HOW THE HUMAN SPINE CAME TO BE

Many years ago, in a town called Ebu there was an old woman who always came to the market to buy bundles of fire wood. One fateful morning, a young boy was walking down the road when he saw the old woman with a heap of fire wood on her head. He offered to help her and she accepted. Having walked on for about 15 minutes, he asked her if they had not gotten to her house, she replied no

After walking some more into the deep forest, he asked again and the answer was the same. The woman then pointed her fingers out to a point in the forest where they could see smoke rising to the sky. It seemed more than a day's walk
The boy was already very tired, and he walked slowly forward. Walking behind him, the woman was singing a song and the song went like this

Mi pe we le mi adu? Pelegendepe? - did i beg you to carry my load?
Adu pa t’ale, pelegendepe- it is this same load that killed your father
Adu p’ iyele- it is this same load that killed your mother
Mi pe we le mi adu? pelegendepe. - did i beg you to carry my load?As she kept on singing she was getting nearer the boy, before long her claws were already on the boy’s back, she dug so deep that it left a long mark on his back. This is how human spine came about

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