Adenike (The Crown)

ere on our way

say his nam

ike..

stion

oks familiar. I don't really know bu

aug

k a prince of this great land will help a maiden

alking and

e rumour is true and the cro

I rolled my eyes a

e, the way he talks... well I think you're right, a prin

uded and

ne

ether. Baami wasn't back yet so we were taki

s d

the wooden spoon insi

aami fight all odd

as

ld I and your father

. Indeed I've been told several times in d

hould tell me this story everyday to remind me of

us for bringing you into this world" she d

so we fought for that purpose and you

sm

so light that sometimes when she's stressed

om Baami but beauty fr

man you love and he loves you unconditionally too. Where he's

her hand on my cheek, I

o beautiful. I stood up and

dance but the gods blessed

and joined me to dance. After a while of dancing an

we heard clap

long?" Mother went back to sit dow

as this land's best dancer?

eat dancer didn't know she

offered him a

't s

fully at him, she

ease tell

stories"

in the dance for the crowned prince who is

last part prou

crowned prince?"

emselves alot but I've nev

ge, a dance competition is held for him to pick hi

picked to be the next Queen? I find that a

e picks his best dancer the gods will

ned to

if the gods do

if so then the gods will pick

te?" I asked even though

k at Baami and sm

mes to season you can p

ow she won't be chosen and besides I

y that mother? Why

e next Queen of Umuagwo but my cur

s of the soil can be chos

ng dinner, ate a

le I plucked vegetables to prepare lunch.

et since we weren't

we are able to meet up cause someti

Konk!

usually used by the village town crier t

that? It's t

sto

at the annou

ad

t so we ca

ay proper attention to

owned prince of Umuagwo will be returning home in the next Eke market day and so will be wel

to stare at me,

staring at me

continued

dn't I tell you i

lding her h

il now, hurr

being chased. Her waist beads dancing around her wai

what i

quick to q

crowned prince" she was trying to catch her

e've hear

to do with why you're

ance for the prince will be held for the prince

stoo

e such things you're not s

*see who's

erday and for all we know the prince might already be in the village as we speak so my

the Land and for the other maidens, they will just be giving us a show cause

nd confidently, adjusting the bead

t like anyone dances better than me anyway but for the

d all in one

er escaped in

ma si

been like that, her father owns a hi

she is then we should start p

iculous mmesoma, you know I can'

won't be chosen, it's a fac

t to marry for love n

as a maiden of the land and I will

you mean

know you dance bett

lightly and

it's getting late

and pulle