Ijapa Tiroko

Ijapa Tiroko
Ijapa Tiroko: Hero of Yoruba Folktales

Thursday, 31 March 2011

TORTOISE'S WISDOM--LARA AYOADE

Story,story!Story!Once upon a time!Time time!
A competition was to be held in a village to drink hot water.The dog and tortoise went for the competition.The king and all the chiefs were all present at the gathering.
The competition began.
Dog collected the water and he drank it.Immediately he did,he poured it away and he lost out in the competition.
It was tortoise,s turn.He took the water but did not drink immediately.Instead,he went to the king and asked,should I drink it?The king said yes.He went to the chiefs one after the other and asked,should I drink it?They all said yes.By the time he asked everyone present at the village square,the water was not as hot as it was initially.He drank the water immediately and became the winner.

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