by Okey Francis Achife

Created on: November 26, 2007

Fairness, fairness it's all I need in this contest. Okeke complained to the referee. Okorie won the wrestling contest cheating. By your decision the king crowned him champion. I will petition this injustice to his majesty. Am sure he will pursue it to logical conclusion.

The king of Odofia community, who was well known for his wisdom and courage in taking a just course, watched from his wooden throne as Okeke appeals to him to withdraw his decision.

It was a high demand. No one had ever taken such an appeal to the king before. This made the four king bodyguards, which were tall as three men put on top of one another other, watch the king's face to frown, which means death by hanging without rope.
Instead the king's face remains placid. He removed the bronze crown on his head, which has passed twenty kings before him. Any time the king removes the crown from his head. It means is either a man dies or a man gets his blessing. Ukeje, the king's personal aid on seeing this drew nearer to the king.

For any reason at all the king at this point may decide to attack any perceived enemy or dash every female child of twelve and above, three sheep to pacify the anger of the goddess, should the king change his mind. Ukeje! The king voice roared. Yes my lord, Ukeje ejaculated. Check the records and point out our enemies quickly.
Ukeje dashed into the inner court, looked at the smooth white mud wall. He checked for a black stroke on the wall and in which box it was found. To his surprise there was no black stroke in all the boxes, which represents towns and their location.

Quickly Ukeje dashed out and reported to the king that he is unable to find an enemy. At once king Ikemefuna requested the presence Ubaka the treasury keeper. On his arrival the king asked. How many have attained tax age? It is two thousand one hundred dimkpa' (able body males) my lord. Do we have enough sheep to that number to go round, one each to dimkpa and thrice to female?
No my Lord, not even two third of the number. What! King Ikemefuna exclaimed. Is it there were no more grass in my kingdom, for my sheep to graze or is there no male to mate the female or may be thieves steals them by night?

No my Lord, Ubaka replied panicking. His majesty your kingdom has the best foliage and there are male and female sheep, neither has any thief stole any of them by night or noon.

So what is happening to them? King Ikemefuna voiced out. My lord, none of the sheep has given birth without suffering death together with the

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