THE ORPHAN AND THE DANCING TREE

Written by Chidimma Lucky

Episode 4

Ifeyinwa and her cousins went back home.

Mrs Adaku sent Ifeyinwa to the market to buy food items.

Ifeyinwa forgot to bought some of the ingredients her aunty sent her due to she was bothered.

When Ifeyinwa came back from the market,Mrs Adaku checked what she bought, and it wasn’t complete,she shouted at her

“You foolish girl what made you forgot to buy the vegetable leaf I’ll use to cook”Mrs Adaku shouted

“Aunty I’m sorry..”Ifeyinwa begged

Before she could finish talking,Mrs Adaku gave her a hot slap, and started beating her mercilessly

Chidi and Amara ran out of the house to rescue Ifeyinwa

“Mama can you please stop…”Chidi and Amara said as they tried stopping their mother from beating Ifeyinwa.

Ifeyinwa escaped and ran to the village square,she was in pains,She cried and sang a sorrowful song and The iroko tree dances.

The village palm wine tapper hides and watched the tree dance as Ifeyinwa sing,he was surprised,he had never seen the tree dance before.

Ifeyinwa rested for some minutes before going home.

When Ifeyinwa left,The village palm wine tapper came out from where he was hiding,he walked to where the tree was,he sang but the tree didn’t dance

“Oh so Ifeyinwa is a witch, she does magic let me go and inform the King”The village palm wine tapper said

Onuwa the village palm wine tapper went to the palace,He bow down before the King as he greeted him

“Igwe,may you live long my king”Onuwa greeted

“Onuwa you are welcome”The King answered

“Igwe a witch is in our community she perform magic,she even made the Iroko tree that is in the village square to dance”Onuwa told the King

“What!,who is that”The King asked

“Igwe is Ifeyinwa the daughter of late Maazi Amadi”The palm wine tapper replied the King

“Guards!!”The King ordered for his guards