Ijapa the tortoise was not only a trickster, he was also very lazy. As such, he often had little or nothing with him.

One day, he was hungry. Really hungry. So he sat in front of his mud hut thinking of how he could get a free meal.
After thinking, and thinking and thinking… He decided to go visiting.

He went off to his friend Igbin’s place, perhaps he could meet him eating.
A while down the road, he smelled something wonderful. There was food on the fire! He quickened his footsteps.
When he arrived he was met with the sight of Igbin’s wife turning a huge pot of steaming yam porridge. His mouth began to water...

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