Notifications
Clear all

WHERE IS UDAKA TODAY

3 Posts
2 Users
0 Likes
513 Views
Ajmaverick
(@ajmaverick)
Member Customer
Joined: 5 years ago
Posts: 283
Topic starter  

Once long ago, there was a peaceful village on the outskirts of mbani, sharing borders with both ulongwe and thorki. It had only a village and chiefs but generally, they were good people. The villagers were hardworking and all of them were rich, at least enough to get their families a square meal. They feasted almost every night at the village square while elders dealt with palmwine and assorted meats in the most lenient way, children on the other hand were entrusted in the welcoming hands of the old women who treated them to different stories and tales. The peace that reigned in the village was a feat to envy for all and sundry.

While a little rain would make people remain indoors, A hard and consistent 4-5 hour s would dry the wettest of clothes, satin or chiffon, the Afrikaans or native English and a drop of little faeces beside one's food would make one abandon it. Udaka soon faced its own troubles, did they ever got out of it? Remains yours to answer.

There was no rain for months in Udaka and it affected the people whose mainstay was farming and related activities. This continued for a while and famine came in too. The villagers would buy from other villages from the little they had left until they were drained. The elders had a meeting because the status quo had worsened, children were dying and so were the animals. Although the aged did die, which was something normal if not for they died of famine. Saddened, they came out with a result which was to call for a rainmaker. They made preparations and announced to the dying people of the village, this was good news, they were excited.

A woman rallied the market the next day, neglecting the bad odour she emanated, the tattered dress she wore, her brown scattered teeth in displaced lips and her rough hair which was almost as colorful as the mud ; she was okay. She arrived finally at the village head's palace and told the elders that everyone had to be indoor by night, this the town crier announced going round the village. She left the palace later in the evening and by night everyone was indoors, she made for the village square where she would make all her enchantments.

She started her chanting and by the time she was done, the cloud had started to rumble, she smiled to her satisfaction seeing that her mission was a success. She decided to seek refuge at a house nearby because she would be beaten by the rain if she decided to return to the village head's house. She found a house nearby but she wasn't welcomed. She was called a witch and was pushed out by the owners. She was beaten by the rain that even her tattered clothes were taken by it. She wept at this act of infamy and summoned more rains. Her enchantments intensed when she got to the village outskirts.

It came gradually until it became a flood, carrying houses and people until no one was left. And today, the village of udapa remains a myth waiting at our lips to be mentioned or brought to life.

©Aj Maverick
#ANSAShortStoryoftheWeekContest

am3mm10@ptsolest


Quote
Dr. Kennedy O. Obohwemu
(@penkup)
Prominent Member Admin
Joined: 5 years ago
Posts: 862
 

You should always capitalize names of places (villages, towns, suburbs, etc. Work should be properly edited.


ReplyQuote
Ajmaverick
(@ajmaverick)
Member Customer
Joined: 5 years ago
Posts: 283
Topic starter  

That was a mistake.. I know pro nOuns should be capitalized.. Thank you sir

am3mm10@ptsolest


ReplyQuote
Share:
ANSA Nigeria