“The Gentlemen of the Jungle” by Jomo Kenyatta is a political fable that uses talking animals to represent European colonial rulers and a poor man to represent the colonized Africans. Set in a jungle, the story shows how an act of kindness by the man is abused by powerful animals, who then use biased “commissions of enquiry” and fine words about law and civilization to justify taking over his hut and land. Through simple narrative and irony, the lesson exposes greed, injustice, and abuse of power under colonial rule, while also highlighting the determination of the oppressed to resist and reclaim their rights.