THE STORY OF A POLYGAMOUS MAN!

Once upon a time, there was a man called Musoke. Musoke was born in the central part of Uganda; he was one of the five children his father had. Musoke’s father had four girls and one son, Musoke.

Musoke had to work hard because he was the only male child in the family; his father always told him to man up, that men do not cry or show any kind of weakness. That men’s responsibility in the family is to protect, provide, and produce children who will take over his legacy.

Musoke hated being the only boy in his family; he had to do manual work while his sisters were only taught to cook, fetch water, and firewood.

Since Musoke was the only son of his father, he promised himself to have many children so that his father’s legacy does not die with him, he prayed to have at least more than one son and lots of wives.

When his father died; Musoke became the heir of the family, he had to take care of his mother, sisters, and the land left to him by his father. He did not have much time to study further because of the responsibilities he inherited. Later on, all his sisters got married and left the village.

Musoke stayed on his father’s farm with his mother. Musoke was only eighteen when his father died; his father left him a very big land and Musoke vowed to be the best farmer in the area. He promised himself that he will work hard and become very rich so that his children can be able to have everything they want.

Musoke worked hard on his farm and he hired many employees to help him; he was breeding cattle, poultry, pigs, and goats. He also had a vegetable farm. As if that was not enough, he had a farm of banana plantains which he used to brew local Ugandan beer for sale.

By the age of 30; Musoke was among the richest men in his village and his farm was the biggest in that village. On his farm; he was selling Milk, poultry, vegetables, pork, beef, and local beers. Many people were coming to his farm to buy goods from him. He also sold most of his goods at the market in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.

Musoke’s land was very fertile and he had a very big and dark forest that had streams of water in it. He used the waters from the forest to irrigate his farm and for house consumption.

By the age of 32, Musoke already had three wives; Joyce, Anna, and Miria. These three wives lived on Musoke’s farm though each one had her own three-bedroom house where she stayed with her children.

Musoke also had eleven children from those three wives but rumor had it that Musoke has fathered many children from other men’s wives around the village; those who were close to Musoke said that Musoke might have more than ten children outside of his three marriages.

He was a very handsome young man; a smooth talker and very charming, Musoke was nicknamed Mutayisa (meaning that he was not able to bypass a woman without saying romantic words to her).

Musoke’s first wife Joyce had five children (Moses, Denis, Isaac, Sarah, and Ruth); his second wife Anna had three children (Henry, Esther, and Lillian) while his third wife Miria also had three children (Donah, Juliet, and Fred), Miria was also six months pregnant with twin girls.

Musoke had lots of employees and he built small huts around his farm for his employees. Lots of men envied Musoke because many women wished to marry him. He had his one car to drive around to and from the market and he had Lorries to transport his harvests. Musoke also had Tractors that were used for farming.

Musoke’s farm was fenced off with barbed wires and if someone tries to steal anything from his farm; he will be punished severely. He believed in hard work; he hated those who wanted things for free.

He loved his village-mates and he hosted many parties for them, he will make his friends feast on all kinds of meat and food, he also made them drink his local beers. Every time he brews local beers, he will sell some and also share some with his village-mates.