard day’s work has been a ritual in African communities for years. Kipsigis folktales are told by adults, often grandmothers, on