Kulumbu Yeye

Kulumbu Yeye 

A Nigerian Story by Abimbola Alao 

Quite a while prior, in the edges of Jago town, there carried on a lioness and her offspring, whose name was Kako. The lioness was extremely partial to her child and consistently before he rested, she sang the tune "Kulumbu Yeye" (Bouncy Infant). 

Kulumbu yeye Oyeye kulumbu 

Kulumbu yeye Oyeye kulumbu 

An o fotun gbomo jo 

Kulumbu yeye Oyeye kulumbu 

An o fosi gbomo pon 

Kulumbu yeye, oyeye kulumbu. 

As the days passed by, Kako and her fledgling developed so attached to each other that they were truly indivisible, until one critical day. 

As was common, the lioness arranged to go chasing for sustenance. Her fledgling needed to run with her and stated, "Mother, would i be able to chase with you? It is exhausting simply lazing around in the sun." 

'"No." The lioness was unequivocal. "As you most likely are aware, it is getting progressively hard to get great meat close home. Today I need to investigate new domains and I will just take you once I know it is sheltered." 

"OK, I'll sit tight for you here," said Kako disappointedly as he watched his mom vanish into the profound wilderness. He sat tight for his mom throughout the day, and he started to get stressed when by evening she had not returned. 

"Please God, guard my mom," he supplicated, yet before he could complete his sentence, he heard a boisterous blast! 

The sound was spine-chilling. Like a thunderclap, it resounded through the wilderness. Kako hopped in trepidation. 

"I don't care for that commotion." His mom was still out there in the woodland. He broke out in a cool perspiration and started to shudder wildly. "Imagine a scenario where… .consider the possibility that… if that clamor was a discharge. Gracious my, imagine a scenario in which mother had been… ?" He ceased and gulped thickly. He couldn't stand to consider it. Imprudently, he made a dash for the wilderness. 

As he moved toward the woodland, he yelled for his mom. 

'"Mom! Mom! Mom, where are you?" 

Before long he heard strides behind him and he spun round. 

It was his Uncle Kiniun. "What are you doing around here all alone, Kako? These woodlands are hazardous for a youthful lion like you. This isn't a play area, you know." 

Kako was reasonably castigated, yet despite everything he expected to locate his mum. He stated, "I am searching for my mom. She's been out chasing throughout the day and she is as a rule back at this point." 

Kiniun peered toward him mindfully. "I'm certain your mom will be alright. Possibly she missed her way in the timberland. You know how thick it is. Presently you keep running along to your cave while I go and search for her." 

"No! I am accompanying you!" 

Something in the offspring's voice influenced Kiniun to acknowledge it was vain contending with him. "Okay, however ensure you remain nearby to me as we travel through the wilderness." 

The two creatures kept on slinking looking for the lioness, and after a short time they saw a figure under a major Iroko tree. They dashed forward just to locate the inert body of the colossal lioness lying in a pool of blood. 

"Mother!" As Kako took a gander at her body, his jaw dropped. He drew nearer and started pulling her up. 

"Mother, get up and how about we go home! It's dull! Go ahead! Go ahead!" 

"Kako,' said Kiniun, 'your mom is dead. Presently please accompany me. I will mastermind her to be detracted from here." 

"No! I am not going to be isolated from her. Apologies, however I am not clearing out." Kato's refusal was unequivocal. He started to sing tenderly.' 

The photo of his mom's shocking passing was profoundly engraved at the forefront of Kako's thoughts. Every one of the creatures were thoughtful to him and they took great care of him with the goal that he didn't need anything, yet nobody could replace his dearest mother. He ached for her day and night and when he understood that he could never observe her again, he started to get irate and unpleasant. He guaranteed that he would multi day render retribution on the people who had killed her. He wanted to complete his requital when he turned into a develop lion. 

'Numerous years moved by and Kako developed to be a nice looking, solid and bold lion. One dim moonless night, he crawled out of his lair and advanced towards the woodland fringe. He knew this could be a hazardous mission. He also could be executed by a seeker; anyway he felt that his endeavor was more essential than his security. He had sat tight for the day when he would retaliate for his mom's demise and he was not going to alter his opinion. 

He moved over a lofty slope and crossed two streams previously he in the long run got a quick look at Lantoro town. It was sprawled out yonder under the colossal Olumo Shake. Kako dashed towards the settlement, yet as he moved close, he quit running. Rather, he started to crawl as unobtrusively as conceivable so as not to stir the villagers. 

'"I will give maybe a couple houses a repulsive shock," he thought, now uncovering an arrangement of horrible teeth and extremely sharp paws. "It is pay day for those underhanded people who left me motherless." 

He rushed toward the hovels that lay ahead. He saw a gleam of light in one of the shacks. This was the place he chose to show up.' 

Kako drew nearer to the cottage. Unobtrusively, he stole round the house to the back yard and situated himself behind a tree and watched the cabin as he worked out an arrangement of assault. 

Through a side window of the house he saw a lady turn out from one of the rooms. She conveyed an infant on her back. The youngster was maybe two months old. 

'This youthful mother watched exhausted, a sign that she'd been kept conscious throughout the night. '"This is my shot," Kako thought as he crawled out of his concealing spot prepared to jump on the unassuming mother. He tiptoed towards the secondary passage and raised his left paw to kick it open, yet something halted him. It was a tune! 

'The youthful mother was singing to her child. 

'Kako solidified. He hadn't heard that melody since the night prior to his mom was murdered. He recollected the days when she sang an indistinguishable tune to him from a child. He could picture his mom making clever move strides. 

Abnormally, as the lady kept on singing, her voice started to blur and Kako could just hear his late mother's voice; and that moved him to tears. There and afterward, he settled not to proceed with his arrangement and chose to return into the timberland. 

"I don't think it is savvy to make another youngster motherless knowing the hurt I grew up with," he contemplated. 

Numerous years after the fact, that child developed to wind up a fine, dependable young fellow. He cherished creatures and contended energetically for the protection of the woods around the area. Multi day, the general population of Lantoro town chose they needed him as their boss and they had a major function out of appreciation for their new pioneer – a great boss who served his kin well and who did not overlook his companions, the woods creatures. He made a pronouncement that nobody should chase any of the jeopardized creatures like lions, giraffes and elephants; and from that time, the woods creatures delighted in wellbeing and peace.