In continuation of my last publication on the foolish stepmother. Ropo was missing for days and Sam's world seems to be falling apart. Caroline was partly afraid he might return, to tell the truth, on the other hand, she is happy her son will be the next of kin to all her husband's assets. It’s become the entire village's problem, everyone, both young and old, man and woman were all in search of the missing boy. It’s was concluded that he must have been attacked by a wide animal after searching for days.
There has never been anyone who went into the evil forest and returns alive, this fact is known by every villager. Ropo wanted to end all the pain and suffering he gets from his stepmother, that was why he decided to go into the forest. Inside the forest, he finds a hut which he entered into and finds a lot of Treasury inside. This treasury is made of gold, silver and other valuable stones.
He was not moved by this thing he saw inside the instead, he arranges everything, swept the floor. He keeps watching various creatures and beasts jumping from one tree to another and no one had ever shown up to claim he/she owns the places he stays.
The mysterious thing that surprises him the most is that whenever he is hungry, there is a pot he always finds food inside. This made him relax and never thought of returning home. One evening an old woman came to meet him at the hut, she was untidy and smells.
The little boy was so scared that he wanted to start running away, she told him not to be afraid that she won’t harm him.
He trusted the woman and ask her what she wanted, she requested water he rushes to get her water to drink. After drinking the water she asked him what he is doing inside the evil forest without being scared and having no one around. He narrated all he has been through in the hand of his stepmother. The old woman told him it was time to go back home if not his father will die of the ailment he is having right now because he didn’t see him.
The next morning, Ropo woke up and was about to start going back to the village he thank the old woman for not punishing him because he stays in her hut. She too was feeling very sad and told him to pick whatever he wants in her hut. He picks the smallest golden cup, she told him what to do with the cup when he wants to eat. And then gave him a bracelet which she said he should never remove from his hand.
He thanked the woman and began to go back home. Looking back he noticed the but has disappeared, out of fear he began to run.
When he got tired of running he stopped and stayed under a tree where he recalled that the face of the old woman looks like a picture his father once showed him of his mother. So the old woman was his mother he cried and wanted to go back then remember the warning she gave him never to return to the forest again and that his father is sick because he couldn’t find him.
At home, Sam is lying sick on his bed, a letter came from his office that the company want to reward his services and loyalty to the company. They are giving him a new house, a new car with a stipulated amount of money. On reading the letter his wife was happy and began to celebrate. Suddenly she had the loud voice of the villagers shouting for joy "Ropo". Everyone ran outside to see what has happened including Sam that has been sick for days. It was the happiest day of Sam's life and the entire people living in the village were happy for him.
Night fell and everyone had returned home, Caroline sorrow returned and she couldn’t sleep all night considering the way out to make her son the next of kin. She decided to poison Ropo, but the Golden cup he got from the old woman was with him and he did as she has instructed him to eat the food and nothing happened. They move into the new house and Sam was living fine, the stepmother then notices the bracelet in his hand and planned to steal it away from him. In the attempt, she noticed some invisible hands were beating her up and she confessed her evil deeds and her foolish act. When Aderopo was 20yrs of age he was chosen by the oracle to become the king of kuje village.
Very touching one