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The
Crippled Wrestler
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Oliver O. Mbamara
The
Only Child
Onyeobu was the son of
Okedike, the greatest wrestler in the village of Umuotaba. His family, the Ikikere family, was known and respected for the prowess of its men and the beauty and intelligence of its women. The family was therefore the most revered family in the village with. Its lineage was one of a long line of great warriors and hunters known far and wide in the southern belt area of the popular Imo River. In fact, the people of other neighboring villages came to Umuotaba to ask for assistance whenever any other neighboring village threatened them. To have Umuotaba on one’s side meant an assured victory, and this was mainly due to the fearless escapades and bravery of men of Umuotaba orchestrated by the able sons of the Ikikere family.
It happened that for some reason, Onyeobu was not the kind given to great things and manly adventures for which the Ikikere family was known and feared for. Yet, Onyeobu was the most boastful and talkative of the members of Ikikere family. He lived an extravagant life that exploited the achievements of his father, cousins, and uncles, but he cared very little about the effort they expended in the attainment of the achievements. Incidentally, Onyeobu was the only child of his parents, and his mother liked him more than anything in the world.
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©Oliver
O. Mbamara, 2003
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Oliver Mbamara is an Administrative Law Judge
with the State of New York. He is also a filmmaker and a Published Poet
and playwright. For more on Oliver, please visit www.olivermbamara.com
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