Summary: An African version of the familiar story, Caps for Sale. In this story, a man encounters difficulty from a group of mischievous monkeys on his way to the festival to sell his hats. Through this difficult situation he learns an important life lesson.

Concept: Producers

Definition: Producers are people who make goods or provide services.

Comprehension Questions:

What did BaMusa produce? (hats)

Why was BaMusa choose the job of being a hat producer? (He was following the tradition of his father and grandfather, who were also hat makers.)

Did BaMusa produce a good or a service? (good)

What was the reason BaMusa produced hats? (He sold them; it was how he made his living.)

Identify the human resource that produced the hats. (BaMusa's family)

Describe the type of goods BaMusa produced. (wide brimmed "dibiri" hats, close-fitting "fugulan" caps)

Identify the natural resource used to produce the "dibiri" hats. (rice stalks)

Explain why BaMusa spent many days producing hats for a festival. (At the festival there would be more consumers to purchase hats. This should increase the demand for hats.)

Other Concepts: goods, economic wants, consumers, natural resources, human resources, trade and money, specialization

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