What do you see?
I see a forest path way with no one on it.
Between the path way are tall greenery trees with it's different shades.
What do you feel?
I feel certain plants in the forest have healing and restoration properties while some of these trees offer protection from harm.
Story
"Yakubu! Your mother left some yams in the kitchen. Eat it with your brothers and take the cattle for grazing thereafter" Mr Sanusi said.
"Alright thank you dad" Yakubu responded.
"Musa! Keita! let's eat now, father said we should take the cattle out to graze in the field" Yakubu called his siblings after his dad left the house.
"We won't eat from the same dish. We have to share it because you might cheat us" Keira said to Yakubu.
"Why do you think so keita? Let's eat together, you will be alright" Yakubu placated him.
"If that's what keita wants, then there is no problem. But we are not taking the cattle out together, just take some cattle and go on your own. I will go alone when I'm ready" Musa replied to Yakubu. Ok Yakubu left the house.
Three hours later...... Yakubu arrives home alone.
"Where is keita? Mr Sanusi asks him.
"I didn't see him on the road. He chose to go to a different field.
"I have always told you to be together. Now you have to go in search of him and Musa before it is dark"
As Yakubu opened the front door to go in search of his brother, he saw a man coming towards their house. The man carried a young boy in his arms. The young boy had bruises all over his body and his clothes were bloody.
"Father! Keita is here! Come and see, he is not alright" Yakubu screamed.
Mr sanusi ran across the room to see what the fuss was about. "What happened to my son?" He asked the man carrying Keira in his arms.
"Good day sir, I found him lying wounded and unconscious in a thick forest with bruises and blood stains on him" the man replied.
"Oh thank you very much. You are a kind man. Thanks a lot for bringing my son back home" Mr Sanusi said to the man.
Some weeks later...
"My children, I am not pleased with the way you three always go apart anytime I send you to graze the cattle".
"You need to understand that there is power in unity and you cannot be defeated easily. An adage says , united we stand but divided we fall. You will enjoy the strength of unity when you do things together" Mr Sanusi spoke to his children.
"I realize the truth in your words dad. We are sorry. Had we been together the day I was attacked the man wouldn't have succeeded. We promise to live together in love and unity henceforth" Keira replied to his dad and his siblings nodded in affirmation. They've learnt the hard way.
Thank you all for reading.
