Mehn, stories in my childhood days were so fun, so real, and entertaining. We enjoyed those stories so much that I even believed the tortoise wasn’t an animal but a real human, or at least an animal with human characteristics, because the tortoise always appeared smarter than any other animal. But among all the stories, the one that still tickled my fantasy is found in a song we grew up to meet, and the song is still valid till today due to the tale in it. The story, they said, was a real happening, which we believed then, but when we grew up, we discovered that there are some fallacies buried in it that make it unbelievable—or maybe it was real but exaggerated a lot in the telling.
It’s about a family consisting of a husband, wife, and two children. It was in the days of old when people believed so much in tradition and foods were gotten from the farm. One day, the wife told the husband to go and get palm fruits because she wanted to make oil from them and use it to cook beans. Unfortunately, that day happened to be their market day, and tradition had it that no one was allowed to climb a palm tree on market day to cut palm fruits. The woman refused to listen and insisted that the man must go and cut the palm fruit. The husband, not wanting to lose his wife, agreed and went to the bush to cut the palm fruits. As he climbed the palm tree, it began to grow higher into the sky. The more he climbed, the more the palm grew further into the sky. At a point, he tried to stop climbing, but there was a force pushing him upward. When he noticed that, he looked down and waved at his wife and children, telling them bye-bye, and that was it—he climbed the tree into the sky and vanished. The wife began to cry, shouting for him to come down, but it was already too late.
So like I said, we believed this story a lot back then, but now, it appears to be just a mere tale.
Lessons from the story:
No lies, the story teaches us to respect and obey the laws and traditions guiding a land, community, or city. It may look like civilization has taken over, but there are still little laws that govern the land, and citizens are expected to act accordingly.
I would like to add my #ttt to the write-up, and they are as follows:
Story for the gods by Olamide:
The title of this song fits very well as the title of this post, hence the reason I used it. This song, although more like an off-track compared to the literal meaning of the phrase, is an idiomatic way of saying someone is lying or saying things that are unbelievable. We danced to this song a lot when it was released, and we often used the title to mock someone who was telling a lie.
If You Like Gym by Odumodu Black:
This one is raw in its lyrics, and if you’re not into African music, you might not find it interesting. Odumodu Black is one of those adding uniqueness to African music, and this song is one of them. He performed it in a “rugged” rap pattern, and his appearance complements the song a lot. It’s a trending song, and it has been used a lot to demonstrate many things in various social media discussions.
Abracadabra remix by Rexxie, Naira Marley, Skiibii, and Wizkid:
This song is just a pure vibe. Feel it!
Thanks for reading.
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