Chapter three
A little boy of about eight (8) years hides behind a tree. He has with him a bow and about fifty(50) arrows. He is Chris, Eloy's son. Chris went hunting with his father. Chris is a professional in hunting. He once killed two antelope without the help of his father. His father was out checking on his own. Chris sees a bush rat and readys his bow and arrow. He aims at the big rat which was not too far from him.
Then Immediately,Eloy his father rushes out from the bush making the bush 🐀 rat to run away for safety.
"Oh!,oh!!,oh!!!, Dad,"Chris shouted.
"What?", his father asked breathing heavily.
"You scared the 🐀 rat I wanted to catch and it ran away,"Chris lamented.
"I'm sorry. But don't worry. My trap caught two bush rat 🐀. I won't do it again,"Eloy said in a funny way making Chris to laugh.
"Come on let's go home,"Eloy said as he helped Chris to gather his arrow that fell on the ground.
"Okay dad,"Chris said as they both started going home.
Rose was at home in the kitchen preparing dinner. She wasn't aware that her husband and her son were back home. Chris dropped his bow, arrow and basket in the sitting room and went to greet his mother. His mother gave him a kiss making Chris to give his handsome smile. Rose was always proud of her son. He was intelligent and was a good boy. She would always thank the gods for giving her such a child.
At dinner, the family of three sat round the table to eat roasted meat with egusi(melon)soup and to be taken down by Amala. To the delight of father and son, the food was extra-ordinarily delicious.
"Mum, this food is so delicious,"Chris commented on the food.
"Yes son, this food is wonderfully amazing,"Eloy chipped in.
"That's because I added love to the ingredients. That's the reason it's delicious,"Rose said feeling superior in cooking.
"Dad,all my friends are all going to school in the other empires for example the Oyo empire. I also want to go to school, but there is no school in Dahomey kingdom,"Chris complained still eating.
"Eh,eh,eh,"Eloy cleared his throat.
"That discussion should be prosponed till after dinner,"Eloy said not looking up from his food.
Rose just ate her food silently. Dahomey kingdom have no educational institutions like schools,hospitals,e.t.c. Most of the people of Dahomey are afraid of sending their children to other empires for schooling because of fear of their children being maltreated and dejected. A lot of news had been heard about the maltreating of the children of Dahomey who go to school in other empires. Some of the children run back to Dahomey kingdom out of being discriminated and maltreated.
Although, it was dangerous to....