The Rare Leaf Yorùbá Legends and Love Stories

"The Quest for the Rare Leaf" teaches that breaking tradition can have grave consequences when the Olwo (town council leader) forces his daughter to marry someone she does not love. "The Legend of the Queen's Basket" tells the story of how the be r (first daughter) of the Oba (King) becomes the custodian of the Queen's Basket, which offers him untold powers and contains the bl (sheets bearing the proof of virginity) of the village women. "The Legend of Ornml" is the tale jn who dedicates his life to learning and teaching the Word of God and is believed to have become a god himself - Oruml (god of wisdom and divination). "The Ebrp Episode" tells the story of how, when the town's warriors are lured away to help their seeming allies, the women of Ogr devise a plot to entice the invaders with brp and defeat them all.