Dutse is a village surrounded by mountains. The people had migrated to the place at a time of war because of the advantage the mountains gives to them during that period of war.
In the sixth year, and eight-month of the reign of King Jafah, a mighty kingdom of gobir had mobilized ten thousand armies, armed with swords, arrows, and chariots to attached the small village of Dutse. The king of gobir had learned that the land of Dutse is blessed with crude oil, and since it was a small village with virtually no armies, it will be a walkover to take their land and the oil in it without stress.
On the tenth day of the eighth month, king Jafah had received a warning from The gods to get prepared for war. But first, he should make a sacrifice of two guinea fowl, and he is to perform some rituals that will involve him getting seven parrot eggs, and also seven calabashes. Each of the parrot eggs will be kept inside the calabash and drop on top of the seven mountains surrounding the village. And when they see enemies approaching the village, they should make a fire in the middle of the village, with that, the seven parrot eggs will glow and form a full moon. The fire in the middle of the village should never go off during the period of the war, otherwise, they will lose the war.
This is a very interesting story, @mcluz. It mixes traditional thinking, , with its religious components in an initiatory state, at the beginning of oil exploitation.
The whole is a good story, with the full moon as a guarantee of peace.
Nice Moon
Thanks for posting this story on @theinkwell, @mcluz
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Thank you for posting this story in the Ink Well community. It has the feel of a legend that has been handed down through tradition. And thank you for engaging with other writers in the community.