Olurounbi's Promise,: An African Folktale - Paperback

by Princess Sherifat Akorede (Author)

OLUROUNBI'S PROMISE is a story of a young bride, OLUROUNBI and her groom, AYO who did not have a child three years after their wedding. The couple was subjected to ill-treatment and tormenting. They were expected to birth a male child as well to inherit the throne. However, when they finally gave to a child, it was a female. This infuriated the paternal grandfather so much he rejected her. After her husband's sudden and tragic death, Olurounbi offered her daughter as a sacrifice to the Iroko tree in exchange for wealth to combat her descent into poverty and ignominy. When Olurounbi refused to honor the covenant, Iroko threatened to destroy the town and its people with an earthquake, the townsfolk forced Olurounbi to give up her child. Will she give up her only child to save herself from the towns people's wrath or bear the brunt of the consequences that are to come from not giving up her child?