Well, it seemed that he had caught all the game that could be taken in traps and Uju and his mother were hungry everyday with nothing to eat as they had been before. At last he said to his mother, one day with nothing to eat as they had been before.
At last she said to his mother one day, mother make me seven cakes of the little meal we have left and I will go hunting with my bow and arrows and went into the forest.
The youth walked and walked, but could not see any game and finally he found that he had lost his way, and had eaten all his cakes but one. And he went on and on, not knowing whether he was going away from his home or toward it, until he came to the wildest and most desolate looking forest he had ever seen.
He was so tired that he felt he should lie down and die, when suddenly he heard someone calling him and looking up he saw Kulu, the ape, who said, Son of Adam, where are you going?
I don't know, replied Uju sadly, I am lost.
Well, well, said the ape, o not worry just sit down here and rest yourself until I come back, and I will repay with kindness the kindness you once showed me.
Then Kulu went away to some gardeners and got a whole lot of ripe paw-paws and bananas, and brought them to Uju and said. "here's plenty of food for you.
Is there anything else you want, would you like to try out a drink and before the youth could even answer, he brought out a calabash filled water.