Balikis was living overseas when she decided to visit grandma in Nigeria for holiday, she boarded a flight down to her village.
Ma Deola her grandma was excited to see her grandchild as the other grandchildren were around too, she ensured she had prepared her favorite delicacy as a welcome home gift for Balikis.
After eating, Balikis narrated how living overseas was not just for Grandma but for two other cousins who came to spend the holiday with grandma too but from Nigeria.
At night, they took a stroll to buy a roasted yam at the junction, their names were Balikis, Feyi, and Shola. They had a nice time talking on the road and ensured they enjoyed their short visit.
It was time to sleep, Shola had forgotten to fuel the gen so they depended on the Power supply to illuminate the room and in no time, the power supply was restored.
"Shola and Feyi, is this how Nigeria plays mind games with light? I can't remember staying without a power supply in Chicago", Balikis said to her two cousins as they lay on the bed.
Some hours later, they fell asleep, and Balikis could feel something cold walking on her body. It was feeling like a long and curly thing that was almost wrapping around her legs and then Balikis woke up, lo and behold it was a black python that crept from grandma's window since the building was situated around the bush.
Lmao😹😹😹😹, I had a good laugh this kind of tradition scares the hell out of someone.
Thank God the snake left, I'm sure the kids must have passed out.
Thankfully the snake has gone away on its own. It's an interesting story and I enjoyed it
Oh my God. 😂
The power going off as soon as the snake crept in was perfect timing.
Quite scary too.
You're welcome.
This is an interesting tale of tradition and banding together through scary situations. It was a nice read, however we believe it would be even better with a bit of character development.
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What kind of tradition is that where snakes had to pay pleasantry? Well tradition are differs from place to place but that of the snake? Hmmm...I can't take it instead would kill it.
I used to be afraid of snakes, but then I get used to seeing them in our province.
Traditions vary across cultures. This is a nice read and informative too. I get to learn about other cultures. Thank you for sharing this with us.