After the nightly stroll one day, Tabi decided, and took the daughter of the lion home to his father. His people said nothing in the presence of the young lioness, for they were uneasy. Tabi told his people not to be afraid, his lover , he said was most harmless , and there was no guile in her. Theirs, you will find out, was a tale of true love.
Tabis’ father called him after the daughter
of the lion had gone and warned him to desist from the unholy romance between him
and the daughter of the lion. Come home and take wife from among your kind, he
told him. Tabi was incensed. He couldn’t understand how it was that his people
did not know the meaning of true love.
Their
feeling for each other continued to grow.
A night came and he followed his heartthrob home to the house of the
lion and asked for her hand in marriage. The lion refused. You cannot marry my daughter,
he told him. You do not have what it requires to be the son-in law of the lion. The he goat
was devastated, but could not think of anything to do. But the daughter of the lion had and idea. Under the moonlight that night, she told him
what to do, in order to win her fathers heart, and get his consent. Tabi was
happy again. He would do anything to prove his love for the daughter of the
lion, for theirs was true love.
Soon after, things began to happen.
Goats started missing without a trace. First the young and healthy kids, then
the weak and helpless aged ones. The people watched with their heart in their
mouths. They had their suspicion but was afraid to confront Tabi, for fear of
his wrath. They were afraid he might go out and invite his new friends to come
and ravage their kingdom.
The
goats got up on day and decided they won’t take it anymore. They gathered
themselves together, the strongest and the powerful among them, and they waited
for Tabi to return from his nightly frolicking with the daughter of the lion.
They waited and waited, but that
night, Tabi did not return home. Morning came and went, but Tabi did not return.
Days passed but no one saw him. His
brothers wondered what had become of Tabi and his love for the daughter of the
lion. No one was sure though, but it could only be one thing, maybe his heartthrob,
the daughter of the lion had suddenly
grown into a lioness, and taught him the lesson of true love.
And they were right, for not long
after, the lion gathered his sons and devastated the homestead of the goats,
killing many, and taking other captive. The goats realized their habitation was
no longer safe, but they did not really blame the lion, for was it not their
very own that showed him the way to their household. They packed their belongings and moved further
south, where they met and made a pact with man, with whom they lived with till
this very day. They only hoped that the younger generation, those of them that
survived, had learnt the lesson of TRUE LOVE.
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