The wish of a king
Chapter 1
Once upon a time, there was a village called Akpa. The people from that village likes farming because they inherited it from their fore-fathers. They can harvest yams, cocoyams, maize, cassava etc and the children from the village likes farming so much. That was the only available work since they can't read and write.
Then, in that village, there was a boy called Kalu Obioma. He was an orphan, he had no father nor mother. All his siblings were killed by their father's friend called Okoro. Kalu's father was a king who ruled his kingdom with peace and in accordance with the law.
One day, there arouse some misunderstanding between Mazi Ikora Ekpeni and Mazi Udokanma over a land dispute and the matter was brought to the king's palace for settlement.
After the settlement of the land, Mazi Ikora Ekpeni won the case and Mazi Udokanma became angry. Mazi Udokanma being the king's younger brother became very angry and ashamed of himself which prompted him of visiting a medicine man for charm.
The medicine man gave him the charm and instructed him on how to apply it on his elder brother the king to die.
After some days, when the king ate the poisoned food which his younger brother's hand is in it and die.
After some months, the king was buried and Mazi Udokanma took over the throne and finally, hunger took over the village, people began to die out of hunger.
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