Chapter 1

“Push” the palace midwife says inside the labour room in the palace.

The woman who was naked with the midwife and some other two women in white standing beside her . The midwife takes water from a calabash and sprinkle it on her and she made some incantation and asks her to push again.

“ Push” she says and the woman in labor screamed in pain.

“ My queen, you have to try and push out this babies” she says.

The queen who was in labor was panting hard and she screamed again and one of the woman standing looks down with her hand under her screamed.

“The baby is coming! She quickly puts her hand under the woman.

“ My queen try harder the baby is coming.

The queens uses all the strength in her and she pushed hard and the baby came out.

“ Push so that your second baby can come out” the midwife says.

The queen screamed and pushed with all her strength and the second baby came out of her and she relaxes helplessly.

“ Your highness, your twins are here” she says with excitement written all over her while the two other women cuts the baby cord .

“ Do not bathe the babies with ordinarily water , I already have a spiritual water prepared to bathe them” she says.

While the midwife goes tothe king who was anxious outside the labor room to know what’s the gender of the baby is.

“ Your highness, it’s a girl and…..” the king felt heartbroken he thought it was a girl because he has a girl previously and dosen’t want a girl again, he needs a heir to his throne.

“ The gods of our land blessed you with both boy and girl at the same time my king” he says.

The king face lit up that he finally has a heir to his throne but as the news reached the first wife of the king who bore a girl, she rushes to her room and weep.

“ The gods of our land, why am I so unfortunate that you couldn’t bless me with a son? What have I done to you to deserve this? The first queen says.

The king goes to his chiefs who can’t wait to hear the Gender of the child from the king.

The king came to them all smiles and happy.

“ We have a heir, the queen gave birth to twins a girl and a boy” The king says happily and sits on his throne.

The chief cheers amongst themselves and they hail the king by prostrating.

“ Kabieyesi O! Congratulations our king.

May you reign for long your highness” the king says.

Where is the servants?! The king said and the servants rushes to the king.

“ Serve everyone in the palace palm wine including you the servants but don’t drink to much because of you do, you will be purnished” the king says and the servants were happy and they quickly go to bring palm wine for everyone in the palace they serve everyone in the palace.

Where is the town crier, Let him go and announce to the people that the king now has a heir” he says laughing. “ I want the entire kingdom to know that I am a man and that when I am no more my offspring will still” he laughs and all his chiefs laughs along with him.

The first olori ( Queen) Adetiun in her chamber and her first daughter is hill she gets worried and hearing the second olori “ Queen” Adeola put to bed and she gave both to a boy and a girl got her worried.“ I am the first Olori ( Queen) but I could not go be kabieyesi a boy and now my daughter the first prince is hill and her father the king is not even concern because she is girl “ Olori Adetoun says weeping and heard her daughter coughing and she rushed to her and she gev her water to drink.

“ you will be fine, just calm down and sleep” Olori Adetoun says weeping and the king walks to her chamber and she quickly kneel down.

“ Kabieyesi oo! Congratulations on the birth of your son and daughter” Olori Adetoun says.

“ Why didn't you come out and see Olori Adeola, sh gave me what you could not give me for many years” King Adedeji says.

“ Kabiyesi! You can know my daughter the princes is hill and I can't leave her alone here, I will come to congratulate her later please Kabieysi” Olori Adetoun says.

“ So tell me what happened to the servant in this place, since when you have given both to get all what she has brought to this kingdom is sorrow now she is hill she he been hill for months now tell the maiden to stay with her come out from your changer and rejoiced with me “ Kabiyesi says and he left rejoicing.

Olori Adetoun walks back to her daughter and she weeps and she asked one the place maiden to stay with her.

“ I will be right back I need to go congratulate, Olori Adeola “ Olori Adetoun says and she left her chamber, she got to Olori Adetoun chamber and she saw king Adedeji and Olori Adeola rejoicing together and she walks closer with a smilly face.

“ Congratulations Olori Adeola” Olori Adetoun says abs she was about to carry once of the babies and Olori Adetoun take the baby away from her.

“ Buu...t why do you have take your baby away from me? I mean no harm I just came to rejoice with you” Olori Adetoun says.

“ I know, you are not happy for me so why will I key you carry my babies, since when you can to this place as since when you have gave birth to your daughter you have brought nothing to this place but bad luck and that means you are a bad luvk itself and a bad luck can't touch my babies” Olori Adola says and Olori Adetoun started weeping.

“ Kabiyesi! You are not saying anything. Are you just going to stand here watching olori Adeola insult me”Olori Adetoun says sweeping.

“ I agree with Olori Adeola she just tell me truth you are nothing but a bad luck, why do I even call you here in the first place please you can leave your did not wanted to come before but I forced you, please go back to your chamber “ King Adedeji says and Olori Adetoun walks out of olori Adeola’s chamber weeping.

The princess cough and the maiden walks closer to her and she tried to give water and but she still continue coughing and rush out to calls olori Adetiun and she net her crying and she kneel down.

“ Why are you here? I though I told you to stay with princess” Olori Adetiun says with tears in her eyes.

“ Olori! She has been coughing and I gave her water but she is till coughing and it looks serious please com with me “ the maiden says and Olori Adetoub rush to her chamber, she enters and she net her daughter not coughing again she went close and she noticed she is no more breathing and she gets shocked.

“ Ade! Ade!Ade! Please wake up” Olori Adetoun says and she ask the maiden to call the chief priest.

“ Go, go, go now and call the chief priest” Olori Adetoun says and the maiden rush outside.