CHAPTER 1

5 0 0
                                    

The King of semi's land while sited outside his courtyard with his servants lobbying around him as he was meditating, under the great bamboo tree located between his throne sit at the lubricate surrounding his palace courtyard saying when I leave my throne my Great son Bayole will be crown the next king after me and my beautiful daughter Ejalonibu, will be married to the great chief son of semi's land son and yet wealth and prosperity won't depart us in our great semi's land.

Hey lalope, the king said as he calls one of his servants who is a great warrior. Yes, my king with a bull voice so louder like a thundering lion. His voice was so wailing, I'm sending you to the chief's house, go there and call me chief kola, tell him I seek for him in my palace before the cock crown in the evening and still tell him to come with the message I sent it to him. The great warrior lalope replied to him saying; so be it my king I shall arrive early enough with the message you sent me.


While he stood in front of the king with regard as Unpretentious speech. King of semi said go now and be quick, he left and ran out of the palace to deliver the message to chief kola. Not more than a decade of time chef kola arrived at the palace, while he meant the king sited on his throne in the Palace foyer. The King smiled, here you come chief kola, he knelt flat to honour the king with a warm greeting. Saying my king, I chief kola is here as you have sent for me, Good the king said! you can have your sit.

He gazed and sat close to the king and they have a vivid discussion in "blues “concerning their village development. The king said I have information for your degree on the visitors that came into the town yesterday; The white people. My king, this white person again carries our children to Lagos and tells them to go to school instead of farming with us my king they are teaching Them to be disobedient to us. 

The chief of EWA town comply with me; about the whites taking their children to Lagos, they are not coming back home and the king of EWA town is in distress now. My king what I'm saying don't take their offer. Chief kola, you are a distinct person in this village the king said honestly, you are close to me the kingship and all the affairs of the village are in your custody; don't be biased, as a Balogun of this village I expect you to be negative and buoyant see good in everything we are not EWA'S town; they don't know how to manage their people. We are different from them, the king said to conform to chief kola's opinion corrected. My king; your word stands now and belongs in my heart, chief kola said that adopting to the king's confusion about his opinion concerning the whites. Now my discussion with you will be forwarded to the other chiefs, I want you all to be aware that, the white men seek our permission, to build a school in our village and sensible to that our children will be educated they will be like the white men and also be replenished.

I'm full of swelled happiness inside of me for this information for this! they will teach them how to speak their language (English language). Secondly, dam water with treated water, to fetch water from, instead of our people fetching from the stream which is un-treated. It will be built around the centre of the village where the stream water gushes from. Thirdly, our village will have a church where they teach us and our children about one Jesus. But I decline the God of our fore-fathers e gives wealth and prosperity I will not accept that they will be angry. My king well said words, but I agree to you expect their ideal of bringing Jesus into our village what! We can't take that.

Now chief kola, gather the other chiefs together by noon, discuss this among your self and brief me back this night. We shall come together, to inform the white men about our decisions, for this village. , "My king your word stands and belongs in my heart" Chief kola left the palace. And went straight home. Getting home he sat down at his mould house centre with an old stern bamboo mat spread down his room and hanging around his room for some touch of decoration. He sat down on the floor mat calling his wife; bike she answer saying yes my darling husband so you back how are you today? Fine get me water for decades I will be going out on an errand the king sent me. She left, brought the water! and he sent for all the other chieftain and the iyalode of town. They all sat in the centre of the village and disclose a place so big enough like a lawn with chairs. Though it happens that, that is where the chief executives in clams to jolly together. They sat down under a big tree, which was name Adebalogun as an alias.

Africa blood Where stories live. Discover now