Mbekwu(Tortoise) gets taken by the birds to a feast in the sky. How Tortoise’ gluttony cost him his shell..
A long long time ago, in a far-off land, there lived a cunning creature called Mbeku (Tortoise). He lived in a hut with his loving wife and worked diligently in his farm. Now while he had a good life, Tortoise wanted a more comfortable existence and as such was always looking for the next get rich quick scheme. One day, whilst working in his farm, a large flock of birds flew past him. It was a sight to behold, thousands and thousands of birds, stretching as far as the eye could see. The entire horizon was covered different exotic birds, parrots, doves, eagles, vultures, it was a roll call of all the birds in the land. Having never seen this phenomenon before, Tortoise was keen to find out what was happening,so he called out to the birds. Most flew by him however, they were in such a hurry to get to their destination and their excited chatters and twitters drowned out Tortoise’s voice from below. Luckily for him however, after most of the flock had passed and the...