Mr and Mrs Austin Odinga arrived at the city some minutes past 5pm. Omo was so tired. She was taken to her room up stairs by one of the female domestic staff. She freshened up and came out to be with her husband who was already entertaining his friends as she has been told the A.O's mansion rules already by the senior staff. She quietly joined her husband who later gave a formal introduction of his beautiful angel. Tonight will be h er first night ever, Mr Odinga said to himself. I will make sure she enjoys every bit of it. She is such a beauty. I will spoil her that she will forget where she came from. Why should I bother myself? I've a deal with her uncle. Let them settle their problem themselves. I already have what I've been searching for. Who would have thought I would get her on a platter of gold? Hmmmm! Soon the party was over. Omo was whining in pains. It was her first experience. She missed her mum and sister. This savage has something up his sle...
It was a cold and short evening as the moon gave no light. Kome and her siblings were up waiting for the moonlight -a tradition that calls all the children to gather round their lovely father, the chief orator of Umudo kingdom who always tells them folktales. But today was a different one as the rains came intruding. So grandpa won't tell us a story today asked Ufuoma. No, I don't think grandpa would, replied Kome. Just when they were thinking their dad called on them to come over to their small Hut. They rushed down, spread their mats and sat for the day's tale. Unfortunately for them, their grand-father didn't tell them about his normal folktales. Today I will be telling you a story about a young promising girl. But before I start, where is your mother? In the kitchen, they all echoed. It's okay. But Grandpa, you didn't complete that of the tortoise and the frog last night. Ufuoma, yes I didn't but today, I will be telling you a very interesting sto...