Dedication
This book is dedicated to the
Almighty God for his grace and my teacher Miss Chinyere Walieze for her
assistance in making sure this project comes to accomplishment.
CHAPTER
ONE
Once upon a time, there lived a boy
called Ikem. Ikem’s father was a palm-wine tapper so his father died a long
time ago. It was only his mother that was training him. But, he did not know
anything because he did not go to school. He was an illiterate, his father’s
brother Kane collected everything his father left for him. They maltreated
ikem’s mother like a slave in her in-law’s house. Anything that the mother does
will always pain or annoy them but Nneka Ikem’s mother was a God fearing woman,
because of that Ikem’s friends always course and insult him because he do not
have a
father and do not go to school, each time he sees his mate going to
school, he remember his father and always go disturbing his mother that he want
to go to school and become something in life. So his mother always tell him
that God’s time is the best and his mother advise him and the little money she
had she will use them to buy textbooks for her son Ikem. Ikems father
alwaysappear to him in his dream and when he is awake he advise him and tell
him that he will soon see him again and the Lord will provide and guild him
anywhere he go to. One day as Ikem was alone walking and his father appeared
again to him and gave him a magic necklace for protection. He told him that anywhere
he is going to he should put it on that he should not forget it at home. Ikem
woke up, he praied and told his mother what he dreamt about and his mother told
him to be always prayerful.
Then
next day when the mother was going to the
farm she heard a voice telling her to be careful that dangerous are at
the bus that let her send her son but she refused so as she was weeding the
grass, snake from the bush bit her on her leg and she was shouting, nobody was
in the farm so she remembered what that strange voice told her. So she cut some
materials from her cloth and tired it on her leg where she was bitten by the
snake.
As
she was shouting, she later saw somebody and told the person to go to her house
and call her son so the person went and called her son so her son ran and saw
his mother and helped her to the sick bay
because there was nothing like hospital she stayed there for one week
when it was time for them to discharge her there was no money to pay for the
hospital bill so Ikem went and begged his uncle, the next day he went to his
senior uncle and begged him but his uncle was mad at him and flogged him out of
his house. It was on the cause that ikem finally went to a friend and his
mother was discharged.
CHAPTER TWO.
There was a
kingdom in Ikem’s village named Akara, in Akara village there lived a king
named Daniel, King Daniel was known as a very kind man, he was trusted by the
people, he was a man of his words, he had an Onuwu that supply him Palm
wine because his best drink is palm
wine. As Ikem heard that the King Daniel’s best drink was Palm wine, so he
decided to become a palm wine tapper. Ikem was a very good palm wine tapper so
as the king heard it, Ikem started supplying the kind with palm wine to drink
and the king enjoyed the palm wine of Ikem.
So
Ikem also started supplying palm wine to the market which was generally loved
by all, they always drag the palm wine which was produced by Ikem. One day ikem
brought the palm wine, they did not even allow him to come down because they
were all waiting for him, as he wanted to come down they rushed it and that
palm wine led ;to fight and they all fought and fought. So as Ikem wanted to
separate them by mistake they hit Ikem
on his eyes and Ikem shouted, they took Ikem to the hospital, the hospital bill
was too much but she hocked out the money and Ikem became well and strong.
Ikem
went home and was crying but his mother told him they will get money and pay
school fees. Ikem’s mother always gave Ikem home work to do and Ikem do the
assignment and do the order chores but before Ikem’s mother will return he has
already finished everything both the assignment, chores etc. which always make
Ikem’s mother to be thankful to her son Ikem. All the assignments, and home
chore does not stop Ikem from selling his palm wine. Rather he sells his palm
wine and also have time for other good things.
One
day, one of his father’s friend came to Ikem and told him that he want him to
go to school, Ikem’s father’s friend’s name was Emeka. Emeka now registered him
in one of the schools that was writing scholarship exam and Ikem participated
and after writing the exam Ikem was happy about himself. After two weeks the
result came out and Emeka found out the Ikem took first in the television where
the result was announced. Ikem and his mother
was very happy and both started shading
tears of joy. Later her mother congratulated him and blessed him but
there was no money to buy text book and they forgot about the scholarship.
CHAPTER THREE
Upon the hardship Ikems mother did all she could do in orde to
send Ikem to school. The next day Ikem’s mother told him to do all the house
chores. And gave him some assignment to do till when she will be back. Ikem
fetched some water in the stream, people cursed Ikem that he do not have any
sister that can go out to fetch water for the house .
At night Ikems’s mother
asked of the assignment and told him to bring the lantern in order for them to
see, his mother was impressed in his performance. The next djay, he saw Emeka,
Ikem asked him how was his night and Emeka also asked him how he was fairing. They were talking and Emeka
gave him some money and Ikem thanked him so much and told him that he is blessed.
In Akara Village, king
Daniel had a daughter that was in the UK since her childhood. So she came back
when she was fully grown and in there tradition, whenever the princess or the
prince is coming back they will blow whistle and that was what they did for
princess Adaugo when princess Adaugo was going to the palace she saw Ikem in
the tree of palm wine and the palace guards ask him to greet, that it was the
princess of Akara village. So Ikem started greeting in different form and it
was very funny and the princess of Akara liked funny people like Ikem. But do
you know the worst part, is that Ikem only know how to speak his language and
he was looking for a person that will teach him English but no one could help
him. The princess did not know what Ikem was speaking because she had been in
the UK since her childhood.
So as the king heard
that his duagter Adaugo has entered town so he ordered the palace guards to
kill one big cow and also ask the maiden to prepare a very delicious meal with
the cow that was killed by the guards. As princess Adaugo has reached the gate
of the palace and everybody was so excited and Adaugo came down and she hugged
her parent and she also hugged the elders and the maidens and the guards, so they
went inside and she ate, refreshed her
body and slept in her room. The King of Akara was so excited that he couldn’t
hold his excitement.
CHAPTER FOUR
There was another
palace named Nzeala, in Nzeala kingdom. There lived a prince named Karries, Karries
was the only son of his parent so his parent decided to bring a princess for
him to marry and not any other stranger who do not have relation to royalty.
The king of Nzeala
remembered King Daniel in Akara kingdom he remembered that his daughter Adaugo
was back so the next day he went yo Akara village and told King Daniel his
mission to the palace and Kind Daniel said that let him come back with his son
Karries that Princess Adaugo was not around. When the Onuowu found out that
there was another person selling palm wine for the king he made sure that he
found out the person so he was still investigating the matter with the palace
guards, and when he found out that it was Ikem so he started treating Ikem and
told him to stop selling palm wine to the king that it was only his one that
brings melody and speaks to the kings heart.
The next day, the king
of Nzeala came to Akara village with his son Karris and princess Adaugo was not
around so king Daniel sent two of his guards to check where she was went to,
and they found out that she went to Ikem’s house and came to buy palm wine. So
as the guards saw her, they told her that her father was looking for her. Then
the guards carried her to the palace and princess Adaugo saw Karris. So she
wondered who was in the palace with her
dad. So as she went inside and saw prince Karris with his father and greeted
them. The father asked her to sit down
and they used parable to talk some certain things. As they finished prince Karris
said that he want to talk to her privately and they allowed them. Prince Karris proposed to her and she thought
it was a joke. Then Prince Karris started making her angry with his words. Princes Karris was too proud of himself and
full of abusive words which is one of the things princess Adaugo hate so much.
Adaugo had to walk out of him, prince Karris was calling her but she snubbed
him because he was so annoying, disrespectful, hot tempered and disobedience.
CHAPTER FIVE
There
was a friend to Ikem’s father who was still alive. So Favour was kind and
helping so he pitted Ikem because Ikem
did not go to school, so he called Ikem and asked Ikem whether he want
to go to school and Ikem said yes and the man was proud of him so he went and
discussed this with Ikem’s mother and Ikem’s
mother also agreed. The next day as Ikem reached school with Mr. Favour
they went to the principal’s office and paid the money to him, the teacher saw
him and was happy to see him, he went to his class and he met his classmates.
Some were not happy with Ikem and some were gossiping him that he was too old
to be in primary three. Ikem met one boy called Nduka, Nduka was tall and dark
in complexion and was very intelligent. Nduka usually come second in position.
He had father and mother with a sister.
Ikem ask where he can sit down and Nduka directed Ikem to where he was sitting.
Ikem collected Nduka’s notes, copied everything they have studied earlier and
was happy.
So
Ikem’s performance was good. Ikem was good at asking and answering question .
so the term ran fast and Ikem learn how to speak good English and his mother
and princess Adaugo was very happy. Ikem finished primary school and was
perfect.
Ikem
contued life and he was prepared for entrance examination. Ikem finished and
passed the exams. Ikem completed his secondary school and study Law in the
University. Ikem graduated and became a lawyer but his mind was still in palm
wine because he uses palm wine to remember his father. So Ikem employed people
that will work in his office as a lawyer and went to the village as a palm wine
tapper, so that he can look for a wife then go back to the city and continue
his work. As he went to the village he was at his house when princess Adaugo
came and kept him company that was how princess Adaugo always keep him company
when his mother was sick it was Adaugo that kept her company till when he came
back.
CHAPTER SIX
When
Ikem came back he was how his mother was doing and she was doing very well and
Ikem thanked Princess Adaudo and the next day Ikem proposed to princess Adaugo
and she accepted. When she reached her palace, they asked her where she was
coming from and she told them and they were angry with her.
The
next day she told her father and her father told her that since is her choice,
he do not have the right to oppose her and assured her of his blessings.
Then
Princess Adaugo went and told Ikem and both agreed and then next week they
fixed their wedding and their wedding was rich and sweet. On their wedding day,
musicians from different places came for the wedding. After their weding, they
gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, they lived happily, cared and educated their
children.
THE END!
This Story was Written by IWUALA Vivian Chioma. A seven (7) old student of Adventist
Comprehensive High School Elele
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