A BINI MAN WAS BURYING HIS FATHER AND INVITED HIS FRIEND FROM FAR AND WIDE. THERE WERE THE HAUSA FRIEND, THE IGBO FRIEND AND THE YORUBA FRIEND. AFTER LOWERING THE COFFIN THEY STARTED PUTTING YAMS, RICE, BEANS, GARRI AND MEAT INTO THE GRAVE. THE HAUSAMAN WHO IS USED TO THEIR SIMPLE WAY OF BURYING THE DEAD, ASKED: WHY DO YOU WASTE SO MUCH FOOD ITEM THESE HARD TIMES? THE BINIMAN SMILED AND SAID, ''ACCORDING TO OUR TRADITION THE DEAD MAN IS GOING ON A LONG JOURNEY AND THEREFORE NEEDS ALL THE FOOD ITEMS. THE HAUSA MAN PUT HIS HAND IN HIS BABARIGA AND BROUGHT OUT $500. ''WHEN YOU FINISH WITH THE FOOD ITEMS, YOU PURCHASE MORE''. THE YORUBAMAN ALSO WANTED TO IDENTIFY. HE PUT HIS HAND INTO HIS AGBADA AND BROUGHT OUT A NEAT BUNDLE TOTALLING $500. ''WHEN YOU FINISH WITH THE HAUSAMAN'S MONEY, CONTINUE WITH MY OWN'' THE IGBO MAN WOULD NOT WANT TO BE LEFT OUT. HE PUT HIS HAND IN THE INNER POCKET OF HIS WELL-TAILORED JACKET, BROUGHT OUT A CHEQUE BOOK, SIGNED A CHEQUE OF $1500, TORE THE LEAFLET, DROPPED IT INTO THE GRAVE AND COLLECTED THE $1000 AS ''CHANGE'' HT OUT A CHEQUE BOOK, SIGNED A CHEQUE OF $1500, TORE THE LEAFLET, DROPPED IT INTO THE GRAVE AND COLLECTED THE $1000 AS ''CHANGE''
Posted: at 20-09-2011 11:35 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
terryworld at 20-09-2011 11:50 PM (13 years ago) (m)
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A man who would think of progress does not spend time planning vengeance on his adversaries
Posted: at 20-09-2011 11:50 PM (13 years ago) | Hero
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