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River of Love
Peter and Bianca are best friends but
Peter lives in Ala-mma town. It has a fertile land, fruit trees, clean rivers, but there is this particular river called "River of Love" with beautiful flowers that grow beside the river, trees and colourful birds living on the trees. These flowers glow at night. It was believed that the flowers and trees was planted by one of their ancestors called Ndu and his lover. Some said it was a god who came down to pour his heart out, his tears made the plants to glow, so Ndu found the place and claimed it. Some said Ndu was a powerful gods. others said Ndu and Amaka are both gods. Others believed that they will find true love by the river bank, which worked for some of them. Others believed that if they visit the river with their lover, nothing can separate them except death. Others don't believe in it but loves the glowing flowers. and this flowers can't be ploughed.
There are all sort of stories concerning the river.

While Bianca comes to the Land of Ala-mma during the festive period with her parent. she is a native of that land. Her father was born and brought up there. When she was 10years old she met Peter who was 12years old at her grandma's house. She visited her great-grandma who stays with her grandma and Peter came to drop some firewood he got for Bianca's grandma to cook with.
The great-grandma asked both of them to sit and she said to them, "Let me tell you the story behind the river called River of Love in this ....". she said. Calmly and slowly.

"I have been passing through there but I keep asking myself why is the river called the River of Love" Peter interrupted. He was excited to know more about the river. people were saying all sort of different story about the river some believed it was a god who came inform of human and named himself Ndu.
"Okay, my child can you allow me to tell you about it without interrupting my story" great-grandma said.

"Sorry ma. I won't say anything again until the story ends" he said. Bianca on the other hand wasn't saying anything cause she had never gone to the river before.

Great Grandma began...
"The River of Love wasn't as beautiful as that, it was just a mere river almost naked, there was no fish, no plant except for bamboo. People don't normally go there cause they said the river is far from the town and...