Sunday 26 February 2012

The Mysterious Note That Tormented King Chibuku

King Chibuku assembled all wizards of the land , all prophets of the land and world's best physicians . The situation was so urgent so that he spent sleepless nights worried . He read the letter , he read it again and when he read it all day he just shook his head . He looked at his mistress sitting there on his large comfortable bed no words were said in between them . His wife, queen Latifa Kachasu was also in disbelief . No where in the world have they ever come across such a thing . In the afternoon when the wizards were assembled he told them the situation, ' I want each of you to interpret this letter . Please tell me exactly what is the meaning according to your gods . Don't be afraid , I will not react violently if the meaning means doom for my kingdom .' King Chibuku said . He walked over to where the world's best prophets were assembled , " Here is the note , I haven't slept because of this letter . The contents have frightened me for the whole three nights , please look at it and tell me what the God is saying . I won't care or worry if its bad news . ' King Chibuku ordered his wife queen Latifa Kachasu to have a word with doctors about the letter , " let them use their psychology to analyze the handwritten note , the motive of the writer and if the message means something or its just a farce ." Queen Latifa Kachasu sat with the doctors as her husband has ordered, ' The previous nights my husband has been so much disturbed . He wakes up at night and screams . Sometimes he cries . Sometimes he says the person who authored the note was standing in his bedroom but I have never seen the person . We have a big problem here in Palace ." She handed the handwritten note to them , " please look at it and advise your King about the future . The king will accept whatever the gods say ." The note was like this , ' Dear King Chibuku . Enjoy while you can for your days are numbered . I watch you day and night and last night when you changed into brown pajamas you forgot to take off your socks. So don't think I don't know where you sleep . Outside your room there were two armed bodyguards , do you know that they fell asleep on the sofa ? Well here is a code for you and this code says what your future will be like . It's Setesete.". When King Chibuku got up and saw the note by his bedside he thought he was dreaming . He walked outside . It was dawn . Indeed the two armed bodyguards were fast asleep . His heart pounded with fear . He ran back to his room . He looked at his feet . He remembered the note , indeed he forgot to take his socks off . How come ? He asked himself . Since that day he replaced all guards but he saw the same note by his bedside on three consecutive days . Now he had no choice . He called them to help him and he narrated the whole story . His life was in danger . The wizards consulted their gods all afternoon . They used their magic , their magic took them to far lands where they consulted the sky , the winds , the rivers and the sands of the deserts to reveal the future of King Chibuku . To interpret the code setesete. They saw visions within that hour and all of them had one frightening conclusions . King Chibuku came, " so what are the gods saying ? ." Well , no witch was brave to tell him the news . Every witch was quiet with its head down . King Chibuku asked again , " So tell me the future .' At that point the chief of all wizards of the land grabbed the right leg of the king , " we have been spiritually consulting the deserts. , the sands , the rivers and the sky , they have all conspired one terrible thing . Long live the King . If you permit me your majesty , I will say , only if you promise to spare us the sword ." King Chibuku dropped his sword on the floor , " None of you will die for telling me what your gods say ." He stretched his hands as a proof that no one was in danger . The chief of wizards got an approval looks from his colleagues. He started narrating , " we have consulted and reconciled our findings, we seem to have the same message . Your reign is coming to an end . The winds , the sky and the sands have all pronounced that you will not enjoy the fruits of the treasures you have assembled . You will be deposed of leadership and it is too late to correct this . Nature is angry with you . All we can say is Long Live the King ." At this the King looked puzzled , his mouth remained open for some seconds . He picked his sword . He charged and marched towards the chief of wizards . By the time he was listening to the prophets , the wizards were dispensed with a sword perfectly so that he ordered the guards to get rid of them , possibly throw them in Shire River . The King Chibuku reached where the prophets were assembled . His face showed many wrinkled lines . The lines so stretched and it was obvious the king was disturbed. He lifted his swords , " The wizards annoyed my kingdom . They insulted the king so I dispensed them and the only reason you will never hear about them , its because they planned to commit treason . They have paid for their sins ." King Chibuku's words were so alarming that the whole group of prophets lifted hands above their heads and cried , " God save the King Chibuku " as he spoke . Only him knew that his sword dispensed the wizards because they revealed the frightening thing that would happen to his kingdom . King Chibuku stepped forward . His wife Latifa Kachasu with hands folded behind him . " Am sure by now you have consulted your God , please tell me the future , don't be afraid. I will take whatever message your God says. " King Chibuku said . The chief of all prophets Bishop Prophet Dr Amos Mukontho worshiped the king as he grabbed King Chibuku's leg , " God save the King , the most high King Chibuku , whom am I to deliver this news to you the king ? Will you spare us your prophets ? " King Chibuku threw his sword down , " What ever it is I will take , please go ahead and reveal the message of your God ." The bishop prophet Dr Amos Mukontho was assured . He said. " God forbid , the message means your kingdom is coming to an end . You will be taken away from the palace like a cow that has a contagious disease with the type of diarrhea which in brief in means setesete ." ' Is there anyway , this can be reversed by form of offering ? " King Chibuku anxiously asked . The bishop paused then shook his head left and right , " No , the message setesete means when things are being let out of the body they don't come .back . Like sweat , urine and poo, when they are let out of the body it means the body has nothing to do with them anymore . You will end like that ." At this King Chibuku ordered an immediate arrests of all prophets and anounced a state of emergency . But whenever he went to bed it was frightening . Every morning he received a similar frightening note next to his pillow . This made the king increase security . He employed more guards , more spies and more police to guard his life . The only worrying thing was despite everyone guarding him , every night was a nightmare. He consulted all doctors . He got one of the world's best psychiatry doctor , " please see in my head if everything is alright ." The psychiatry doctor asked him to count , he counted , asked him to check the direction of the finger close to his nose , he detected . At the end the doctor announced, " You don't have problem ." This did not only make the king happy. , it proved to king Chibuku that the wizards and prophets were liars. But sadly one day the wife queen Latifa Kachasu found her husband hanging on the wall . He left a note , " I couldn't cope being tormented every night ." Lesson ; There are some things once written on wall you cannot change them . Just use the warning to your advantage to plan your going than killing all messengers

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