Dear Steemians,
“Once Upon a Time" tell a story of a Hunter man who rescue a strange bird while on his way home from the forest. There is this small village called Ogboniyan, this village is one of the oldest village at that time, there was a hunter called Akinlogun, he was a brave and wise man, he was well known on his profession as a hunter. While he was coming home he saw a strange big been hurt and at the same time cold, he felt pity on this strange big bird Akinlogun think of helping this bird, he gather some fire wood and make a fire, few minutes later, the feather of this strange bird got dried and it fly away.
Akinlogun got really excited this bird could recover back, he depart home from that place, but he forget to get the fire extinguish the fire before he went home. After departing from the place, this extinguish fore lead to bush fire which seriously destroyed uncountable farm land. Hunter (Akinlogun) went to his farm in the morning and he decided to do some farm activities before go for hurting in the forest, when he done with farming work he rested for some hours as he was about to get up from his rest, King guards came around and arrested him.
As they were going on their way to the palace, this bird fly over them without none of the noticed it except this hunter, as they keep going, this Strange big keep following them up, then they get to the palace, king sentenced Akinlogun to ten(10)years jailed, and ordered that his farmland should be sold including his house to be given to those fire destroyed their farm farm, Akinlogun plead to the king including his family begging on his behalf, but king turn his back on them, meaning that their pleading is not accepted.
That how Akinlogun end up jailed, and in the second year, calamity started in the land, the only King son got seriously sick, all the traditional physician in the village tried all their possible best to heal the son ailment but none of their effort is fruitful, few days later, a young lady came to the palace tell the king she could the king son, king laughing at her, he underrate this young lady, but later allow to try her best, King promise her to if she could heal his son, he (King) would divide his properties into two equal part and gave to this young lady, this young made her request, he want someone to be free from jailed, King promised to grant her wish, the young lady mention Akinlogun (hunter), King command the guards to bring Akinlogun out of the jail, less than an hour after this young lady went to perform her power, King son got healed and walk out of the room which he laid for about five months, King felt so excited, he (King) fulfil his promised by divide his properties and gave to the young lady and Akinlogun (the hunter) was set free. This young lady welcome Akinlogun (Hunter) to one of the house given to her in the town by the King, this lady handed over all the properties to Akinlogun (Hunter), Akinlogun was wothering what was going on, this young lady took an excuse to ease herself, when this young lady took long, Akinlogun (hunter) decided to check her up, what Akinlogun found at the backyard is this same strange big bird help the other time which lead him to jailed, this strange bird fly away immediately he saw Akinlogun.
This hunter man busted to tears, he understand that it was this strange big bird he help that transform into a young lady to help him out of the jailed. Akinlogun (hunter) became a very rich man after his bad experienced. We never know when the good deeds will reward us.
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