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Osei gets a start as a results of the rumbling thunder as lightning flashes in the sky intermittently..... He wakes up from a horrid dream which had been pestering him for the past weeks. A cockroach creeps under his bed slowly as he ponders over this.
Confused on what to do the rains started and there was a heavy downpour .As he took a robust decision to warn the King on what was on the way. Every dream of Osei came to past ....he was the Joseph of the village and because of that many despised him.
Simultaneously, Mr. and Mrs. Oppong Nkrumah ....Osei's parents had a sleepless night thinking of how they can enroll their child in school again since his education was terminated because they were poor. The akatse  destroyed all their cocoa rendering them destitutes.
  At the same time, the King in his chamber was thinking of how to develop and serve his Noble subjects. He thought of construction a number of bore holes which would provide them with a lot of water.
[The fontomfrom is beaten incessantly and rhythmically as the elders are gathered on this august occasion. The King is seen walking gracefully as the Okyeame of the house showers him mouthful of appellations]
Here comes the mighty warrior that is never slain in battle .One who wrestles against beasts of the forests single handed . Nana Kwaku Bonsu ....the monstrous whale which swallows the hook line and bait ....one whose presence drives away evil from the air. The one who crossed rivers without boats and flies without wings .....the intimate friend of the gods of our land "...Nana nyansabuakwa ...Nana nyansafo
Nya nkwa daaaa" cheers the elders in unison
[The King takes his seat and greets the elders]

King: Okyeame let it get to my elders that I greet them all and that I appreciate their presence because without them I can not govern this land alone

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King: Okyeame let it get to my elders that I greet them all and that I appreciate their presence because without them I can not govern this land alone .
Okyeame FOSU: My elders you have heard Nana well .
King:  Today we are here to discuss the matters concerning our village here. Yesterday I pondered over the idea of constructing bore holes in the dark forest which will provide us water for our use. My elders do you agree with me on this matter?
Elders: well said Nana you are indeed wise
        [The guards shouting and brought some white men in  the presence of the king whiles the elders stare in awe]
King : Okyeame ! Ask these guards the meaning of this interruption.... It better be a meaningful one
Okyeame: Yes Nana ....guards what's the meaning of this
Guards: we caught them wandering in the woods near the dark forest
[One of them volunteers to speak ]
Charles:  My name is Charles and these are my friends . We are miners from the western world.we accord you all the respect king we are here to seek your permission to mine gold in your dark forest and give you an equal share for it.

King: Okyeame tell the whites that I and my elders will think about it and they should return to the palace in three days Okyeame: You heard Nana well, come back three days later by then Nana would have made a sturdy decision

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King: Okyeame tell the whites that I and my elders will think about it and they should return to the palace in three days
Okyeame: You heard Nana well, come back three days later by then Nana would have made a sturdy decision .
You may be dismissed
          [ The King and the elders sit there for hours in dilemma taken aback at the offer]

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