Adaku the poor orphan girl

The story of the wise boy and the old woman who natured and took care of the boy so much with all her true ❤️ heart and sincere.

Once upon a time, there was a king called king Burubu the first,he was a very rich king,he has 10 wives which they all live together in the same palace.All the wives of the king gave birth to female children except the last one who gave birth to a baby boy.The wives names are:1.Hadisa,2.Maryama,3.Fatimata,4.Katumu,5.Memunatu,6.Kande,7.Latifa ,8.Barchisu,9.Dahamata,10.Salamatu.Salamatu was the mother of the handsome baby ?‍?,She was the most handsome ever, Salamatu was also a very good and lovely wife so the king loves her most .The king named the son Hakim which means the wise.Not knowing that Salamatu's co-wives was so much envious of her because they could not give birth to a male child.Their enviousness made them to come together and planned evil on how to eliminate Hakim.So one day, the other wives decided to put some dangerous substance and forcefully fed him with it.The boy was unconscious and they took him to the forest and throw him away.Luckily enough so was an old woman directed by the spirit of the boy to come and rescue him.The old man took the boy and took him to her hurt, where she stays and she named the child ( Yem gari NAA) which means wiser than the king.But Salamatu came by from the stream and could not find her son ,so she asked her co-wives and they claim not to know the where about of the child ?‍?. Salamatu wept bitterdly and was not even able to eat anything for some time,but the king her husband console her . After some few years ,Salamatu gave birth to a baby girl . the baby was so beautiful too, The old woman thought the boy how to sing songs and also riddles . The boy was so intelligent and he thank the old woman for the true love and care.one day the old woman decided to tell him his life and family ,he was so much excited to know of his family but worried of his dear lovely mother.the boy was now 15 years of age so one day,he decided to go and climb a mango tree at the road side to pluck some mangoes.Then he saw the king's wives passing by and said:See this handsome boy,Eii handsome boy pluck us some mangoes .Then the boy begins to sing this song:(the king of Burubu house wives I don't want your trouble, because the house of Burubu cannot contain a male child,Hadisa sworn that they must not be male child in the house of king Burubu,Maryama too said thesame,all the wives said so except one,who is this special one, the special one is ?. if not for the sake of the true ❤️ heart of the old woman would you see me begging for mangoes?.) the wives of the king was so surprised and confused,the next day they came and told him to come down from the mango tree and he refused,but his mother came and he sang beautiful for her and she was so happy to see her son .One faithful day, the boy went out to play football game and he was a very good player too,so the park was so close to the palace and as they were playing, the boys name was always keep mentioning , the king heard of the name and came out and then asked who is called Yem gari NAA, the boy replied on a brave way my king I am the one.The king was surprised and then he said,you this boy said you are wiser than me right? I will give you an assignment if you are able to get it then indeed you are wiser than I am.Then the king said you little boy your assignment is that ,I will give you a he-goat and within three days you should make it pregnant and deliver on the third day.and the boy said ok and took the goat home and also told the old woman what the king said.the old woman told him to wait for that day,so on the third day, the boy went to the king's palace and said to the king,my king please I want to ask you a question before and he said ok go ahead.the boy now said my king,I want you to just give birth to baby boy right now since you don't have one,and the king said,how can I give birth? have you ever seen a man getting pregnant and deliver ?and the boy now said so you know that a man cannot get pregnant and deliver and you gave a he-goat and expect me to do what.the king was so surprised and said ok you have proven to be wise for the first time but I will still give you another assignment .so the next day, the king called the boy and said,your next assignment is that,I would make you enter this deep hole in my house so if you come out safe you are really wise.Not knowing that the boy dug the same hole leading straight to his house.So the king now put the boy inside the hole and some of his wives came to put hot water inside the hole.Not knowing that at that particular moment the boy was at his home resting.The next day the boy came to the palace and the king was so shocked.So the king said you this boy, you are indeed wise.The king said, I would reward you abundantly for your intelligence.The king now asked,hey little wise who is your mother?The boy now said,I don't know my mother but I only know my grandma.Who is your grandma? she is at home in the bush in which we lived.The king said, you mean all that while you were living in the bush?oooh so sorry dear please called your grandma for me.The next day, the old woman came to the place as the king ordered, when she arrived she greeted the king in the humble way , good day my king you sent for me.tThe king said yes I did, woman please I have to asked you this question, the woman said ok my king.The king now said can you please tell me the truth of the biological parents of the boy.The woman now said, yes my king of, my king you are the real father of

the boy and your last wife is his mother.The king was surprised though he was happy.The king now called the Mma Salamatu the boys mother to come and see her son ,she was so happy too . After that the old woman now told the king everything that happened so the other wives was so ashamed of what they did,and was now begging for forgiveness.The king now asked the the boy as to weather to forgive them or not The boy said to the king"To err they say is human to forgive devine" .The king forgave them ,and they repented They even respect the boy,some cook for him others wash his clothes as well.the boy Hakim mother was the highest and much loved woman in the kingdom.They forever lived happily ever.so Hakim was the prince and was ready to rule after his father.since then,they lived happily ever.