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My Village.
Chapter Four.

Part One

After the Ife festival, peace and tranquility seemed to return to the village, at least,the king's palace. It was all over. Their daughter was not punished. What a great joy.

The king's palace was the largest in the state and was well fenced all around. The palace was surrounded by uncut bushes ( in the cover picture) . It was so small and old and as a palace that it is, it was very old and has been existing for centuries.

That was the traditional way of building houses in the Yorubaland. Other villagers lived in Hamlets across the town.

That day,the king's palace was a bit deserted. It was awkwardly quiet. The only sounds that could be heard audibly were the bleating of sheeps, noises of goats and chickens. A typical yoruba village setting. From a 3D view, the compound was lonely without joy or happiness,or the sign of anything human.

The king sat on the throne in his palace. He was quiet, probably having a rethink over the Ife festival that just passed yesterday. The baby that looked like a monster turned out to be a quiet and meticulous baby. It was full of joy and celebration and seemed to profer solution to his major problem.

As he was still brooding over these things, his personal adviser, chief Ola (wealth) came into the palace breathing heavily as if he had been walking very fast....