The children gathered for folktales under the mango tree
Ma gadu sat down circled by the children .the children faces was felled with enthusiasm to listen to today folktales .
She started ...
" good afternoon,my children" she greeted .
"Good afternoon ma"
" Today , I will tell a folktale about tortoise ,the fake fortune teller "
Ma gadu looked around ..and smiled .
........ it begins when
Tortoise was dusting his shoes ...whistling songs . He wore his cap and put on his shoe still whistling songs..he walks briskly on the street ..
Various animals were busy working carrying foods to there Various houses .
Tortoise will ignored them and sometimes threatened of killing them if they call him to work or any thing that is stressful..
One day , rabbit approached Tortoise..
" Tortoise, come and work..you are getting lanky " rabbit advised.
" are you okay ? I am getting lanky!!! is it your body? " HE shouted at him..
Mr tortoise sat down alone among the woods ..all the animals have went to their various farms ..he sat down lonely and bored.
" how can I get food ?" He asked himself .he started to draw on the ground with a stick.
Goat was eavesdropping what he was saying. Goat is also one of the lazy ones in the animal. Kingdom ,he does nothing than to eat other animals crops ..
Goat came out from his hidden place in the woods .
" good morning ,tortoise " Goat greeted .
Tortoise was shocked cause he don't exchange words with Goat.
At his first instinct he thought Goat was one of the animals that want to have fun of him and give him stupid advise.
" What do you want from me ? " tortoise said frowning his face .
" I am not here to advice you .I don't also like working but I have a solution to our problem of food " Goat said .
Tortoise looked at him full of interest.
" speak up ,my friend " tortoise said eager to know the solution.
Goat whispered some words Into his hear ...
NEXT DAY
Tortoise walked on the street with pride in a traditional attire.
Animals on their way to farm start to point abusive fingers at him calling him bad names ..tortoise don't even react .
Tortoise mount a rock . " my fellow animals ,I saw a vision " tortoise said .
The animals laughed hilariously .
" hungry man have started to see vision " one of the animals mocked him .
Tortoise did not react for the first time .
He continued .." I saw a vision that antelope farm was on fire "
Antelope was shocked while his wife fainted immediately.
Tortoise giggled .goat plan is working .
" I have a solution " tortoise offered .
All the animals were calm as silence dominated the atmosphere like chief in state.
" I can only avert this disaster ,if you can provide 2 yams , two bunch of bananas. To please the god of fire " tortoise said.
" tortoise, when to you turn to a fortune teller? " cat asked .cat stares at tortoise with suspiciously.
Tortoise cursed cat silently.
" if you don't trust me. Antelope will bear the debt not you " he said confidently. Antelope was scared .
" I will provide it, tortoise " Antelope said .he swallowed his spit hard .
Antelope is one of the hard working animals in the kingdom that have the largest farm and couldn't afford to lose it ,which makes him a easy target for tortoise .
Tortoise and goat sat on a old stool dining together .Antelope had brought the requested foodstuff tortoise required for appeasement to god of fire .
Tortoise was very happy because he did not need to work before he can eat .
Tortoise choose goat has his best friend now.
" cat is a thorn in our throat , I think he should be our next target " Goat suggested . Tortoise rinsed his hand inside a bowl after finishing the meal .
" yes , he almost discouraged antelope ."
" he is our next target" tortoise smiled .
TWO DAYS LATER
Market day
Animals were buying and selling .they were rattling like peas . They walks in three and fours chatting and greeting friends .
Tortoise was also inside the market in his usual traditional attire.
Goat was his right man . Goat beat his Kong hard to get the attention of the animals .
" the gods want to speak through tortoise " Goat announced he beat the Kong again . The animals gathered round them .
" the gods want to warn cat " tortoise said .he pretended he was in the spirit realm .
Cat stares angrily and meow . " What do you want from me ? You this trickster " !!.
" the gods said your farm will be on fire by the next market day if you don'.