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aa

fia k

aa

the pointed end of his

shake and rattle, lik

He took the first of t

gan to sit in order of

perhaps other women

second egwugwu

nd they might also

the titled men and e

ut if they thought th

es. The egwugwu with

rs of the clan. He lo

a huge wooden face pa

and the charred teeth

his head were tw

had sat down and th

s on their bodies had

o groups of peop

ute you," he said. Spi

Uzowulu bent down an

hand as a sign

nd has touched the

do you know me?"

d our knowledge."Evil Forest then turned t

three b

I greet you," he sa

the earth. The he

forward and pres

there is my wife, M

yams. I do not owe

owe them no cocoyams

house, beat me up a

ppened in the rainy se

urn. At last I went to

back your sister. I

er. The law of the cl

ce.' But my wife's b

I have brought the ma

se is finished.

" said the leader of

is words may a

thickset. He stepped

nd began

ou that we went to hi

her children away. All

ake back her bride-pr

is true. My in-law, U

for nine years. During

y without his beatin

quarrels time withou

zowulu was

"Two years ago," continued Oduk

ntil she m

arried after she had g

ve

lute you," said Evil

leeps with a pregnant

bation from the crow

ter was recovering fro

he neighbors had not g

d. We heard of it, an

fia is that if a woma

e is returned. But in

two children belong

e too young to leave th

should recover from

eg his wife to return

he ever beats her agai

ls for

laughter. Evil Fores

y restored. A steady

down again and calle

ighbors, and they agre

up, pulled out his staf

ew steps in the directi

y to return to their pl

n went away to consu

ent for a long time.

e was blown. The egw

rground home. They sa

Umuofia kwenu!" roared Evil

s of th

nderous crowd,- then s

swallowed

peak and all the while

ther egwugwu were a

des of the case," said

or to praise that, but

lu's group and all

dy, I salute

has touched the groun

ng the

body, do yo

father? You are bey

lu re

l a man on the day that

m.

ue," replie

th a pot of wine and b

avery when a man fig

e, and allowed

y, I greet yo

the ground,"

No man can know yo

am Dry-meat-that-fill

gots. If your in-law b

. I salute you." He pul

and thrus

he roared, and th

h a trifle should com

to ano

kind of man Uzowulu i

ecision," repl

er groups of people h

wu, and a great