ABUNUWASI TALES

ABUNUWASI TALES
Once upon a time there lived a man by the name Abunuwasi, he was known for his intelligence and cunningness. He was a wealthy man with a thousand herd of cattle, sheep, goats and camels. One day he left with his stock far East from his homestead. While in the evacuation he had no means to water his stocks. By good luck he discovered another home two km away, he went to the home and met there a old man who lived with his wife. They had a talk and they became friends. They grazed the animals together and shared everything. Abunuwasi borrowed the old man a Sufuria to water his animals, the old man trusted him and gave him his sufuria. abunuwas went with the sufuria and returned it the next day. it became a routine of borrowing and returning the sufuria since he had no other means to water his animals. With time it became tiresome to trek all the way to the old mans home to borrow the sufuria. one day as he was returning the sufuria to the old man an idea came to his mind, he said "Huh! its so tiring, i will have to steal this sufuria from you old man" . this seemed to motivate him. He went back with the sufuria to his home. instead of returning it back.

After along thought he had a plan. The following day he returned the sufuria and included a small sufuria in it, when the owner received his sufuria he realized a small sufuria was inside his big sufuria. He asked Abunuwasi "what is the meaning of this?" "Your sufuria gave birth" Abunuwasi replied. The old man was surprised he hugged him saying, "i knew you're good friend. Thank you, my friend".

Abunuwasi returned home knowing that his plan was almost to be successful. A week later he went back the old man to borrow the sufuria again to water his animals. When the old man saw him at a far distance he ran towards him to welcome him. He said, " how are you my good friend?" "Am good, my friend. Came to borrow the sufuria." The old ran to his house and brought him the sururia and said to him, "hope it will bring another small" "yes" Abunuwasi said while laughing. Abunuwasi went back to water his animals with the sufuria. This time round he didn't return the sufuria as usual. 

Two months later the old man came looking for Abunuwasi to ask for his sufuria, the old man had no clue of the trick that Abunuwasi had plotted. As the old man approached Abunuwasi's temporary home he started shouting "where is my sufuria, young man!".  Abunuwasi was shocked, for the sufuria was inside the house and the old man would spot it. He ran into the house and hidden it, when the old man entered the house he met him crying pretendingly. 'What's not the issue, my friend'. "it's dead" Abunuwasi said. "what's dead" the old man asked curiously. "the sufuria" Abunuwasi replied. The old man was shocked about the death of his sufuria, he now realized the trick that Abunuwasi had plotted when he brought him his sufuria with the small sufuria. The old man felt broke for his foolishness, he went to the Sultan who was the judge and reported the whole incident. 

The Sultan ordered his men to arrest Abunuwasi for stealing the old mans Sufuria. The sultan sat at his palace to listen to their case denied the case by saying that he was not guilty for stealing the old man sufuria, he claimed that it died after a serious labour pains when giving birth. The whole council was astonished by the giving birth of sufuria. Abunuwasi continued by saying that two months ago he took the sufuria back to the old man with a young one and the old man accepted the offer, hence he said everything that can give birth can die at whatever time. Sultan released Abunuwasi and acknowledged him for his trickery. The old man lost his sufuria for his foolishness, if he would be clever he would accept the small sufuria which Abunuwasi gave claiming that his sufuria had given birth.