"The beautiful princess, your eyes shines like the morning sun, beautiful as the rainbow. I stand here as your servant to welcome you from the long journey, from the night sleep! My princess your breakfast is ready"
These were the words of a young woman called Luchelo, a female maid servant and closest to princess Tracy. It was her task to make sure that the princess took her morning bath and breakfast in time. It was also her duty to see to it that princess Tracy was happy, hence she threw praises at her. She knew how to do it, perhaps it was because if dust was found and pain is to be found on the princess face, she would be held responsible and punished by the king.
This was the wage of improper services, punishment ! Indeed the king was a rough Man. Nevertheless, Luchelo was naturally talented to do her task.
" I have heard your words and your praises" Said the princess.
" Alright my princess, escorts are waiting to go with you to the Eating hut" luchelo replied.
"Tell them that am not in the mood of having breakfast now. Maybe in the next two hours"
"But my princess the king and the Queen are already set waiting for you. It will definitely be unpleasant to them hearing that you dont want to dine with them"
"Okay ehm Luchelo I hear you, I hear you, give me just ten minutes"
Time flashed as Quickly as Lightening and the princess approached the Eating hut.
" Here comes my daughter." The king said wearing a kingly smile on his face.
Her Mother said nothing. She only gave a cute glance at her daughter and smiled. They loved their daughter, she was their only child.
Tracy was beautiful. The whole kwesha kingdom knew she was blessed with beauty in the kingdom. Young Men with no strenth of approach admired her privately and wished she was a rib. Of Course, non of them dared to approach her or publicly talked about it, only titled Men dared to do so. Despite all that the king always ignored the topic of giving out his daughter.
" The king threatens all young capable men with titles, who go near his daughter as if he will marry her" a village drunkard once said.
It was agreed by villagers that her beauty came directly from the goddess of beauty. The kingdom was known for its powerful gods like the god of thunder, lightening and rains. The god of the stars and so on. The goddess of beauty was called lesa wabusuma. Lots of Women thought this god was unfair because he bestowed beauty upon only a few women he liked in the village. If a child is born beautiful it means the goddess of beauty was with that child.
" I dont like my nose" I wish it was like for princess Tracy some would say.
"My buttocks are too flat, I wish she made them bigger"
The most Notorious among complainants was chibale who went to the shrine, to visit the priestess of beauty.
"You are welcome my daughter, how may i help you?"
" My queen, can the goddess of beauty change the way i look ehm? Its not fair, no man admires me. Some of them mock me ati I am as fat as a pig, cant she do anything about it? "
The priestess Closed her eyes, and then opened pia pia pia! The sequence was as fast as the speed of light.
" My daughter go home in peace, the goddess of beauty may strike you. If you dont stop complaining "
The same priestess looked to it that all women behaved in a way acceptable to the community. Sometimes even teaching young women on how to treat their husband's, when they get married. If a girl reaches a certain age, it was mandatory to call the priestess of beauty to teach the girl about puberty in a traditional way. After the lessons the girls would be marked with two black dots on their foreheads, as an indication that they were ready for marriage. It was a taboo for any young man to approach a lady with no dots, if she no dots on her face it meant she was young and not ready. If a young man had a secret lover with no dark dots, we would have to wait until she is dotted.
After the princess, Queen and king finished having their breakfast, the king said to his daughter;
" My daughter, your beauty does not consent you to marry a common man, a man born of a woman. There is something special for you, I once visited the priest to consult why the gods have not given me a male child. Their response was that your husband will be the one to imherit the kingdom! They gave me an egg saying it must be kept by you. In your room, inside the egg lies a very powerful man who will marry you. Do not break the egg, it will hatch on its own when the right time comes.
You are to sing a song to it every morning, your mom will teach you"