Literature deals with ideas, thoughts and emotions of man, literature can be said to be the story of man. Man’s loves, grief’s, thoughts, dreams and aspirations coached in beautiful language is literature.
In order to know the history of a nation’s spirit, one must read its literature. Hence it is, that to understand the real spirit of nation, one must “trace the little rills as they course along down the ages, broadening and deepening into the great ocean of thought which men of the present source are presently exploring.
Literature expresses the feelings of people to society, to the government, to his surroundings, to his fellowmen and to his divine creator”

"The Gentlemen of the Jungle" 

by: Jomo Kenyatta

Once upon a time, an elephant made friendship with a man. One day, a heavy thunderstorm broke out, the Elephant went to his friend, who had a little hut at the edge of the forest, and said to him: "My dear good man, will you please let me put my trunk inside your hut to keep it out of this torrential rain?" That man, seeing what situation his friend was in, replied: " My dear good elephant, my hut is very small, but there is room for your trunk and myself, please put your trunk gently." The Elephant thanked his friend, saying "You have done me a good deed . One day, I shall return your kindness." But what followed? As soon as the Elephant put his trunk inside the hut, slowly he pushed his head inside, and finally, flung the man out of the rain, and then lay down comfortably inside his friend's hut, saying: " My dear good friend, your skin is harder than mine, and as there is not enough room for both of us, you can afford to remain in the rain while I am protecting my delicate skin from the hailstorm."

One early morning, when the huts already occupied by the jungle lords were all beginning to decay and fall to pieces, the man went out and build a bigger and better hut, a little distance away from the others' huts. No sooner had Mr. Rhinoceros
seen it, he came rushing in, only to find out that Mr. Elephant was already inside, sound asleep. Mr. Leopard next came in at the window, Mr. Lion, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Buffalo entered the door, while Mr. Hyena howled for a place in the shade and Mr. Alligator basked on the roof. Later, they all disputed about their rights of occupation. From their disputing, they went on fighting, and while they were all busy with their fight, the man set the hut on fire and burned it to the ground, jungle lords and all. Then he went home, saying: "Peace is costly, but it's  worth the expense," and lived happily ever after.