Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Chief Tula- just for laughs, still under construction




Chief Tula became so powerful, he became proud of his conquest. He began to oppress his own people and treat them harshly. His people disliked him further and complained a lot behind his back. Chief Tula discovered from informers that he was becoming very unpopular among his own people, and with those whom he ruled. This made him very angry against his own people - that they were not grateful. Chief Tula wanted his people to be forever grateful that he had taken the land from the animals for them. “They are an ungrateful lot, after all the fighting we did for the land,” said Chief Tula shaking visibly in anger. “They will regret that they ever complained against me,” Chief Tula declared. He severely flogged and tortured anyone who wronged him. He took over wives and children, and pieces of land from men who committed serious offences. Women who committed offences were forced to work in the fields and flogged at the same time. Tula forced young boys and girls who committed offences to marry at an early age. No one was allowed to speak against Chief Tula. Chief Tula had changed.

Chief Tula spent most of the wealth in the country in fortifying his position of authority so that no-one would ever approach him without being screened heavily. He did not want his subjects to see the luxurious mansion he had built for himself and his family, a mansion which commanded a good view of the kingdom. His subjects had to pass through five fortified walls before reaching the chief and were stripped naked to ensure they did not smuggle anything dangerous near the chief and his wives. Male aides strip searched women and detained them for long hours before letting them in, even if the women worked for the chief. Some of the aides occasionally raped the women before releasing them. Chief Tula held a ceremony every year to choose a beautiful young bride. Any woman who refused to be his wife was raped by the Chief aides first then killed. Just like Lion and Tortoise had done, Chief Tula took a wife every year and from any tribe that he wanted. His estate was big enough to accommodate all the women he wanted to marry. His cruelty and greediness increased day by day. He continued to grab some of his own people's wealth to add on to what he had.

Chief Tula bore several hundred children with his many wives. His male children did as he did and married many wives. Chief Tula 's eldest son called Gubba was known to have a fiery temper just like his father and had five wives. He was as cruel as his father and he was the one who executed his father's cruel tasks.

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