A Golden Harvest - S01 E05

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A Golden Harvest - S01 E05

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 5

Kelechi stood very still in the middle of his field. The bed was very hard. The grass was moving in the wind. The shovel was very heavy. The coins were very shiny. The secret was very old. The treasure was very hidden. The night was very dark. The soil was very dark. The moon was very bright. Mazi Okafor was not a nice man. The water was very wet. The soil was very dark. The day was very long. The silver was very bright. The robe was very soft. The water was very wet. The robe was very soft. The ground was very hard. The walk to the field was long. The robe was very soft. The sky was very dark. Kelechi loved his father very much. The bed was very hard. The house was very small. The trees were very tall. The treasure was very hidden. The night was very dark. The world was very big. Kelechi loved his father very much. The secret was very old. The clouds were very big. Mazi Okafor was not a nice man. The day was very long. The treasure was very hidden. The ground was very hard. The secret was very old. Kelechi was a very brave boy. The sun was very hot. The family was very poor. The wind was very strong. The family was very poor. The sky was very dark. The food was very simple. Kelechi loved his father very much. Mazi Okafor was not a nice man. The trenches were very deep. The day was very long. Kelechi worked very hard every day. The soil was very dark. The rain was very cold. The bed was very hard. The house was very small. The grass was moving in the wind. Kelechi was a very brave boy. The day was very long. The trenches were very deep. The secret was very old. The walk to the field was long. The village was very quiet. The family was very poor. He did not move a single muscle. He held his breath and waited. The yellow eyes in the dark grass were very bright. They did not blink at all. Kelechi felt his heart beating very fast inside his chest. It felt like a small bird trying to fly away. He wondered if he should run away. He wondered if he should shout for help. But then, the figure began to move.

The figure stepped out of the dark shadows and into the soft light of the evening. It was not a monster. It was not a wild animal from the deep woods. It was a man that everyone in the village of Umudi knew very well. It was Mazi Okafor. Mazi Okafor was the richest man in the whole village. He was also known as the man who wanted everything for himself. He was the greediest man anyone had ever met. He always wanted more money. He always wanted more land. He always wanted more of everything. He was not a very kind man. He was a man who only cared about himself and his big house. Mazi Okafor was dressed in a very fine robe. The robe was made of expensive cloth that shone in the light. It was a deep red color with gold patterns on the edges. On his feet, he wore sandals made of the best leather. He carried a very long walking stick. This was not just any walking stick. It was made of dark, heavy wood. The top of the stick was covered in shiny silver. Mazi Okafor used the stick to point at things. He used it to show people that he was very important.

He walked toward Kelechi with a slow and steady step. He looked at the deep trenches that Kelechi had dug. He looked at the soft, clean soil. On his face, he had a very thin smile. It was an oily smile that did not reach his eyes. It was the kind of smile a person gives when they are thinking of a trick. He stopped right in front of Kelechi and looked him up and down. He looked at Kelechi’s dirty clothes. He looked at the sweat on Kelechi’s face. He looked at the heavy shovel in Kelechi’s hands. You are working very hard, young Kelechi, Mazi Okafor said. His voice was very smooth and very quiet. It sounded like oil pouring out of a jar. You are out here in the sun and the dirt every single day. You are digging and digging. But I have a secret for you. I am a man who has seen many things in this world. I know where things are hidden. I know how the world works. And I am telling you the truth right now. Gold is not found in dirt like this. You will not find any treasure in these holes. You are a young man with a lot of strength. But you are wasting your youth.

You are wasting your best years in this field. You should be playing games. You should be resting. You should be like the other young men in the village who are having fun. You are doing a lot of work for no reason at all. Your brother Obi is much smarter than you are. He is resting while you are hurting your body. Kelechi took a deep breath. He used the back of his hand to wipe the dust and the sweat from his brow. His face was very red from the sun. His arms were very tired. But he did not put his shovel down. He looked Mazi Okafor right in the eyes. My father told us about this land, Kelechi said. His voice was not loud, but it was very firm. My father was a good man. He was a wise man. He said the treasure is here in this field. He said if we work hard, we will find it. I believe my father. I do not think he would lie to us. He loved us very much. He wanted us to be happy. So, I will keep digging.

I will keep working until I find what he promised. I do not care if it takes a long time. I do not care if I am tired. I am going to finish what I started. I am going to honor the memory of my father. That is more important to me than anything else in the world. Mazi Okafor leaned in much closer to Kelechi. He was so close that Kelechi could smell his breath. It smelled very strongly of sour palm wine. It was a very bad smell that made Kelechi want to turn away. Mazi Okafor shook his head slowly. He acted like he was very sad for Kelechi. I will tell you what, he said. I am a very kind man. I feel very sorry for you. I see a young man who is working for a dream that will never come true. Your father was an old man. Maybe he was confused. Maybe he was playing a joke on you. Look at this field. It is full of holes. It is useless now. You cannot grow anything here with all these trenches.

But I want to help you. I will buy this useless, hole filled field from you right now. I will give you three copper coins for it. You can take the money and go to the market. You can buy a nice, soft bed to sleep on. You can be just like your brother. You can rest and be happy. Three copper coins is a lot of money for a field like this. You should take it while I am still being nice to you. Kelechi looked down at his hands. They were not the hands of a young boy anymore. They were the hands of a man who worked very hard. They were covered in big blisters that hurt very much. They were covered in scars from the rocks and the tools. His fingernails were black with dirt. He looked at the field. He looked at every trench he had made. He thought about the two weeks of hard work. He thought about the sweat that had dropped into the soil. He thought about the blood from his hands that had touched the earth.

He had worked with all his heart. He had worked with all his strength. He was about to open his mouth and say no to Mazi Okafor. He was about to tell the rich man to go away. But then, something very big happened. A massive crack of thunder shook the whole ground. It was so loud that Kelechi felt it in his teeth. It was so loud that the birds in the trees flew away in fear. The ground beneath their feet felt like it was moving. It was the loudest sound Kelechi had ever heard in his whole life. The sky changed very quickly. It was not orange and purple anymore. It turned a very dark and very terrifying shade of deep purple. It looked like the sky was bruised. The clouds were thick and heavy. They were moving very fast across the sky. Then, the wind began to howl. It did not sound like a normal wind. It sounded like a big, hungry beast that was looking for food.

The wind was so strong that it almost knocked Kelechi over. It blew the dust into the air in big circles. It pulled at Mazi Okafor’s fine red robe. Mazi Okafor was very afraid. His face turned very pale. He forgot all about the field. He forgot all about the copper coins. He turned around and began to run. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him. He ran toward his big, expensive mansion. He did not look back at Kelechi. He only wanted to be safe inside his house. He did not want to be caught in the middle of such a scary storm. He dropped his silver walking stick, but he did not even stop to pick it up. But Kelechi did not run away. He stayed right there in the middle of his field. He was afraid, but he was also very curious. He looked up at the dark, purple sky. He felt the cold wind on his skin. He stood near the deep trenches he had worked so hard to dig.

He saw the first giant drops of rain hit the dry, soft earth. The drops were very big and very heavy. They made a loud sound when they hit the dirt. Splat. Splat. Splat. The ground had been so dry for such a long time. Now, the water was coming. Kelechi watched as the water began to flow into his beautiful trenches. He watched as the dirt began to change color. He did not move. He let the rain fall on his face. He let the water soak his clothes. He stood there alone in the dark. Would the coming storm wash away all of his hard work? Would it fill his trenches with mud and ruin everything? Or was this big storm the secret key to the treasure his father had promised? Was the water exactly what the land was waiting for? Only the next day would show the truth of the golden harvest.

Let us talk about this story!

Mazi Okafor offered Kelechi money to stop working. Do you think Kelechi was right to say no?

Why do you think Mazi Okafor was so afraid of the storm while Kelechi stayed in the field?

If you had three copper coins, what would you buy at the market?

Do you think the rain will help the field or hurt it?

Tell us what you think in the comments! We love reading your ideas!

Do you want to see what happens after the storm?

The rain is falling and the secret of the field is about to be revealed! Will Kelechi find the gold, or will he find something even better? Don't miss the next part of this amazing journey!