Daudu: A man of Valour
Hope Habu
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Daudu lives in a community called Paiko. This community is surrounded by mountains and forests. They are blessed with good food, fruits, water and a forest filled with animals for food.

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Paiko community is blessed with beautiful women and strong men but Daudu was the strongest of them all. He not only has physical strength but supernatural powers too. Amazingly, he could transform into any animal of his choice.

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One day, Daudu went to the forest to hunt for meat, he suddenly heard the cry of a young girl, so he followed the voice and saw a young girl tied to a tree with some boys around her trying to harm her.

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Today we are going to deal with you for what your father did to us, he is a very bad teacher. "Please don't hurt me " the little girl cried.

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The boys laughed hard and said. "Today we will take our own pound of flesh. If we cannot get your father we will get to you". The little girl couldn't do anything, she only cried and cried until her eyes turned red.

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Quickly Daudu turned into a scorpion and moved unnoticed to the boys, he stung them on their feet and as they shouted in pains he transformed back to a human being, he untied the little girl and carried the boys to the village council.

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The boys were reprimanded and punished for the evil act they nursed in their minds. They were given the village square to clean for a month. It was a big space of land with so many grasses. They learnt their lesson.

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When the villagers heared the story they appreciated Daudu and praised him for his good works in the village. The little girls parents brought gifts of yams and goat to appreciate him. Daudu was indeed a man of honor and valour

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Daudu: A man of Valour
Author - Hope Habu
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Language - English
Level - First paragraphs