Musa the Village Honey Harvester

bees make honey-old news and Musa, yes Musa, the rugged, self acclaimed village bachelor harvests honey his farm has a drone of hives, bees seem to like him and for some reason, the village women as well this day, under a hot tropical sun, a bunch of old village men sit crouched the agenda of the day awaits on one side sits Musa the village honey harvester on the opposite side sits Kaari, the village mason his face furrowed in wrath his poise crouched, like a tiger about to strike, eyes full of venom, anger directed at Musa the village honey harvester next to him sits Fatima, the third wife of Kaari, the village mason in her youthful modesty, she is oblivious of the whole process her face is puffy she bleeds in some places understandably since Kaari is the village mason but she does not seem to care far from it- she looks condescending her actions have brought her here, to escape the wrath of Kaari the village mason and the passion of Musa the village honey harvester to embrace the wisdom and council of the village elders. as the sun ebbs off in the west the meeting comes to a close a few revelations have been made that Fatima, wife of Kaari the village mason and Maimuna, the village gossip and Kabura the upcountry lady and Mwende, the wife of village chief from far yonder lands and Salama, the daughter of Muina village herbalist, Konte, the village tramp and Buura, the lady who sells mangoes by the roadside, Lowe, the woman who cooks samosas using donkey meat, Philla, the lady everybody suspects of being a witch, Kamoni, the village model- the lady who knew how to tie a bandana first in the whole village Kuba, the young nephew of Konge, the village musician who invented his own music Blamo, the darkest lady in the whole village and other ladies ladies not forthwith mentioned... they all loved honey and for some reason, they also loved the honey harvester in his acute generosity, Musa the village honey harvester did indeed give these women honey a proof solid as day made by the protrusion of Fatima's stomach, beings of honey sworn by Musa the village honey harvester a farmer ploughing in wrong fields of land but since the elders established that the crime was indeed committed but the crime was committed by obliging parties, a case of willing buyer, willing seller, Musa the village honey harvester goes Scott free, and his honey harvesting business keeps on thriving. wanjeru kamau