Subtitle: Happy Christmas



Episode 1



Four young men stood before the priest shrine who sat on the mat consulting the gods, the young men are all children of late mr. Okafor who died as a hunter and he remained a pauper all his life.
His first son named Okafor after his late father, Jethro the second son with Emeka the third son while Igodomigodo his last born.

Chief Priest: [clears his throat after consulting the gods] I can see riches in your family [jubilation erupts in the shrine] silence but...

Okafor: there is no but in this matter Baba, go ahead and tell us what the but is all about we are serious about being rich, my brothers am I not speaking your minds?

Others; yes, you are.

Priest: one of you will sacrifice himself for the remaining ones to be very rich.

Jethro: is it to sacrifice manhood or what? our brother here already birthed three useless children so there is no issue if you render him impotent for us to be rich afterall we are all family.

Okafor: ehnn.. Jethro, who told you I want to be an impotent? I am still in active service so am not ready to retire, you can retire after all you are already a father of two stupid village girls rendering charity to every available di-cks.

Chief priest: both of you keep quiet! how dare you quarrel in the shrine of the gods?

Mr. Okafor's sons: we are sorry.

Chief priest: one of you will die for the others to be rich, one amongst you should step forward for the sacrifice rites.

The sons of Mr. Okafor looked at each other waiting for who to make the bold move, none of them did after several minutes the priest urged them on but none did.

Emeka: Igodo, are you not tired of living? because yesterday and today you only drank garri.

Igodo: Emeka I haven't given birth to any child, you can die I will inherit your wife and kid I promise to take care of your wife and child.

Emeka: so you are eyeing my wife?

Chief priest: both of you keep quiet! how dare you quarrel like women before the gods? in seven days if none of you step forward to sacrifice himself for the others, you all will remain in abject poverty. Go home!.

Late Mr. Okafor's sons left the shrine silently as they all headed home.
His first son went home to his wife and children, after they retired for the night.

Okafor lay on the bed with his wife that he is yet to complete the payment of her dowry, the local lantern illuminate the room with its burning yellow flame. The two couples settled on the mat placed on the baboo bed.

Okafor lifted his hand and landed on his wife left bre-ast but she removed his hand, he tried to remove her wrapper knot but she removed his hand and tightened her wrapper.

Okafor; woman, what is the problem? why are you not allowing your husband to enjoy his investment?

Okafor's wife; you have not told me what the priest told you and your brothers when you went to visit him.

Okafor: why do you want to know what men discuss in the dark?

Okafor's wife: am your wife, if you want to enjoy me this night, tell me what the chief priest told you people.


Okafor was caught in betwixt making two difficult choice, he desperately want to have his wife for the night.

Okafor: the Chief Priest demand for human sacrifice amongst my father's sons.

Okafor's wife: I hope you are not trying to make me a window at my age.

Okafor; I will not my love, one of my useless brother will die so that we can be rich and enjoy.

Okafor's wife: [excited] I will have my own car and new wrappers to attend village women meetings.

Okafor: yes, we will even live in mansions in Port-Harcourt and Lagos.

Okafor quickly cross his leg across his wife and find his way to remove her wrapper from the knot.

Okafor's wife; you are liking this thing too much my husband.

Okafor didn't bother to respond because he was focused on getting his wife naked, when he spread the wrapper his wife tied to her body and bare her to himself.
He knelt on the bed and removed his singlet and tossed his wrapper tied on his waist and find his way to his wife.

Igodomigodo was in a car driving with crowd of children following his car, he horned as he past elders and parked his car aside.

Voices: Chief Igodomigodo eziego!

He started throwing money in the air and watched the crowd scrambled for the flying dollar notes.

He woke up on his mat and rubbed his eyes with his palm to confirm if he was still asleep or awake.

Igodo: so this how I will be celebrated if I become rich.

He thought of a plan on how to convince his older brother to sacrifice himself so that his family will be liberated from poverty, he cut chewing stick and put it in his mouth and dressed up.

He met his brother with his wife under a mango tree discussing.

Emeka's wife; aahh! my husband, you came to visit us.

Igodo: yes, our wife. You are looking beautiful, how is our child?

Emeka's wife; she is sleeping.

Emeka: woman go inside let me talk to my brother.

Emaka's wife exit and Igodo occupied her chair.

Emeka: what brought you to my house as early as this morning?

Igodo: our elders say when a child see a first rain, he had to ask the elder what it is so that he will learn.

Emeka: why all these proverbs?

Igodo: this is the first day from the seven days the Chief priest gave to us for one of us to sacrifice himself.

Emeka: you are right my brother, I was about coming to your house after eating to convince you to offer yourself as sacrifice.


TBC..

Front sit.

Who will pay the price?

Another one!!! Ride on Sir...

Episode 2


Lying on the armless cane chair is Jethro the second son of late Mr. Okafor in his empty sitting-room.

Jethro: kill the three goats [mumbling while sleeping] kill the cows too, am Chief JP the money monger.

The dirty curtail covering the sitting-room gave way with a swift swipe of the hand from his wife, she stood before her sleeping husband talking in his sleep about buying the whole community and talking to the president.

She quickly dragged his leg and Jethro was forced to the rough floor wincing in pains.

Jethro: Chimoo! [he exclaim] this witch, what is the matter?

Jethro's wife: Jethro be a man biko, am begging you try and be a man, how can you be sleeping on the chair by this time while your mates are looking for money?

Jethro: woman, are you sure you are not mad and no one have told you? Adanne, where do you want me to be if not my house, is this your father house Adanne?

Jethro's wife: oh! so here is not my father husband? [arms akimbo] I would not have married you if you were not licking my feet and worshipping the ground I walk on, you better stop the charm you used on me so that I will escape this poverty of yours.

Jethro: [laugh] charm on you? is that what your friends is telling you? you were the one forcing yourself on me, how did a handsome and hard working man end up with biblical Delilah is still a thing of confusion to me, are you sure I wasn't drunk when I took my people to your father's house?

Jethro's wife: Jethro have shame, biko. Go and work before hungry will kill your children and me?

Jethro: look at someone that is talking about hungry, when I married you from your father's house you were like broom now you have fat and filled the house no space for me again.

Jethro's wife: Jethro you are shameless.

Jethro: Adanne you are a disgrace.

The couples kept on exchanging words until they got tired and called it a quit for the morning, Adanne hissed and stormed out of the sitting-room.
Jethro's two daughters entered the sitting-room from inside the house and greeted their father.

Chichi: papa, I will teacher said we should buy omo in the school to wash toilet.

Jethro: did I send you to school to learn or to wash toilet?

Chichi: but pap..

Jethro: will you keep quiet there before I give you back hand.

Bridget: papa I have not buy my home work book.

Jethro: what do you mean by home work? I should also buy home work book that I will be the one sending the work to do at home, tell your teacher that you don't need any book to work at home.

The two girls giggled at their father's ignorance.

Bridget: but papa isn't about working at home, the book is for me to do assignments so that I will take first position in school.

Jethro: ehnn.. This what you would have say, you know we didn't go to school like you people. How much is it?

Bridget: two hundred naira only, Papa.


Jethro: eehnn [screams] you are calling two hundred naira only? ask your teacher to give you when I return from selling my palm wine today I will give you the money to give him tomorrow.

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Back to Emeka's compound were he is talking with his younger brother Igodomigodo under the mango tree.

Igodo: what do you mean by to convince me to die? I don't understand.

Emeka: what is there that you can't understand? tell me the difference between you and death people? how is you being alive helping our family, instead of helping us you are adding adject to our poverty.

Igodo: you lie brother Emeka! I have a bright destiny and I know I will be rich.

Emeka: [laughing hysterically] hope you have not changed church or you have not been listening to that your new mad pastor, you are already twenty two and still living in mud house which destiny do you have again apart from hunting?

Igodo: Emeka don't insult me.

Emeka: what will you do?

Igodo: you can't handle your wife, dead manhood.

Emeka: what do you say? [get up from the chair he is sitting]

Igodo: [get up too] you heard me Emeka, I said dead manhood.

Both of them started fighting, it took Emeka's wife and Okafor who came visiting Emeka to stopped them from fighting.

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Later in the evening Okafor gathered his father's sons together as the eldest son in his compound away from his house.

Okafor: [stand up] my brothers you are all welcome [others acknowledge his greetings] Emeka why will you fight with your younger brother?

Emeka: he insulted me.

Igodo: I didn't insult him I only told him the truth.

Emeka; brother, you are hearing him bah?

Okafor: why are you two behaving like a child, both of you should apologise to each other.

Okafor settled his brothers grievances before going into the matter that he brought everyone together that evening.

Okafor: I have been thinking about the sacrifice, I think I should be the one to give his life to liberate our family as the eldest son.

The happiness in his brothers hearts couldn't be measured but they all showed fake concern.

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Later in the night Okafor lay on his bed with his wife, he narrated the outcome of the meeting to his wife because she always had her way on knowing everything Okafor does in the day time.

Okafor's wife: Okafor! Okafor!! Okafor!!! how many times did I call you?

Okafor; what is your problem? why are you shouting? do you want to wake the children?

Okafor's wife; why won't I shout? I will have to wake the children in fact, Umu-Ugba oohh!! my husband want to make me a window ohhh!

The night was packed with excessive drama that Okafor prayed he never encountered such in his life again.

Day 2.

TBC..

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Happy new year



Episode 3



Early the next morning before cock crow Jethro was standing outside his house in his compound, he faced east with his both hands up imagining the befitting buildings he is going to erect.

After cock crow the sky gave little light, his wife emerged from the room standing in the frontage looking at her husband demonstrating buildings that he wanted to build.

Jethro's wife: Jethro! hope you have not run mad?

Jethro ignored her and continued demonstrating what he was doing, she came down from the verandah and walked close to her husband and tapped him.

Jethro's wife: should I call our Umunna and tell them my husband have run mad?

Jethro: woman, let me be. I will send you to your father's house when the millions am expecting comes.

Jethro's wife: [claps her hands] eehhhhheemm! Jethro, is that what you dreamt last night? [touch his body] do you have fever and malaria?

Jethro: just wait and see.

Jethro left his wife and went inside the house.

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Emeka was walking on a muddy road while whistling, he wanted to turn back when he sighted a man paddling on a bicycle towards him.

John: Emeka! I have seen you, don't run.

He stood and waited for him, John dropped his bicycle and grabbed Emeka's collar.

Emeka: what is the meaning of this? Johnbull.

John; you are still asking me meaning of this after owing me for two years three months and three hours forty two minutes and five seconds, if you don't know the meaning let me tell you Emeka pay me my money am begging you.

Emeka: because of coming three thousand naira you are holding my throat, Nigeria that is owing trillion of dollars how many countries have you seen holding Nigeria throat?

John; Emeka, all I want is my money am not concerned about trillion of dollars Nigeria is owing, Emeka pay me!!

Emeka: stop that! I don't like it!! remove your hand from my collar so that I can give you back your chicken change.

Immediately John removed his hands from his collars, Emeka started the charade of bringing out money from his pockets and immediately took to his heels. John ran after him but his left leg wasn't helping matter because he had an internal injury when he was young.

John: ewooooh! ewooohh! [wincing in pains] ooohh! Emeka thunder will injure you

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A girl carry can on her head coming from the stream through the footpath that leads to Ogbomini the hamlet closed to the stream, Igodomigodo ran after her calling her name but she refused to answer, he got close to her and tapped her buttocks.

Ifeoma: oohh! Igodo, what did I do to you? am I the only beautiful girl in this village ehnn Igodo?

Igodo: I have been calling you Ify!

Ifeoma: yes I heard you but I don't want to talk to you, aahh! let me be.

Igodo: you know I can't let you be am deeply in love with you.

Ifeoma: Igodo, please don't love me. I don't need your love, just let me be in this village aahh!

Igodo: I will soon come to pay your dowry and take you home.

Ifeoma: [laughing] who will borrow you money to come and pay for my dowry? and who will marry a poor man like you? you better kill that dream of yours.

Igodo: Ify, don't worry after today you will see that Igodo is no longer the one you use to know, I will break your father's block house he built in 80s and built befitting house that suit my in law.

Ifeoma: are you insulting my father?

Igodo: no na, Ify my love, omalicha.

She hissed and walked away ignoring Igodo who was pestering her, he followed her down to her house gate.
The old gate gave way and an aged man stepped out from the gate on sighting Igodo with his daughter.

Ifeoma's father; you again?

The man went inside back while Igodo took to his heels, left Ifeoma laughing at him.

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Day 3


The son's of late Mr. Okafor gathered in their usual meeting style to discuss the way forward to escape poverty.
Okafor stood up after his first son entertained everyone of them with palm win.

Okafor: my brothers, you all know I wanted to sacrifice myself for the well being of this family.

His brothers: we all know, we should be heading to the shrine.

Okafor; but my wife and children refused and I think I agree to what they are saying that I shouldn't sacrifice myself.

Jethro: Okafor you lie! you are the first son and you must sacrifice yourself.

TBC..

Episode 4



Okafor: Jethro sit down, who are you to tell me what to do?

Emeka: *get up in midst of words exchange* why are we quarreling ourselves brothers? if Okafor doesn't want to sacrifice himself let him be.

Igodo: Emeka what do you mean? Okafor should keep to his word let him don't be a coward our father wasn't known as such.

Okafor: Igodo of yesterday have find his voice to talk when married men are talking, do you think is easy to die?

Jethro: am out of this meeting.

Emeka: Jethro, you don't have to go yet because we are not done with our discussions.

Igodo: what is there to discuss Okafor have already said he isn't going to sacrifice himself.

Emeka: are you not going to join him Igodo?

Igodo: my grandfather will not forgive me if I leave these drinks and food untouched, breakfast.

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Jethro was seen talking to himself on the road by Mazi Idaye.

Mazi: this one you are talking to yourself Jethro, I hope all is well?

Jethro: how can all be well when my brothers and I are poor?

Mazi: but that is a common knowledge, you know am a good friend to your father who was a famous antelope hunter. So you can talk to me what the problem is.

Jethro: ehhnn... No wonder my father is very poor because he has people like you as friend Mazi Nduka.

Mazi: don't insult me Jethro, what is wrong being in a famous hunter? tell me the problem I know your dead father can not be the problem.

Jethro: chief problem solver, so that you will have something to broadcast round the village radio without battery.

Jethro looked him up and hissed then walked away, Mazi called him back but he waved his hand and walked on. Mazi shook his head and kept his hands akimbo.

Mazi: nikpanimo, is that not Jethro of yesterday? he has now grown wings to challenge me Mazi.

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Emeka and Igodo were heading homes from Okafor's compound.

Emeka: have you heard that Obinna is back from London?

Igodo: ofcourse, I have heard oh! the first graduate of this village. He had married a white woman and brought so many cars with his children.

Emeka: I wonder why papa didn't train us in school.

Igodo: me too.. Ewooohh!

Emeka: what is the matter?

Igodo; I will come to your house and sew you later.

Igodo started running towards the stream, Emeka looked towards him and asked what he is going to do in the stream but he gave no response.

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Igodo thanked his stars on sighting Ifeoma leaving the stream, he ran and met her on seeing Igodo Ifeoma frown.

Ifeoma; what is it again Igodo? what did I do that you won't allow me rest in this village?

Igodo: you stole my heart away, I love you with my body and soul Ify.

Ifeoma: you love me shey?

Igodo: yes, with my body and soul.

Ifeoma: being your people to my house and come n' marry me.

Igodo: Ify, are you serious?

Ifeoma: Igodomigodo Ifeoma is serious.

She carried her bucket and walked away while Igodo tried waking himself from illusion but realized it is real, he punched the sky and celebrated.
Ifeoma has gone sone distance away from him.

Igodo: I will come with my family and aeroplane, rang-rovers, Benz, six trucks of cows.

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Later in the noon Jethro was sitting on a chair positioned before him is a tray with plates covered, he sat thinking without moving his muscles to eat.
His wife came inside the sitting-room and saw him in that mood.

His wife; my husband you have not touched your food.

Jethro: I don't think am hungry.

His wife remained silent looking at him, she came closer carried the tray and walked away.

Jethro: Adanne, hope you have not run mad? bring back the food or I will send you to your father's house.

His wife ignored him while Jethro went after her exiting the sitting-room together.

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Day 4

TBC..

Elvictor:




Episode 4



Okafor: Jethro sit down, who are you to tell me what to do?

Emeka: *get up in midst of words exchange* why are we quarreling ourselves brothers? if Okafor doesn't want to sacrifice himself let him be.

Igodo: Emeka what do you mean? Okafor should keep to his word let him don't be a coward our father wasn't known as such.

Okafor: Igodo of yesterday have find his voice to talk when married men are talking, do you think is easy to die?

Jethro: am out of this meeting.

Emeka: Jethro, you don't have to go yet because we are not done with our discussions.

Igodo: what is there to discuss Okafor have already said he isn't going to sacrifice himself.

Emeka: are you not going to join him Igodo?

Igodo: my grandfather will not forgive me if I leave these drinks and food untouched, breakfast.

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Jethro was seen talking to himself on the road by Mazi Idaye.

Mazi: this one you are talking to yourself Jethro, I hope all is well?

Jethro: how can all be well when my brothers and I are poor?

Mazi: but that is a common knowledge, you know am a good friend to your father who was a famous antelope hunter. So you can talk to me what the problem is.

Jethro: ehhnn... No wonder my father is very poor because he has people like you as friend Mazi Nduka.

Mazi: don't insult me Jethro, what is wrong being in a famous hunter? tell me the problem I know your dead father can not be the problem.

Jethro: chief problem solver, so that you will have something to broadcast round the village radio without battery.

Jethro looked him up and hissed then walked away, Mazi called him back but he waved his hand and walked on. Mazi shook his head and kept his hands akimbo.

Mazi: nikpanimo, is that not Jethro of yesterday? he has now grown wings to challenge me Mazi.

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Emeka and Igodo were heading homes from Okafor's compound.

Emeka: have you heard that Obinna is back from London?

Igodo: ofcourse, I have heard oh! the first graduate of this village. He had married a white woman and brought so many cars with his children.

Emeka: I wonder why papa didn't train us in school.

Igodo: me too.. Ewooohh!

Emeka: what is the matter?

Igodo; I will come to your house and sew you later.

Igodo started running towards the stream, Emeka looked towards him and asked what he is going to do in the stream but he gave no response.

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Igodo thanked his stars on sighting Ifeoma leaving the stream, he ran and met her on seeing Igodo Ifeoma frown.

Ifeoma; what is it again Igodo? what did I do that you won't allow me rest in this village?

Igodo: you stole my heart away, I love you with my body and soul Ify.

Ifeoma: you love me shey?

Igodo: yes, with my body and soul.

Ifeoma: being your people to my house and come n' marry me.

Igodo: Ify, are you serious?

Ifeoma: Igodomigodo Ifeoma is serious.

She carried her bucket and walked away while Igodo tried waking himself from illusion but realized it is real, he punched the sky and celebrated.
Ifeoma has gone sone distance away from him.

Igodo: I will come with my family and aeroplane, rang-rovers, Benz, six trucks of cows.

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Later in the noon Jethro was sitting on a chair positioned before him is a tray with plates covered, he sat thinking without moving his muscles to eat.
His wife came inside the sitting-room and saw him in that mood.

His wife; my husband you have not touched your food.

Jethro: I don't think am hungry.

His wife remained silent looking at him, she came closer carried the tray and walked away.

Jethro: Adanne, hope you have not run mad? bring back the food or I will send you to your father's house.

His wife ignored him while Jethro went after her exiting the sitting-room together.

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Day 4

TBC..

Whoo! Three more days to go. Can't wait!

Hold on. Is this a story or a drama? I'm just curious, because the sequence got me confused.

Nice update Vic...

Ciara9251:
Hold on. Is this a story or a drama? I'm just curious, because the sequence got me confused.

it should be drama, dear

Lakesc:
Nice update Vic...

thanks boss

Subtitle: Happy new year


Episode 5


Emeka was coming out of his friend's shop in the village market when John saw him, he ducked and awaited for John to come towards his direction.
Emeka was busy thinking of what his friend told him, the business idea was a great one but the capital is the problem, John launched at him and caught him tightly Emeka was shocked.

Emeka; John what is the meaning of this? you nearly gave me heart attack.

John: heart attack or no heart attack pay me my money?

Emeka: I hate all this rubbish

He pulled out five naira notes amounting one thousand naira and gave it to John.

John: is this complete?

Emeka: you can't bah? *hiss and walk away*

John was busy arranging the money till Emeka disappeared from sight, he calculated it and discovered it was just one thousand naira, he placed his hands on his head.

John: the thunder that will strike this Emeka ehnn.. the thunder should wait until he pays me.

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Jethro, Emeka, Okafor and Igodo who wore his best okrika clothe with a smart shoe, he had spent a lot to look presentable.
He held a keg of palm wine and led his brothers to Ifeoma father's compound opening the gate.

Ifeoma's father came out of the house with his red cap and walking stick, he sighted people coming into his compound and recognized Igodo the hoodlum terrorizing his daughter.

Ify's father: are my eyes deceiving me? *rubbing his face with his open palm*

His august visitors walk upto him and met him standing at his house verandah, they greeted him. Ifeoma saw them through the window and ran inside her room.

Ify's father; yes, how may I help you?

Okafor: ahh ahh!! Papa Ifeoma, you didn't even give us chair, call your beautiful daughter to bring chairs for her future inlaws.

Ify's father: I will pretend I didn't hear the last part of your speech, you can not come to my compound and open mouth waaaaaa! what are you people doing here?

Jethro: we came to pluck a very ripe apple from your compound.

Ify's father: I know you are a beggar Jethro but I didn't expect you to beg with keg of palm wine, how many of your father's lands have you sold to buy this keg of palm wine.

Jethro: are you insulting me papa Ifeoma?

Ify's father; when did truth become an insult I thought it is only bitter.

Igodo: my father in law

Ify's father: if I hear pim again from you, I will explain why I was called old soldier never die.

Emeka: we are not here to quarrel, we came to marry your daughter because our brother here Igodo has find a wife in her.

Ify's father: no problem, let me ask my daughter if she is going to accept you as her husband.

Papa Ifeoma went inside the house leaving the brothers standing in his compound.

Emeka: I told you when I speak he will accept.

Okafor; are you sure Igodo his beautiful daughter will like you?

Jethro: why will you be saying such nonsense? Igodo is one of the finest young man in this village and deserved someone like Ifeoma.

Papa Ifeoma came out of his house with a gun, the four brothers took to their heels when he cocked the gun and shot in the air.

Papa Ifeoma: don't run, come and marry my daughter into your useless poverty family. Come... let me use you people for target practice.

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The four brothers ran away and hid behind a stalked hundreds of blocks.

Emeka: is he still coming?

Okafor: he isn't.

Jethro: I hate all these nonsense, am going to sacrifice myself to take away all these insults from our family.

Igodo: brother, do you mean it?

Jethro ignored them and walked away, he got home and saw his wife singing and selecting beans at front of his house sitted on a plastic chair.

Jethro's wife: my husband welcome back.

Jethro: ......

Jethro's wife: Papa O baby am greeting you.

Jethro ignored his wife and went inside the house, his wife dropped the tray she used in selecting the beans and went after her husband who she saw sitting thoughtfully in his sitting-room.

Jethro's wife; Jethro, I was greeting you and you just ignored, Jethro are we quarreling?

Jethro: Adanne, I didn't marry you to kill me before my time, must I talk before you know I have answered your greetings.

Jethro's wife: aahh! Jethro, you have started having hot-temper nowadays.

She sat with her husband and held his hand looking at his fingers.

Jethro's wife; these your fingers have over grown, let me cut them for you.

Jethro: where are my children?

Jethro's wife: they went to the church, there is a good news oh!

Jethro: which good news are you talking about?

Jethro's wife: O baby has been giving a scholarship to further her education into the university for free.

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Igodomigodo was heading to the market when he ran into Ifeoma, he looked away ignoring her, Ifeoma stopped on her way and went after him grabbing his hand.

Igodo: Ifeoma, what is the problem? do you want your father to retire me to my fore-fathers?

Ifeoma; *smiling* is me Ify, your love oh! Igodo, that you are doing like this.

Igodo: if your father asked you to look for person to add to people he had killed in his life time, tell them you didn't see me.

Ifeoma: why are you behaving like this Igodo, you know I like you. Oya what did I do that you are ignoring me?

Igodo: you don't know what you did? after asking me to come and marry you, your father made me jump through your fence and made me run like a headless chicken you are still asking me what you did.

Ifeoma started laughing which made Igodo angrily walk away from her.

Ifeoma: am sorry Igodo, you know I love you I thought you won't try it na.

Igodo ignored her and continued walking away.

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Jethro was sleeping inside the sitting-room talking when his wife Adanne woke him up.

Jethro's wife; why are you mentioning me and my daughter name in your dream?

Jethro; oohh! what is wrong with this woman? you don't even allow me to enjoy my dream.

Jethro's wife: hope the scholarship you are shouting in your dreams won't make you not pay your daughter's jamb form fee.

Jethro got up and walked away ignoring his wife totally.

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Day 5

Okafor, Emeka, Igodo gathered at Jethro's house before the sun could make it mark in the sky.
Jethro's wife came out with her first daughter greeting them.

Okafor; our wife where is your husband?

Jethro's wife: he is still sleeping my husbands, O baby go and wake your father to come and see his brothers.

Her daughter went inside and called Jethro who came out sluggishly and yawned, he saw his brothers and was surprise.

Jethro: my brothers what brought you people so early to my house?

Igodo: remember what you said yesterday.

Jethro: I was only joking.

TBC..

Episode 6



Okafor: *clear his throat* which part were you joking with? I hope you are not joking about the sacrifice part.

Igodo: *sit on the ground* ask him oohh! ask him oohh!

Jethro: Igodo why are you sitting on the ground? well... I can't sacrifice myself because I believe that my daughters will get a scholarship to travel overseas *laughing* you know what that means?

Emeka: which of your daughters?

Igodo: I am tired of poverty, am tired of poverty.

Jethro: you will know when the time comes, I saw it in my dream.

Okafor; as you all can see am going to my house I have to go and see Reverend Job he has a work for me.

Igodo: what kind of problem is this? you are taking a dream you are not sure of serious. Oohh! I will kill myself oohh! am tired of poverty.

Emeka: you don't have to kill yourself, you can sacrifice yourself for us to be rich.

Jethro: am still feeling sleepy, I will be inside.

Emeka joined Okafor leaving Jethro's compound, Jethro went inside and left Igodo sitting on the ground.

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Emeka was busy thinking on the road when a stone landed on him from the bush, he screamed in pains.

Emeka: who is that fool? may thunder finish you, show your face I will deal with you.

He started ranting looking around the bush, a man putting on military camouflage emerged from the bush looking angry.

Soldier man: who do you want to deal with?

Emeka: ehem... *scratching his head* ehem.. ehm.. ehm.. the person that stoned me.

Soldier man: I am the one that stoned you, what will you do?

Emeka: Tony, Tony, Tony my man. You know you are my man, how far?

Soldier man: Emeka so am now your man, you are not sharping your mouth again as usual.

Emeka: that was then na, you know I was high then.

Soldier man: you told my mother I will be your bodyguard when you will become rich, why are you not rich since?

Emeka: *smiling* your mother sef, how can she take a word from a drunkard serious.

Soldier man: kneel down!

Emeka: people will see me kneeling down Tony.

Soldier man: obey before complain.

Emeka knelt down, Tony subjected him to dehumanizing punishments.

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A group of men about six were seen close to a bush, a huge man amongst them whose car was parked behind them was pointing at the bushy land.

Rich man: you know what to do Engineer Fred, make sure the house is big?

Engr Fred; I will do that, sir.

Jethro rushed to were they are escorted by a youth.

Jethro: Chief Madu, what are you doing in my land? I told you am not selling this land.

Chief Madu: who is this mad man? Jethro, you have no choice am paying you three million for this land so that you can start a better life and leave poverty alone *all of them start laughing except Jethro*

Jethro: am not going to take your bloody money, before I count of three all of you have disappeared from my land.

Chief Madu: boys! deal with this miscreant.

Two huge men with Chief Madu stepped forward to attack Jethro who was wielding a matchet.
He was disarmed and beaten to stupor, Chief Madu called cops on him and he was arrested.

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Emeka rushed home with just his boxer on shouting on top of his voice, his wife came out of the house and saw her husband looking unkempt with just boxer on.

Emeka: Tony, don't worry I will deal with you in this village.

Emeka's wife; my husband, what happened to you?

Emeka: don't ask me any stupid question, just leave me alone.

Emeka's wife: why are you angry at me? am not Tony that beat you oh!

Emeka: what did you say?

Emeka's wife: I didn't say anything oh!

Emeka chased his wife inside.

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Igodo was walking on the road and sighted Ifeoma with a man standing before his car talking, he rushed over.

Igodo: Ify, what are you doing with this young man?

Bright: you know him?

Ifeoma: *roll her eyes* he is a village beggar, just give him two hundred naira and he will leave us alone.

Igodo: Ifeoma! me Igodo beggar? because this small car.

Bright; have it, get yourself what to eat.

Igodo got angry and punched him which resulted to a fight, Bright called police on Igodo and he was arrested.

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At the police station Igodo was stripped and kept on the counter ready to be put inside the cell room.

Police man 1: you no get money and you dey fight, how you wan take bail yourself now?

Police man 2: carry this mumu man put inside cell room.

Igodo was dragged and locked in the cell room, he saw someone sitting in a corner looking helpless and injured.

Jethro: Igodo, what are you doing here?

Igodo looked at him not able to recognize him because his face have been disfigured.

Igodo: Jethro is that you?

Jethro: yes it is me, Chief Madu have finally done it, what brought you here?

Igodo: one stupid boy I met with Ify called me beggar and we fought.

Jethro: who will now release us from here now?

Igodo: I don't know.

Both of them sat inside the cell quietly, a policeman came to release Jethro who came out to meet Chief Madu.

Police man: oga sign here.

Jethro: I don't know how to read.

Chief Madu: if you sign that paper I will give you the money and you will be release here, you will stay away from the land.

Jethro thought about it and signed the paper and gave up the only inheritance he got from his late father, he also begged Chief Madu to release his brother Igodo.
Both of them were released and they went home late in the night.

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Day 6

Igodo was heading to Emeka's house who called for the family members to converge and discuss issues concerning the family when he saw Ifeoma trying to carry a goat.

Ifeoma: Igodo my love, come and help me.

Igodo looked at her and hissed then walked away, he got to where is brothers are and sat with them.

Jethro: I have never been humiliated in my life like the way Chief Madu did to me.

Emeka: you people don't have to worry am going to sacrifice myself.

TBC..

Episode 7



Igodo: I hope you are not going to chicken out like Okafor and Jethro.

Jethro: ehn... ehn... hold it there, have you ever say you want to sacrifice yourself?

Okafor: don't mind him, he thinks to die is easy, if it is easy let him come forward and die na.

Emeka: my brothers you people shouldn't quarrel, this evening we are going to the shrine.

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Igodo returned from his brother's house heading home he met Ikem is old time friend with a brand new car, he didn't recognize at first until he came out of his house.

Igodo: is a lie, Kemo! is this you?

Ikem: yes, flesh and blood it is me my brother.

Igodo jumped up happily and wanted to hug him but he blocked him with his hands.

Ikem: no, no, you know you have not taken your bath.

Igodo: Kemo trust me na, I have taken my bath. long time no see, is this your car?

Ikem: that is one of my baby.

Igodo: oh men, Kemo drive me around the village please.

Ikem: next time am rushing somewhere, have this and use it to brush yourself up village champion.

He gave Igodo one thousand naira note that he received and thanked him warmly, Ikem got inside his car.

Igodo: Kemo, drop me off. you are going my way na.

Ikem: next time, Igodomigodo the village champion.

He ignited his car and sped off while Igodo watched him sadly.

Igodo: is me that Ikem is calling village champion? wonder shall never end.

He shook his head and walked away.

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Jethro came out of his house followed closely from behind his wife Adanne who looked like an angry tiger.

Adanne: Jethro, I don't understand you, do you want hungry to kill my daughters and I ehnn, Jethro?

Jethro: have you seen anyone that hunger has killed?

Adanne: Jethro, Jethro, ehnn.. I don't want to be called bad woman oohh! am warning you now to give me money to buy soup ingredients and cook.

Jethro: no respect again, you are even calling my name without respect, if not that you are the mother of my children I would have sent you back to your father and take back the dowry I paid on your head.

Adanne: how much did you pay? you are still owing my people.

Jethro: that is my compensation for marrying a wife without character.

Jethro was about to leave.

Adanne: Jethro, where are you going to?

Jethro: I can't be in the same house with a mad woman am leaving this house for you.

Adanne grabbed his belt tightly and held him back.

Jethro: Adanne, remove your hand before I tell you why I was called Dragon of the East.

Adanne: Jethro do your worse.

Jethro: I will kill this mad woman ooohh!

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Okafor was busy sleeping under his mango tree in his compound when his first son came to wake him up.

Okafor: ehem, Ogbonna what is the matter?

Ogbonna: papa, mama didn't keep amy soup for me am hungry.

Okafor: so?

Ogbonna: papa am hungry na.

Okafor: at your age I was already married, you can't even make common WAEC all you know is food food food and food.

Ogbonna: but papa isn't my fault na, you refused to pay for expos.

Okafor: so I sent you to school to pay for expos? come and eat me.

Ogbonna: papa I will die oh!

Okafor: you are lucky slave trade have ended I would have sold you off.

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Emeka washed his hands in a water bowl served by his wife, he licked his lips and waited gingerly for the arrival of the food. But his wife came out from the kitchen into the sitting-room without bearing the expected tray.

Emeka: Agnes, what is the matter?

Agnes: I thought you said you want to die, death people don't eat.

Emeka: if I open my eyes and close my food is already on this table.

Agnes: am not bringing any food for you, your plan to make me widow and my daughter fatherless won't work.

Emeka: Agnes, poverty is sending you on a suicidal errand oohh! am warning you.

Agnes: am not bringing any food.

Emeka got up from the chair and his wife flee, he ran after her.

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Jethro lay on the bed in his bedroom with his wife standing arms akimbo before him.

Adanne: Jethro why are you so stingy? you can't even pay for your daughter jamb form with the four million naira chief gave to you for the land.

Jethro: Adanne A.K.A Jezebel right handmaid, am not touching that money and am going to return it to Chief very soon.

Adanne: over my dead body will you do that.

Jethro: you better die oohh!

Adanne: poverty isn't my portion Jethro.

Jethro: but your father is poor.

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Okafor and Jethro with Emeka, Igodo were seen heading to the shrine.

Emeka: am feeling somehow in my stomach.

Okafor: is normal, is just fear. You know you are about to do a great thing for this family, father will be proud of you.

Igodo: ofcourse, I will fulfill all my promises Emeka my brother.

Jethro: me too.

Emeka: I want to use the toilet, shit shit..

Emeka ran into the bush leaving his brothers standing waiting for him.

TBC..

Last Episode





Three of Emeka's brothers waited for a longtime expecting him to surface from the bush but it didn't happen.

Okafor: are you sure Emeka is still inside that bush?

Jethro: you think is easy to die, lets just wait for him.

Igodo: am tired of waiting for him is already getting late, I can't wait to be rich. *Igodo face the bush*

Okafor: where do you thinking you are going to?

Igodo: to check Emeka ofcourse.

Jethro: allow him to go.

Igodo went inside the bush while his two brothers waited on the road, he came out later looking frustrated.

Okafor: what is the matter Igodo? why are you looking like a clown?

Igodo: Emeka isn't in the bush, I have searched everywhere.

Jethro: are you sure? lets go and check him. He can't deceive us just like that.

Three of them went inside the bush and searched for him.

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Emeka sat before a table on which a lit local lantern was placed on it, he was eating fufu and egusi soup with lots of meats.
Voices were heard from a distance, his daughter sat on a mat playing with two sticks.

His wife came out of the house on hearing the voices from distance.

Emeka's wife: are those not your brothers?

Emeka: umhm..

Three of them came closer and saw Emeka eating, they were shocked.

Okafor: Emeka, is that you?

Emeka: yes, eating delicious egusi and enough fufu with meats, come and join me.

Igodo: oohhh! what kind of useless brothers did God give to me na?

Okafor: will you keep quiet Igodo!? Who is your mate here? do you think to die is easy?

Emeka's wife: God forbid, my husbands what did my husband do?

Jethro: Emeka didn't tell you?

Emeka's wife: yes, he didn't say anything to me.

Emeka: they want your beloved husband to die like sacrificial cock.

Emeka's wife: over my dead body.

Okafor: is getting late we have find the person we are looking for, good night.

Igodo: all of you are cowards! I will sacrifice myself tomorrow.

He shouted repeatedly storming out of Emeka's compound with his hand up, Jethro and Okafor left walking together while talking.

Jethro: do you think Igodo is serious?

Okafor: leave the stupid boy, can he leave Ifeoma and die?

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Next day at the shrine, the priest faced the oldest big tree adored with red and white clothes.
With bottles and charms with skulls placed on strategic places, the four brothers stood aside waiting for him to conclude the incantation.

Chief priest: who among you is the sacrifice?

Okafor: Igodo?!

Igodo: umh..

Chief priest: today is the last day, the sacrifice should step forward.

Emeka: Igodo.!?

Igodo: umh...

Chief Priest: don't waste my time, step forward!

Jethro: Igodo, you are wasting time step forward.

Igodo: what happened to your legs for you to step forward?

The Chief Priest started another round of consultation and requested for one of them to step forward but none of them did, it ended with banter.

Chief Priest: I can see none of you is willing to sacrifice, *incantation* without sacrifice nobody will be rich in your family, come together and raise mighty men in your family. Leave my shrine before I strike all of you with thunder.

All of them scampered away, they all stopped on the way to catch their breathes.

Okafor: do you hear what the Chief Priest said?

Jethro: I hear it, as a family we are not supporting ourselves and we can't even come together to help ourselves.

Emeka: I think he was just testing us and we all failed.

Igodo left his brothers and walked away without saying a word.

Jethro: what is wrong with him?

Emeka: I think he is disappointed.

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Ifeoma saw Igodo on the way and blocked him, he tried to change direction but she still blocked him.

Igodo: ehnn.. what is this na? some people are looking for who to be sent to early grave.

Ifeoma: Igodo, why are you avoiding me?

Igodo: I shouldn't avoid you so that your father will use me and revamp his rusted shooting skills?

Ifeoma: I already told you that my father was mere threatening you guys, you know I love you Igodo.

Igodo: what happened to your rich boyfriend?

Ifeoma: he isn't my boyfriend, he is just a schoolmate.

Ifeoma's father sighted both of them and approached them quickly.

Ifeoma's father: you are still after my father?

Igodo ran into the bush and find his way home through the bush.

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Igodo was sleeping under a mango tree in his compound when a group men wearing yellow vest with MTN logo walked into his compound, they woke him up.

Igodo: good afternoon, how may I help you people?

Man1: we are looking for the owner of this compound?

Igodo: I am the owner hope there is no problem?

Man2: not at all sir, your land is in a strategic point for us to place our MTN max, we are only renting the land for ten years and also giving out four security chances.

Igodo: the entire land?

Man3: no, just that little space to erect our max, we are going to pay four million naira.

Igodo: please, who do you want to give four million naira?

Man1: the owner of the land

Igodomigodo fainted.

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Three days Igodo invited his brothers to Mama Tutu bar and ordered for a lot of ishi ewu and goat meats pepper soup with enough beers.

Okafor: Jethro, Emeka, am not eating all these until Igodo tell us where he got the money to buy them?

Jethro: I hope you are not planning to use anyone of us as collateral?

Emeka: Igodo, where did you get all these money?

Igodo: my brothers enjoy, I was just sleeping and money came to wake me up am rich.

Emeka: what do you mean by you are just sleeping and money wake you up?

Igodo: Mama Tutu bring more beers let my brother drink beer for the first time.

Jethro: Igodo, explain to us na.

He told them what happened and all his brothers celebrated with him, mighty men are made in family through sacrifice, love, togetherness, sharing of burdens, no man is an island, in Africa your brother exist for you to live.

The End.

I don't understand the end of this story.

Thank for this master piece.

nice one oo