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SAR By Adett Adeyeye HARATRS • Baba Fagbemi T if Pist f lgb tw • Faknle Bb gbi’s S • Fabnmi Bb gbi’s gt • gbn T Pgit f lgb Tw • King Adebanji T ist Kig f lgb Kig Alg’s t • een Abeke Kig Abji’s • lw Kig Abji’s l ivi • King Adelegan T Nw Kig f lgb Kig Abji’s S • mwnmi T Si Wif f Kig Alg • Adebisi T i Wif f Kig Alg • Aderele T w Pi f Kig Alg • Adett and emilade Kig Alg’s gts • hief tn, hief Balgn, hief Asipa, hief Asam, hief lem T Pl ifs • yalde Pl if • yalja f t Mkt W • ada, agbr, Alpe & Algb T Pl s • Yeye lgbn gb Pistss • eader gb Msi • Ajaye Pl Mssg • Abike, Fnke and Flke is t lgb kt • Abeni, Abeke and Asake is t t ivbk • Ryal rmmers and Singers • TwnspeplePR Baba Fagbemi, i his hse, lyig a mat. he hse has the parapheralia f a herbalist a set f grds, barks f trees, leaves, dried heads f varis aimals ad ther amlets. He rlls the mat ad brsts it his belved sg rnmila Baba fa — il f’s ft Bi m ji ma ki e — will slt y ti wk p Bi m n jen maa ki e e — f tig, will slt y w ni kan ni maa ma sin — ly y will sv rnmila Baba fa — il f’s ft. BABA FABM Tis by wt t sk sti ysty bt ws bsy. W is w tt lss bsy? kl! kl! kl! W is tis by w? FAKN Aswers ad emerges frm a rm ear the rtyard Ys, Bb. BABA FABM Y’ spilt il! FAKN sy, Bb. BABA FABM v b llig y si s lly tt ts i fwy fs l . Yt, y pt s if y i t . FAKN ws wit bi t pt tg. S tl y sk t pp bs f tblsis f s. BABA FABM ws ly llig y bs f t sti y sk ysty. Stads p ad gazes at Fakle FAKN Tk y, Bb. Y ys sll b lg. BABA FABM ’t wst y pis ti. will t y ky-pky tis ig. ky, sit w . FAKN bliges his father wt t kw t isty f tis tw. BABA FABM Y vls, blifs titis tsitt tg gtis? FAKN Ys, Bb, wit ti sigifi. BABA FABM Wt y tik is t sigifi f lt i t lif f iivil i t sity t lg?FAKN y w psptiv, lt s t ts t ifsttis f itlltl t ivts lltivly. BABA FABM T pt sss t iv, t iv sss t pt. Wi s fist? W t pt f t iv. T iv ws f lg g. Tly, t iv is f T Mk f t wl. Bt st ppl ty viw lt s sistig piily f t sybli, itil itgibl spts f sitis. T ss f lt is t its tfts, tls t tgibl ltl lts bt w t bs f t gp itpt, s piv it. t is t sybli vls, itpttis psptivs tt istigis ppl f t i t sity. t is ls t til bjts t tgibl spts f sity. Ppl witi lt slly itpt t igs f sybls, tfts, bvis i siil wys. FAKN S, lt is t i pssssi f ? BABA FABM Ys. M is b bgt p i ltl vit. M is t ly sil il bt ls ltl big. FAKN Tt s t sviv witt lt? BABA FABM N, bs lt flfils s psts t ti ivts f ki. lt istigiss f ils. FAKN ! Breathes i ad ties Tt sws w lvt lt is, i t sity t bigs. BABA FABM lt pvis titil itptti t ti sittis. t tis bvi. xpl, i w lt, if t sss y wy w y bt t bk jy, y t pstp tt jy. Als, if y it y lft ft st wil wlkig t f y s, y kw wt it s t. All ts t sigs tt lt still xists i t sity. FAKN S, il vlp litis i t bs f is ltl vit? s it ls tt lt pps f xist s tt, witt lt, lif is iglss? BABA FABM Ys! lt lps sil ltisip kps it itt. FAKN w, lt is b tt tis t ppl f ligi ity tgt s wl. BABA FABM Rigt, y by. t is tt b tt bigs t ppl f ity tgt. T sts titis tt t ppl f t ity fllw, t ki f si w list t, t jwlly ki f ltig w w, w w ss, t f w t, t lgg w spk, t fstivls w lbt giv s itity. st, t vls w s bi s tgt s ppl. lt ifls ’s piipls pilspy f lif, ifls ’s wy f livig , ts, ipts sil lif. t is t lik btw t ppl ti vl syst. FAKN Bb, y gt y ipi kwlg t gi s t . st fgt, Bb, y ti stig bt sts, titis, fstivl. S, y sti is, wy is tis tw ft t gb iv? isty, lt tt gb ws stg w. S, is t y ltisip btw tis l tt wt ll gb? BABA FABM hkles Y t iisitiv. FAKN Bb, s sy f istbig y. wv, wt t kw if t is y ltisip btw t s tt lt will t b wip ff. Agi, w l, will ls tll y il. Aig t y, tis is t ss f isty. BABA FABM A b will lwys bv lik li. Y tly y s. My it tilly b wll wit y. FAKN S sll it b, Bb. T gs v y. Y ls igty w t b ty wit by y witt pssis. BABA FABM lears his thrat . t is igly itlltl sti, ’v b witig f y lik tis. t is ssy f y t kw bs y f t ls f tw. T pis tk pl ig t ti f ffts. S ys bk, t ws tw ll Ayg. Ayg pp t b t s f tis tw. FAKN Amazed ! Ayg is t s f tis tw? BABA FABM My s! Ys, Ayg is t s f tis tw. FAKN Bb, w? BABA FABM bt t big t bi t y y still skig bt its l. W’t y wit fi it yslf? FAKN vy sy, Bb. Bws his head i aplgy BABA FABM ky, y s. T ws pwfl fs w i Ayg. S s t tpl is s s wiss. S lk gtl bt l b tlss t tis. ws gb. FAKN S, s ws ti w tt f pl lik ?BABA FABM gb ws t . llig ws sttt. FAKN llig w is sttt! hkles Y s fy, Bb. w l tt b sttt? A w lik is wt v lwys b ig f ppl t ‘ t ’. BABA FABM T s w tt t llg. gb ws lik slt i Ayg’s sp. Ppl f t ty i t kig. W s llg pwss? Bt t ws stig bt . S t is. FAKN S t is? BABA FABM Ys, s t is. FAKN w sby b wi t t s ti, t is? BABA FABM My s, tt is vy g sti. ls sk y ft bt l’t giv stisfty sw. gss tt ws ysty. S, y, s wt t figt igbig ity wi s bk wit fi ws ws Ajgl, vy bv i is w igt. FAKN Wt ws t ltisip btw Ajgl gb? BABA FABM ws fi -wi. Ajgl sppt gb t ll tis. ws f slvs bt s lik i s , pg i s fi pw i. Pases ad the ties Aft t w, ty bk . ti wy , ty t f t slvs w tl gb tt ly gt b kill by t villgs. FAKN ! Wt wik wl! Ws tt w t py s g gst? Ty st b vy wik gtfl i tt tw. BABA FABM , ty w vy lls. S, s v t t t tt tw gi. Als, s s t. FAKN Ty sv tt. Ty lly sv it. Wt t pp, Bb? Rb, y tllig Ayg sty, t gb sty. BABA FABM B ptit, y s. s t t slig stw i y. FAKN vy sy Bb. ly zls bt t iss. ft, vzls. BABA FABM R y zl. FAKN ky, Bb.BABA FABM S, s wt Ajgl fllw . S ws g t gt . Aft wil, s l is f spifi iti. Bt ’t fgt s tst is. Tis gt gy t tl Ajgl t g bk big ll slvs. Ajgl by istti. Nt lg, bk wit ll gb’s slvs. gb ll Ajgl si tl i s wl’t b bl t p gi witt vig y il si ly il b kill i Ayg tw. S Ajgl t liv t l s t kig f slvs blss t l. S t t iv ftws. Tt iv is t gb Riv tis tw f bsi it ws kw s lgb, t . t, Ajgl, t f s ig, kt bsi t gb Riv. FAKN Bb, tgt gb t is. i’t s t slf it iv bs f is? BABA FABM Ys! A s ls it fit tt w sl t b kig. FAKN Tt ws vy g f . S ws i bl. BABA FABM , s ws. Ajgl i tt t , fgttig tt it wl s tbl. FAKN Bt s w t l s ws spps t s pw tt. BABA FABM kl, b tl y gb ws stg bl w. S spt bt yg l. ft, s lt wit il slv s . N isiiti ws s i . FAKN Wt fs w s ws! BABA FABM S ws g, vy ptiti. FAKN p t v s w s wif. BABA FABM t is vy gs bt, t tis, it is g. FAKN S, wt bt Ajgl? BABA FABM Ajgl b t fft f t kig. Ay kig tt wl b t tis l st b f Ajgl lig. FAKN Wt will pp if it is t lik tt? BABA FABM s! s! s! bk fiis wt y w ig. t is g f t y. W sll ti tw.FAKN Bb! ’v lt big lss i ty’s sty. lt bt w lt sl b l. lt is b tt tis t ppl f gi ity tgt. Apt f tis, t sviv witt lt. BABA FABM Tt is g, y s. Y kwlg, wis stig sll v b st wy f y. FAKN A, Bb. My y liv lg. Baba Fagbemi brsts it ather sg, t Fakle’s delight Asa ile wa, asa ile wa — T lt f l (2) sese ile wa, isese ile wa — T titis f l (2) Asa ati isese wa l s pp nipa wa — lt titi sys lt bt s. Fakle prstrates himself ad leaves BABA FABM f y ity, tk y bs y gv lis gift il. ! gb ws tilisti itt itiz bt i w t. S isply p lv f ftl, st i its f, i ssi. Stis, s ws vzls i ti. Bs f tis, ppl ll fti lti. Bt s ws lwys vilbl t sv blv ity ly w lif f t f, gwt vlpt f ppl. A t ptit is t by. Myb, t f illi. Bt t is ti. t is t sptl t f t t, t s ssg f T Aligty, t itpi by f T Kig t is slvs, w bigs ti sls t i t ppit tis, w sitts xsss k. t, y y , by s ig, f . Y t ivitbl fi tgist t w ll bigs st pt. f y, t! ight fadesAT N SN N Market sqare. Peple with differet items gather t sell. Abike, Fke ad Flke are three frieds fightig i lgb market. FK Advertises repeatedly by y t. ABK ts i, als repeatedly s lty iks f sl. FNK Tis is . Wy wl y tw fis b vtisig t t s ti? Aft ll, y t sllig siil pt. FK Y gss is s g s i. i’t kw y w wtig s. k, y tik w tt is y tis bf t? FNK Tt is Abik f y. ABK Y gi k. Y s tbl ti y . v s l. W fis. FK Agrily t y fi will v b. ABK T Fke t s vlk it. Tis is w y sk ls t kt. Y t it gi if tlk bt it, wl b tbl k, t y tt ks tbl ll t ti. FNK Y ’t islt . f y , will islt y t. FK Pls, lv l, k. S is y pis g, giv t i ys g. t wl gi gi till lips b wk. FNK Tis sitti is bll i i sp. ABK xigly isppit i y. will sw y tt vy gtl bt l b tlss. Y g. Starts sigig ni pe mi laja ri e l dar — Wv lls g is is ni pe mi laja ri e l dar — Wv lls g is is Nitri bi re mejeeji laja — Bs tw pts gs. FK Y islt y pts i y ps. Aywy, ’t bl y bs y ss i y fily. Tt xplis y bstil s.FNK ries t plaate the warrig wme Tt’s g! t is tikbl tt y fis lwys t lggs. Pls! ylj will b ispls if s s tis ty gi. ABK T Fke Sty t f tis. Y s it. i’t y list t w s islt y fily? mpses ather trak Flke elete pnm — lk, t tik-lipp yaw elete pnm — T tik-lipp wif A n ba k yin sr — W stl t wit y sb n mj siwa — A y ybll s Flke elete pnm. — lk t tik-lipp. FNK btt ll ylj t itv p il tbl wt. Tis is lst gttig t f . Fke exits. She s reappears with Iyalja FK Y t xssivly lik lbst, y b il, f wt s y t y sb. Abike readily ties a lth ard her waist i preparati fr a exhage f blws. Flke des the same. Iyalja ad Fke eter the stage at that istae ABK W sll bt lst tgt ty. Y bsig bs v il. y tik ’ b? FK f y t, w y bs? YAJA St p! ABK I tears, ready t attak Flke T gs will wl tw ts ty. W sll i tgt. YAJA ts i agrily f y ’t kp it t, t lp will p t bt f y. W y tik y ? y fts’ ss? A y t w tt is is b i tis kt? f tis st is lss, t lst t tll w lis t b lly sl v s sgity. Y kp sigig bsiv sgs v i y ps! ABK Pitig at Flke S stt it by... YAJA ts i ’t wt t y tl wtsv? i y pt t bf lig t’s tt kig is lik vf s-gt? will t tti y ft t. Nw, g t y stlls. f y f y stt l gi, sll s y bk t y ft’s s y will t t tis kt t sll ytig gi. Mk y ws. FNK Keels dw ’t b ff . W w. t’s i bl. YAJA Wll, v spk. f y f y tts bsiv w gi, s will gt v big b. bk t y stlls y ’t xg ws gi. hey keel dw t aplgise ad appreiate Iyalja ABK Bt s islt fist. YAJA Frisly bk t y stlls. A T Iyalja Tk y . hey rise ad g t their seats i differet ways, starig at eah ther agrily. YAJA Y st t figt gi bs gb will b ispls. Iyalja mves t leave. ight fades SN TW At the Palae. Kig Adebaji is sittig srrwflly his thre. He gets p ad walks ard the rt witht a wrd. he ryal drmmer mes i. he kig waves him ff irritably. Kig Adebaji paes p ad dw, slwly tryig t talk t himself KN ABANJ v t ytig f y il. wi. kw ty st v b i t igbig tw by w bt... gb’s vie rared thrgh the palae, Kig Adebaji is startled, he listes as gb alls BN Abji! Abji!! Abji!!! w y tis i ll y? KN ABANJ T tis. BN W y ppl. Ty kp istbig . sifi yslf f tis tw tis t. ws pi wit vil f y kiss. t ws t f s sypty pssi tt pitt y gt-gft t v tis tw ist f bs ws w. bigs! Y pi wit lvl i t fls. islt y spitlity. ws t st f tis tw wil y gt-gft ws f y slvs. t yslf t wt s l f y y l gist w. Y gt-gft pis t tt wl kp wsippig . spit y