Hunter Name- Adeyemi
Bird: Aye-koto (Owl)
A the story of a Hunter and a bird in one old township of Oyo, one in which fairy-tale a hunter spear a bird called aye-koto (Owl) from its net. As we all known that an owl is kind of bird strigiform that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement and good hearing, Hunter (Adeyemi) was a great and well known wild hunter who villagers respect in the village because he is such a powerful and strong man, his choice of choosing farming and hunting, make him fame in his village and neighbouring village.
Hunter (Adeyeni) went to his farm in the morning and he decided to do some farm activities before go for hurting in the forest, when he done with farming work he rested for some hours but he suddenly recollect that he lay a net for bird he get up to check the net, on getting near where he lay the net he heard a sound like a baby cried he was shocked and immediately started recite some incantation (charm) when he get closer he found that it was an owl, he got very angry and was about put the trigger to shot the owl, but the owl speak out and begin begging for mercy, hunter adeymi dropped the down gun and went to set free of this owl from the net, owl fly away after he was free from the net, adeyemi went his way to the forest but he saw nothing he went home and in the second day he came back to his farm to harvest corn, after done with the harvest he decided to go for hurting, he spent many hour in the forest but he didn’t kill a single animal, he went back with saddest mood, on his way home he met some villagers and they told him his wife was about to have her baby so she rushed to agbebi home (Traditional birth clinic) when he almost got close he saw peoples cried he throw the gun off and run, villagers told him they lost his wife together with the new born baby, they all sympathized with him and mourn with him, he left traditional birth clinic and went back to the forest to suicide himself, he stood in the forest and started uttered negative words upon himself, adeyemi was about took his own life then owl came around and told him not to kill himself, owl asked him what was the problem? Why you want to take your own life? He explained calamity which before him and couldn't help it than to suicide himself.
Owl respond back to him you had help me in the past I will help you too, come down and check this place dig the soil and you will find treasure there take it and go and start new life, adeyemi jumped down from the tree and followed the owl words he found a bag full of money he busted to tear of joy and went home.
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