Story By bamideleoluwatimileyin0
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GOOD AND EVIL
Updated at May 11, 2023, 03:28
There was a small village called afafanyi, they did not have a king. One day all the people in afafanyi village gather together, that we are surpose to have a king, let choose a king among ourself to rule over us. They called all the elderly man in the village to meet tomorrow in the shrine so that the obatala can choose a king for them. The next day all the people gathered in shrine the elderly man where called outside in front of obatala so many people where there to see the new king of afafanyi village. The herbalist start testing them one after the other, those who volunteer where 30 men, one of them was choosing among those men. Mr dauda and Mrs dauda and their three children where the first family to become a royal family in afafanya village. After some year, the herbalist of afafanyi village died. Since then there was know one to tell the king what obatala want for sacrifice for the next coming war, there is know one to strengthen the warriors whenever they go for a war, since the time the herbalist was dead they always being defeated. There was a rich man in afafanyi village is name his Mr adewolo, he has two wife but no child. One day he travel to another village called akunte for a business, he met one beautiful woman in akunte market, her name is Fayemi Tomiwa she is from a rich family, and Mr adewolo follow her to are parent house. Fayemi family believe in obatala, Ngozi father ask from her daughter who is this, this is the man that want to marry me, they where so happy that their daughter bring a man to them. The family gathered together, Tomiwa father ask "what do you do" "i'm a great farmer with many farm land, I trade some cassava, yam, mango, orange, tomato to your village, then i met your beautiful daughter said Me adewolo. "okay,what do you want from us" said Ngozi father, I have two wife, both of them did not give me child, I need your daughter hand in marriage said Mr adewolo, "Tomiwa Mother stand up and said how can my daughter be the third wife, problem we occur between three wives i don't want problem for my daughter, i can't agree to this marriage, she was annoyed", "Don't worry ma, I will build her a house seperate from my two wife i promise" said Mr adewolo. "Can you sleep at our place this night" said Tomiwa father, "yes sir" said Mr adewolo, "Me and the remaining family we think about it and give you answer tomorrow morning" said Tomiwa father, "no problem sir " said Mr adewolo, they give him a room to sleep. Fayemi parent agree to marriage. The preparation of the introduction started, Mr adewolo pay the pride price of their daughter. After the introduction and engagement was finished, he take Tomiwa and so many maidens with him back to afafanyi village. So after some month the new wife get pregnant, so many people in the village like her because she is so kind and generous she give cloth and food to the poor, people come and visit her they called her Mrs Efunsetan, she like the name very much, she believe and trust in obatala, then she start serving obatala in her compound. Mr adewolo like her so much than the two wife, the second wife was so angry. After a month Mrs efunsetan give birth to a baby girl, and name her "ADUKE", people gathered at the day of the ceremony they eat, drink and enjoy themself. After some years the king sent for Mrs efunsetan, when she reach the palace, she greet the king and said your majesty why did you sent for me. The king said, have your sit Mrs efunsetan, then she sit down, "I want to make you the iyalode (which means head of woman) of afafanyi village", said the king, "am sorry my king i don't think i can accept this offer, said Mrs efunsetan, one of the chief stand up and speak, anything the king say you must accept it.Then she say okay i will be the iyalode of this village, the king and chief was so happy, and they say, this cause for celebration. She become the iyalode of afafanyi kindom, and she also strengthen the warriors going to war, and the warriors come back victorious. Aduke is 25 years old now, she was pregnated by a man called Idowu, he was a poor guy from a poor family, so Mrs efunsetan tell him to come and live in her house till the time her daughter give birth. Some month later, is time for aduke to give birth. Aduke was in labor room for three days without the baby coming out. Aduke later gave up with the child in her stomach. Since the time are daughter is dead, Mrs efunsetan became more evil every day by day, she don't want anyone to give birth in the village. Anyone that give birth she will kill the baby. Know one can stop her, people that love her started hating her because she has become a evil woman. One day she was killed by her bodyguard, and the rumors spread all over the village. So afafanyi village was fill with happiness, everyone started leaving in a peaceful way. They was very happy that Mrs efusetan is dead.
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