How Coronavirus Gets to the Island #1
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The island is an ancient island not too vast, walking the length and breadth would
Take a whole day if the person starts in the morning. All over the island trees could be found
Located at strategic places. They have been left there to prevent erosion that usually destroys
The road, creates the uncommon and unwanted channels of drainage all over the place and
Sometimes even threatening some of the houses built by the fore fathers of the island.
Erosion is an unwanted thing in the society and should be stopped by all possible means.
Thus some of the trees have been left at some strategic places within the island while some
Have been planted by those fathers to stop the erosion. After the growth of some of the newly
Planted trees by their fore parents they have converted them to relaxation joints after the
Hectic day’s work on their farmland. Beneath these trees are found stems of trees that
Have been cut to make seats, some bamboo trees have been cut and well arranged to make
A sofa for people to sit on. At a corner one could see small clay pot covered with a clay
Lid and on one of the stems of the tree is a long-hewed plank with 12 holes hung. This is
The characteristics of would be found underneath each of the trees at the planted around the
Island. It is common to find some adults and young men of the island in the evening period
When the sun is going to the west about to set these people gathered under these trees at
Different locations closest to their houses to be playing the local game called the game of
Numbers, “Ayo”. Sometimes some of those people would leave their street and the spot
Close to their house to a very far place to be playing if their friends are there and if
They are challenging the winner of a particular spot. The “Ayo Olopon” game is been played
Using the long-hewed plank with twelve holes, six on each side with beads. Four beads would
Be put inside the 12 small holes at the inception of the game as two people will face each
Other to play the game while others would sit or stand around them to be watching the game.
Just like all other games been played globally, the players playing the game would also have
"War against Covid-19"
Supporters hailing them as they are playing the game. As they are being hailed by their
Supporters, those supporters would also be talking on various things happening in the
Neighborhood and at times would focus their telescope on other nigh by islands and or
The continent, depending on their mood, what is happening around and in the news,
What the leaderships are doing and those things that are not good happening around which
Ought to be looked into by the people. Though they discussed this to calm down themselves
Learn from and sometimes they purposely do this when they noticed that there are some
Among them closer to those at the helms of leaderships of the island so that such a person
Would be able to convey their displeasure, happiness, and or support to those people when
He sees them as it is been said that it is for the deaf to hear that some words are spoken
In the presence and at the hearing of the children begotten by the deaf. It has been long that
They have gathered to play like this last under any of the trees within the island because of
The global pandemic which calls for lockdown of the nations and different islands the
Island has been affected too as her leaderships have called for her lockdown and anyone
That is caught not following the orders have been arrested, charged to court, and asked to
Pay heavy fines in addition to other punishments that the jurists seemly find fit. This
Worrying development have forced many of them to relocate to their farmlands because
There are barns built by farmers on their farmland which could accommodate them. Since
They cannot withstand the laws in place, many have left for their farmland to be sleeping
There.
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