THE BASTARD THAT CLAIMS TO BE A KING

ACT ONE scene one (light shines at the kings palace,all the elders of Obibieke village were there to console the kings family for their great lost). Mazi Onyemuche: Hey!!! The mighty iroko has fallen.Hey!!! Hey!!! Hey!! . Mazi Ifeanyi: The mighty king has finally joined his ancestors.Hey!!.But why now ehhh.chai oke osisi adaaaa.(the mighty tree has fallen). Prince ikenna: No ooooooooo...father.......(He stands up from his sit) father please come back...please....( He cries bitterly). Mazi Obioma: my Prince please control yourself,be strong please.look at your mum and siblings you should be consoling them ..please be a man. ( princess onyinyechi came back from school and saw everyone crying). Princess Onyinyechi: What is happening here? why is everybody crying?(Queen ijeoma went and hugged her). mum why are you crying..can some one talk to me. Queen Ijeoma: my dear please calm down. Princess Onyinyechi: mum what happened? why are you crying? Anyways were is dad.Daddy am home.( she shouted). Queen IJeoma: your father is dead ( she shouted as tears ran down from her eyes). Princess Onyinyechi: Tell me is not true...No oooooooooooooo( she shouted) mum tell me is not true.Can some one wake me up.(she cried). Queen Ijeoma: His dead.My husband is dead.(she threw her self on the ground.) Princess Onyinyechi: No ooooooooooo ( she shouted). No,no ,no daddy please don't do this to me.Daddy please wake up.wake up ( princess Chioma her elder sister went and hold her). Princess Chioma: It's okay dear ( she cleans her eyes). stop crying.Is not good for your health.Please stop. Princess Onyinyechi: sister please tell him to wake up.Maybe he will listen to you.Tell him is too early.Tell him we still need him here. Princess Chioma: calm down! please control yourself. the gods are wise. princess Onyinyechi: The gods!!.Did you just say the gods are wise? princess Chioma: Yes. princess Onyinyechi: They gods are not wise. princess Chioma: onyi don't say that... Mazi Tochi: my princess please control your mouth.Whatever that happens has a reason. Mazi Uchenna: yes my daughter.please stop crying. if not for anything for the sake of your mum please. prince Ikenna: yes dear.The elders are right.stop crying please dear. Mazi Onyemuche: My queen. we have to go and visit the kings second wife.we will go home from there. Queen Ijeoma: okay thank you for coming ( they elders left).