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SOARING TO EXCELLENCE
The Missing Calabash

By Ummi Bello (Year 4 Crystal Wumba Campus)

There was a man named Uche Eze. He had a wife named Ebere Eze. They lived
in a village named Oba, in Anambra state Nigeria.

Mr Johnson was tall and handsome. He had black hair and had black eyes. His
wife was a li le short and she had long hair that reached her back.

Mr and Mrs Eze had two children. Their names where Nnenna and Chinedu.
Nnenna was exactly just like her mother. She was intelligent, polite kind and
caring. While her brother was mischievous and at the same me
adventurous.

They went to a school in the town of Oba which was named Aku primary and
secondary school. Mr and Mrs Eze put in effort to do everything for their
children despite the fact they were poor.

Mr and Mrs Eze were well known in the city of Oba because of their hard work.
Their children where just like them. They had the spirit of ac on and hardwork. A er all these, the members of
the town, oba named the Eze family “excellence”.

Mr and Mrs Eze's parlour wasn't that fine because they had only one room. Their bed was in the room where
their parlour was, but despite that there was new yam fes val. In new yam fes val, the yams are offered to gods
and ancestors first before distribu ng them to the villagers. The ritual is performed either by the oldest man in
the community or by the king. The new yam fes val is a highly cap va ng art event. The colourful display is a
visual spectacle for dance, music, joy, and coherence.

The Ezes where to present a dance named Nsukka. But the government taught they change some of the rules
and brought new ones. The government asked the Eze family to bring a new rule. They all agreed to bring more
calabashes and they should go to the herbalist and put some special power and blessings. So whenever they
ever had new yam fes val, they will need protec on and blessings.

The community agreed with this and decided to prac ce it.

They did their dance and it was fabulous. People clapped, hailed and did so much more. The Eze family were
happy and it was a glorious day for their children. They kept thinking about it and that was the day they could
never forget.

The next day was a Saturday and the Eze family where going to their house, they closed the small door of their
house, they heard a very loud noise. It was to congratulate them for the money that was giving to them by the
government for all the things they had done great for the community.

When they heard all this, they were grateful for what the community had done for them.

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