Far, far away in the north of the country, there lived a community in a small village called Gikandi.

Gikandi was headed by chief Kimamo.

The chief had a very beautiful daughter named Nyatiko.

Nyatiko was the only child and her parents adored her.

Any time chief Kimamo held a village meeting, his daughter stood by his side.

He wanted her to be prepared to take over the chiefdom after his departure.

Nyatiko grew more beautiful by the day. When she became of age, suitors flocked to her home to ask for her hand in marriage.

Every time she declined. She was very proud of her beauty.

Years passed by and the parents became very concerned. Their daughter was growing old and yet she hadn't accepted any man to marry her.

They desired to see their grandchildren.

After many young men had failed to convince Nyatiko to marry them, they gave up.

One day, a very handsome man visited Nyatiko's home.

On seeing him, Nyatiko got very excited. She had not seen such a good looking man before.

She gazed at him and at once she knew that he was the one she had been waiting for.

She agreed to marry him and they had a very colourful wedding.

One night, the new husband turned into an ogre. He wanted to eat her up.

Nyatiko became so terrified and screamed at the top of her voice for help. She ran out of the house as fast as she could.

The ogre ran after her. She went and hid behind a bush.

When he couldn't find her, he went back to the house, but Nyatiko slept in the bush.

In the morning, she hurried home. Though scared and disappointed, the parents were happy to have her back home safe and alive.

Nyatiko lived a lonely and miserable life.