THE WORLD

OF THE
ORISHAS.

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1Eledá: Guardian angel.
2Origin: Head and also cocoa butter.
Ashé: Grace, power, virtue.
4Rogation: Ceremony to refresh the head.
5Apa: Arms.
6Elese melli: Legs.
7Ikú: Death.
8Arun: The illness.
Aguardiente and by extension any alcoholic beverage.
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12Make Ifá: Ceremony to consecrate a babalawo.
13Letter: Here is the message.
14Olúo: Title conferred to some babalawos.
15Iguí: Stick.
House.
Honey from bees.
18Ebó: Cleansing ceremony.
19Ékuele: A chain with shells used by babalawos as divination instruments.
20Olds.
Corojo butter.
22Chicken
23Chick:Hen.
24Chirebatá: Millet or sorghum.
25Alafin: King, owner of the castle.
26Moforibale: To pay homage or to kneel.
27Agogo: Bell with which Obatalá is greeted.
28Amalá: Dish made with flour and okra.
29Eyelé:Paloma.
30Sambumbia: Drink made with water, cane honey and chili. Commonly a low-quality mixed drink.
31Saraecó: Drink made from fermented corn flour and milk.
32 Lucumíes: Ethnicity from the region of Nigeria. Yorubas.
33Ikines: Palm seeds.
34Ekú: Jutía.
Fish.
36Aguadó: Toasted corn.
Mouse.
38Guemilere:Party.
39Batá: Two-membrane drum.
40Arará: Another way to refer to the territory of Dahomey.
41Apó:Bag.
42Money
43Dilogún: Game of shells used in divination.
44Efún: Eggshell.
45Kofiadeno:Mercy.
46Omodé:Woman.
47Aleyos:Neophytes.
48Itá: Divination ceremony.
49 Ifá: Divination system.
50Ibeyis:Jimaguas.
51Apetebí: Woman of the babalawo.
52Abó: Sheep
White dove.
Mother.
55Modupué: Thank you very much.
56Ekó: Sweet made with corn flour and wrapped in banana leaf.
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Yorubas: Ethnic group from the region of Nigeria.
Idea: Beaded bracelet.
59Irofá: Instrument used by the babalawos. Jar that is used in divination with the board.
Wooden dolls.
61Iruke: Rabo.
Yam powder that is used in divination and is used by the babalawos.
63Where:Cotton.
Ochinchin: Food prepared with dried shrimp, parsley, and other ingredients.
Good luck.
66Iború, Iboyá, ibochiché: I greet Orula.
Babalawo
68To the path of Eshu: May Eshu (Eleguá) carry the message.
69To go: To follow the same destiny as the ebó.
70Ituto: Funeral ceremony.
71 euros: Two goats.

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 THE WORLD OF THE ORISHAS.
OROÍÑA.
The earth was a great incandescent mass and Olofin felt so much heat that he sent Yemú to put out the fire. After
After long working days, I was exhausted, but the candle had disappeared from the surface.
The water flowed from the highest places to the lowest, so long was the path that the sweet liquid when
when it reached its destination it became salty, thus rivers and seas were born.
Oroíña, the fire that had been trapped in the center of the planet, was not satisfied with its destiny and went to
to see Olofin who reproached him for his previous attitude, but with his usual kindness and wisdom said: "You are
paying for your guilt, so that no one forgets you, every now and then I will take away the hill and through it you will let your voice be heard
voice and you will show your offspring.
That's why, when we least expect it, a volcano startles us with its noise, which is nothing more than the voice of
Oroíña, and Agayú, his son, devour the crops and take possession of the savannah.

ESHU.
Orula and his wife desired so much to have a child that they went to see Obatalá, to ask him to grant them one.
Obatalá, who was determined to shape the first man from clay, told them they must have patience.
But the couple insisted.
Orula even suggested taking the figure that he was making.
Obatalá agreed and explained to them that they had to place their hands on the figure for twelve months.
The couple did just that, and when the indicated time arrived, the child came to life. They named him Eshu. He was born speaking and
with a voracity that began to consume everything in its path.
One morning, as usual, Orula consulted his oracle, and it indicated to him that he should stay all day
with the machete in hand. Eshu, who had already eaten all the animals, the plants, and even the stones,
he broke into his parents' house with the intention of eating them.
Seeing his father armed, he tried to flee but couldn't, the old man was chasing him all around the house cutting him with his
machete, from each piece a new Eshu was born. Two hundred and one Eshu were running around the house, until this,
tired, he proposed a deal to his angry father: "Each of my parts will be a son for you and you will be able to
consult with him whenever you want.
---Agreed--- nodded the wise man---. But you must return everything you have eaten.
Eshu vomited everything he had in his stomach and things returned to their place.

ONLY ORULA IS A WITNESS.

When Obatalá completed the creation of the first man, Olofin summoned all the orishas to...
they were present at the ceremony of giving the vital breath. Everyone knelt and bowed their heads in
that sacred moment, only Orula, whom Olofin took as an assistant for his renowned seriousness and wisdom,
he was able to see how Olofin placed the Eleda in Orí.
After the ceremony, they celebrated the event, then Olofin ruled:
Only Orula witnessed the action I have taken, that's why when the man wants to know his Eledá, he
he will be in charge of communicating it.
1 Eledá: Guardian angel.
2 Orí: Head and also cocoa butter.

ORISHANLÁ.
Oríshanlá took on the task entrusted to him by Olofin and began to shape the bodies out of clay.
men, to whom the Supreme Creator would impart the breath of life. But not satisfied with what
It happened, it was said: "Why can't I complete my work?"
This is how it occurred to him that he could spy on Olofin to know what to do to make those inert bodies...
they will take life.

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That night Orishanlá instead of going to sleep, hid in a corner of his workshop waiting for the arrival of
the Maker.
Olofin, who sees everything, immediately knew of the stratagem that Orishanlá had devised and sent him a dream so
deep that didn’t notice absolutely anything.
The next morning, when Orishanlá woke up, he found that all the men were alive and
he understood that he should not inquire into what was not his concern.

The light and the world.

When the world was only inhabited by the orishas and the men created by Obatalá, they traveled from
Sky to Earth without any obstacles.

One day a couple went to the palace of Olofin to ask for the Ashé of procreation, after much thought.
the Maker nodded but with the condition that the child did not cross the boundaries of Layé, the Earth.
marriage was agreed.

Months later, the boy was born, who grew under the watchful eye of parents who tolerated all his
bad manners.
One day he secretly walked across the field and arrived at the space of Orun, Heaven. There he mocked the orishas.
he did all kinds of mischief and disrespected those who scolded him...

Olofin, who was observing what was happening, took his staff and threw it with such force that Orun was separated from
It was laid by the atmosphere that extended between the two.
Since that day, men lost the ability to ascend to the Creator's palace.

Ashé: Grace, power, virtue.

ORI.
Ori had a business selling obí in the square, but since she was alone, she couldn't manage well. One day, it happened
Shangó went there to buy some coconuts, Orí told him her situation and asked him to help her, but Shangó gave her
evasive and left.
Days later, Orula passed by and Orí asked him for help. The diviner told him that he had to perform a ceremony of
supplication (4) with sixteen dishes, sixteen coconuts, and sixteen pesos for sixteen days. Orí did so and
As the sixteen days passed, the trunk and limbs began to form, so that, when ...
The deadline set by Orula had passed, and the body was already complete.
That's why Orí arranged for Orula to be his father.
Rogation: Ceremony to refresh the head.

THE GOVERNMENT OF ORI.

There was a time when the head, the trunk, and the limbs each went their own way.
--- This cannot go on like this --- Orí said to himself --- I must go to Orula's house so that he can resolve this for me.
Orula asked Orí to sacrifice a ram and place the remains in the square.
When Orí placed the package with the ram in the square, the trunk came and said to him:
Orí, I was looking for you because I want us to live together.
After they joined, the Apa (5) appeared and told them that they had wanted to join for a long time.
also to the head and the trunk.
Then the Elese melli (6) appeared and stated:
--- What a coincidence that they found them here! The two of us thought it would be better to join together, because
We are tired and bored of being alone.
Since then, head, torso, and limbs walk together, thanks to the head knowing what to do.
Arms.
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They are meant: Legs.

CRAB.
In a time when people and animals walked without heads, Crab went to Olofin's house to ask for
head for everyone and thus have something to think about. Olofin replied that he would let him know the day when he
he decided to distribute heads for everyone who needed one.
Crab went out at night to inform everyone that he had managed to distribute the heads from Olofin. In this
The task surprised him on the day very far from Olofin's house, and as people and the
animals, they were putting their heads on, but Crab arrived late and it was not possible for them to put his head on,
Well, they had already run out.
Despite being the first to know about the distribution of heads, he did not reach it, and that was his punishment for
not attend to your affairs.

THE NOSE.
The nose, the eyes, the limbs, the trunk, and the ears went to register with Orula and he told them that
They had to pray because there could come a time when they were so tired that they would fall asleep.
When they left there, each took their own way. The eyes used to seeing everything did not believe that in
at some point they could close.
The limbs, always ready to walk the paths, laughed at the idea of tiredness. The trunk did not
he imagined in another position that was not upright and the carefree ears forgot the plea.
The nose was the only one that followed the fortune teller's advice.
Some time later, the eyes felt that tiredness was closing them.
The exhausted limbs needed to rest. The trunk without support looked for a place to lie down. The ears
they fell deeply asleep next to the others. In the midst of that silence, only the nose remained
wake up.
Since then, when the body sleeps, the nose watches.

ARUN IS DEAD.
At the beginning of the world, Death was not known. One day the young people complained to Olofin that there was so much
people who did not have enough food for everyone.
Olofin called Oya and asked her to bring Ikú to Earth, but she disagreed, as she did not think it was fair.
that the men would hate her and asked her to be relieved of such a mission.
Then Olofin, understanding that both the youth and the orisha were right, said to him:
Well, we can fix that; first, I will send Babalú Ayé to take Arun to Earth and when
When men get sick, you will take them to Ikú.
Death
The illness.

DEATH AND FORTUNE.

When Olofin entrusted his government to Ikú and Ogún, diseases and sufferings were not known. One day
in which the young people organized a party, one of them bought otí (9) and offered it to Ogún who drank until
to get drunk.
The owner of the forge and metals went to sleep. After a while, Ikú arrived to consult him about some problems.
urgent and wanted to wake him up. Ogun, furious, cut off his companion's hand with the machete. The blood ran.
everywhere. Anyone who stepped on it fell seriously ill. That's how the disease became known in the
Earth.
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Aguardiente and by extension any alcoholic drink.

ORISHAOKO.
After Olokun flooded everything with his waters, the inhabitants of the planet had no choice but to
take refuge in the highest mountain.
Many were the attempts to attract Olofin's attention so that he would solve that difficult situation.
The men came up with the idea of building a great tower that would reach the sky, but the bricklayers, after working in isolation for so long
they ended up speaking a language that others could not understand, a similar thing happened to the carpenters and so on
to each group of workers.
In this way, different languages emerged and it became so difficult to continue that little by little, they were abandoned.
the construction of the building.
A farmer named Oko had a better idea. With his farming tools, he made seven furrows.
huge in the mountain and planted each one with plants of a different color.
A mountain that Olofin looked at towards the Earth spotted the drawing that Oko had made. He liked it so much that
immediately ordered that a bridge be displayed with seven colors identical to those on the mountain so that
the author of that marvel could go up to his palace.
When Oko told him what had happened, Olofin angrily ordered Yemayá to chain Olokun at the bottom.
of the sea.
Oko returned to Earth, which now had more space for farming, because the waters of the sea had receded.
As men learned of his feat, they began to call him Orishaoko.
Olofin decided that Oshumare, the rainbow, would come down to Earth from time to time as a reminder of that event.

KOLE.
Olofin ordered that Perro and Kolé, the shady aura, present themselves in his palace to assign them a mission.
The dog left his house but along the way he found a tasty beef bone and got distracted eating it.
Kolé, however, hurried to the palace of Olofin and asked obediently:
Did you send me to look for you, Baba?
Olofin then appointed her as his messenger, a role she still performs to this day.

THE DISOBEDIENT BABALAWOS.

Olofin was feeling unwell and called the babalawos to have him consulted with their divination methods.
The babalawos saw that it was necessary to perform Ifá (12) for Olofin to improve. But immediately arose
a discussion among them. 'If he is already king, what does he want with more crown?' affirmed the oldest among those present.
As the others agreed, they decided not to reveal the letter (13) to Olofin and to tell him something else.
As they were heading to Olofin's house, Eleguá, who had heard their entire discussion, whistled. The babalawos...
they were told to be silent, but Olofin had already heard the warning and waited calmly.
The Olúos (14) gave their false verdict to Olofin. He looked at them and said:
If you are not faithful to me, who am the supreme authority, then whom can you be faithful to?
Everyone lost their minds trying to deceive Olofin.
Making Ifá: Ceremony to consecrate a babalawo.
Letter: Odu or message.
Olúo: Title given to some babalawos.

THE SON OF OLOFIN.

Olofin fell ill and became very serious, his son who could not find a way to cure him was desperate. At that
the situation found Eleguá, who asked him why he was sad. When he learned about the illness of
Olofin told him that he knew how to heal him, but he wanted to know what he would receive in return. The young man replied that he
what would you like.

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Elegua sent him to the beach where he would find a very fat woman sitting on a mortar underneath which
the secret that would save Olofin was there, but in order to take it, he would have to engage in a fierce struggle with the
woman until knocking her out of her seat.
Olofin's son ran to the beach and after defeating the woman, he took the secret with which his father recovered.
health. Afterwards, he sought Eleguá to fulfill his promise, who only asked that he be granted to be
always behind the door so that everyone who entered would greet him first.
The wish was granted and since that day Eleguá lives behind the door.

OLOFIN AND THE OLD ONES.

Olofin gifted the elders some horses so they could breed them and give him a portion, but he did not give them.
mares. The old men, without paying attention, accepted the deal.
When Olofin called them because they were not giving him the offspring as agreed, they came out crying, since due to
his mistakes could lose his head.
A young man who found out what was happening went to Olofin's house and told him that he had seen a foaled horse, to the...
that he responded that horses could not give birth.
Then the boy told him that if the horses couldn't give birth, how did he want the horses that they
had given the old ones to breed?
I did that so they wouldn't trust anyone when doing business and always check if there was.
trap.

OBI.
Obí was pure, humble, and simple, which is why Olofin made his skin white, his heart, and his entrails and placed him in the
on top of a palm tree. Eleguá, the messenger of the gods, was at the service of Obí and soon realized
that this had changed. One day Obí decided to throw a big party and sent invitations to all his
friends. Eleguá knew them very well, he knew that many of them were the most important people of the
the world, but the poor, the sick, and the deformed were also his friends and he decided to teach him a lesson
inviting to the party not only the rich.
The night of the party arrived and Obí, proud and haughty, dressed to welcome his guests. Surprised and
disgusted, he saw all the poor and sick arrive at his party. Outraged, he asked them:
Who invited them?
---Eleguá invited us in your name--- they replied.
Obi insulted them for daring to come to his house dressed in rags.
---Get out of here immediately--- he shouted.
Everyone left dead of embarrassment and Eleguá went with them.
One day, Olofin sent Eleguá with a message for Obí.
---I refuse to serve Obí--- said Eleguá---, He has changed a lot, he is no longer my friend of all men.
He is full of arrogance and doesn't want to know anything about those who suffer on Earth.
Olofin, to verify if this was true, dressed as a beggar and went to Obí's house.
---I need food and shelter--- he asked, pretending to change his voice.
--- How dare you appear before me looking so ragged? --- the owner rebuked.
Olofin exclaimed without disguising his voice:
---Obi, Obi.
Surprised and embarrassed, Obí knelt before Olofin.
Please forgive me.
Olofin replied:
You were just and that's why I made your heart white and gave you a body worthy of your heart. Now you are
full of arrogance and pride.
To punish your arrogance, you will be left with white entrails, but you will fall and roll on the ground until
to dirty yourself. In addition, you will have to serve the orishas and all men.
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This is how the coconut became the most popular of the oracles.

THE LYING HERONS.

Igüí (15) arrived one day running to Oshún's house, who was his godmother, and told her that Olofin had sent
the herons, their emissaries, to have him arrested because he had stolen an obí.
Oshún told her not to worry, that she would prepare something that would leave the herons very surprised.
That said, he poured a liquid at the door of his ile (16)
When the herons arrived at Oshún's house and stepped on that pasty liquid, they got stuck to the floor.
and they had to ask the owner for help.
If they promise me that they will leave my godson alone, I'll let them go ---said Oshún very unconcerned.
The herons nodded and Oshún brought a bottle of her oñí and lifted them off the ground. When they returned to the
Palace of Olofin, he asked them if they had arrested the thief.
--No dad, we haven't found it-- they said.
But Olofin, who did not believe that, called Eleguá and told him to investigate what had really happened.
Eleguá returned the next day and told him the whole truth.
Olofin called the herons to tell them:
---As you have lied to me, from today I condemn you to always dress in white to see you.
wherever they may be.
Palo.
House.
Honey

THE NINE-TAILED MONKEY.

The daughter of Olofin lived in sadness and nothing caught her attention, no matter how hard her father tried, she never...
She drew a smile on her face. One day, when they went out for a long walk in the forest, she spotted among some
you branch a monkey with nine tails, the shine of its eyes traversed the thicket. Its enthusiasm for the rare was so great
animal that the father offered in marriage to whoever could capture it and bring it to the palace.
Many were the hunters who hurriedly went into the forest, bringing with them the best traps;
but the humblest of all, before leaving, went to see Orula who made him ebó with a ham bone and
a cord, indicating that he should take it to the top of the hill and lie down nearby. At the smell of the bone, they came.
many animals, including the nine-tailed monkey. When the hunter saw that it was
entertaining, he was slowly pulling the string, until he had the animal within reach of his hands, he tied it with the
soga and set off for the palace of Olofin, who, happy to have regained his daughter's joy, granted it to her.
marriage.
Ebó: Cleansing ceremony.

POLE, ROPE, AND SHEEP.

Discord reigned among the animals. To reconcile, someone came up with the idea of throwing a party. But Monkey and
Rams, who continued to be fearful, because the others had been better endowed for the fight, decided not to
On the day of the party, León arrived early and ate heartily, and since he left almost no food, when Tigre arrived he...
formed the fight between both. The other animals took sides for one or the other of the contenders and
they took part in that fight. Notified Olofin of what was happening in the jungle, he went to restore order, so
he summoned Mono and Carnero to explain why they had decided not to attend. Mono did not want to.
introduce himself. Olofin insisted to Carnero that he go look for him and bring him back by whatever means necessary.
Mono had imagined that if he went to the party, Tiger and Lion would eat him, and he made an offer to Oyá.
who agreed to protect him. So when Carnero, desperate for Mono's refusal, tied him up.
With Soga, Oyá launched a spark and freed him by placing Palo in his place. In all this, Carnero did not realize.
he gave an account of what had happened and presented himself to the Creator.

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---Here I bring it--- he said. But he only brought Palo tied up with Soga. Olofin believed that Palo, Soga, and Ram were,
They wanted to mock him, and he condemned them to live tied to one another.

OLOÑI.
Olofin ordered that three highly respected babalawos come to his presence to tell him what would happen.
in his house. The elders threw the ékuele (19) and to avoid predicting a misfortune, they answered him that no.
there was nothing to fear. But the youngest of the three, named Oloñi, disagreed with the older ones and said
that according to how the ékuele had fallen, it foretold the death of a child. The babalawos did not manage to
They came to an agreement, and some time later, a son of Olofin died, which made him very angry.
He invited them to come to his palace and prepared three covered cups. He instructed the babalawos to
They would sit at the table, but Oloñi, who had registered with the ékuele that morning, said that he would eat alone.
When he was heading to a corner of the house to eat, an eagle came and took him to a mountain where he found
great riches. The other two, for being liars, had to eat the scraps that Olofin provided.
Ekuele: A chain with shells that the babalawos use as divination instruments.
Ebó: Ceremony of cleansing.

THEY.
Olofin summoned a meeting of all the birds to determine which of them had the most merit.
All the birds gathered at the palace, but since they were envious of Loro, who at that time was white,
they took advantage of a moment of carelessness he had and threw ink at him. A while later, they sprinkled ashes over him.
feathers and later, they began throwing epo at him (21).
Olofin entered the hall carefully and was observing the birds from his throne; then he pointed to one among all,
his servants made their way through the crowd and led him to where Olofin was.
---I really like your plumage--- said to the Parrot---.
From today I order that all the important people of my kingdom wear your feathers as a sign of wisdom and
distinction.
With this grace granted to him by Olofin, all those who, out of envy, wanted to harm him were mocked.
Epó: Corojo fat.

THE EXPERIENCE OF THE OLD.

The young people worked with the arugbos (20) in the construction of the ilé, but they did not earn what they believed.
to deserve, despite the fact that they did the strongest and least qualified work. In addition, they had to submit to
the direction of the old ones who, according to them, were foolish and intolerant. That is why they decided to separate and
working independently.
That's how they started to build many houses very quickly and the town was happy, until one day
A heavy downpour fell and the houses that the young people had built collapsed.
The entire population complained to Olofin about what had happened and how they were left homeless.
Olofin came down to Earth and called the old and the young and asked each group to build a house,
to see who built it better.
After a day of great efforts, the young finished their house and the old finished theirs. Olofin
inspected the built houses and they seemed so similar that he decided to gather both groups to
to ask them what the difference was.
If the houses that the young people build are the same as the ones you build," said Olofin to the old people, "then why
What falls when it rains?
---Very easy---, the old men answered---, They put all the tiles face down instead of putting one face up
one down and another up. Olofin understood that the elders had more experience because they had lived longer.
and since then he authorized them to be the ones who directed the young people and said when they were
trained to become operators.
Olds.
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Obatalá eats head.
Once Olofin summoned his children to a meal. Everyone arrived early and began to eat, but
Obatalá was missing, whom they did not wait for; in a corner were the heads that no one wanted to eat.
When Obatala arrived, he ate what everyone had left. Upon finishing, Olofin asked each one what they had.
I ate akokán, because without heart we cannot live; I ate adoflán, because without
liver we cannot live, I ate oloñi because the tail is useful for scaring; I ate adoflí because without lungs
we cannot breathe). When it was Obatalá's turn to answer, he said: (I ate head).
Then Olofin said for all to hear: 'You ate the head, you will be the head.'

LEON.
The lion was a gentle animal, but so beautiful that people envied him and provoked him to instigate his
fury. Since he did not pay attention to the provocations, they then devised to go see Olofin to slander him and accuse him.
of a behavior that I had never had.
Olofin called León to scold him, but he knew how to defend himself and showed him that he had never attacked.
nobody.
You are going back to Earth, ready not to mess with anyone and to continue living among people without causing trouble.
case of their mockery and provocations. But on the third day, the envious began anew to sow the
darnel and to say: "What must he have imagined! Because Olofin gave him power, he can look down on all of us."
Shoulder. What we need to do is beat him down with sticks so he doesn't think he's better than us." A mob began
to gather in front of León's house. When he went out to see what was happening, they fell upon him with sticks and stones and
He had no choice but to defend himself with his claws, bite, kill, and tear off heads and arms.
Since then, León lives in the mountains, away from everyone, and anyone who wants to provoke him has to go there.

ORULA AND IKU

Olofin was already old and very tired. 'I have to leave the matters of the world,' he thought.
constantly. It was then that one day he decided: "I'm going to call Orula and Ikú to see which one I choose to
replace me.
---I have decided to leave the world's problems ---Olofin said---, and one of you two must succeed me. For
I'm going to subject them to a test. Those who can withstand three days of fasting will demonstrate that they are capable of
replace me.
Ikú and Orula left the palace of Olofin, ready to spend three days without tasting a bite but when
On the second day, Eleguá appeared at Orula's house.
Orula, I am dead hungry, why don't you give me something to eat?
Orula began to prepare an akukó for Eleguá, but the appetite that arose in him was so great that almost without
thinking about it killed a hostess (23) and cooked her for him.
After the sumptuous dinner, both fell asleep, not before carefully cleaning the cauldrons and
bury the remains in the yard.
Taking advantage of his opponent's sleep, Ikú ---who was also very hungry--- went to his house of
He pried open and started to search the kitchen. Since he found nothing there, he searched the trash where he couldn't find anything either.
find no trace of what had happened.
Eleguá, who sleeps with one eye closed and the other open, did not ask for a footstep or a stride in the coming and going of Ikú.
Finally, Ikú started to dig in the yard, and when he saw the disturbed earth, he dug until he found the bones.
from the adié and the akukó and began to gnaw on them eagerly. It was the moment that Eleguá took advantage of: --- Ikú, this is how you
I wanted to grab it! Now I am going to tell Olofin everything. That's why Orula is greater than Ikú.
Chicken
Hen

ORULA GOES TO WAR.

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The people declared war on Olofin and urged Orula to participate with them.
Orula nodded but set a condition: he would bring a cauldron with his food in case he got hungry while there.
way. Thus, he set out with the army that would attack Olofin's palace.
Since the cauldron was large and the wise man dragged it with a rope, it constantly got tangled in the
weeds. This was the reason why Orula fell behind.
Ogun, who had come to the aid of Olofin, carried out one of the largest massacres of which there is
have news.
The last to arrive was the fortune teller and Olofin, very intrigued to know how Orula had dared to participate.
in the uprising, he called him.
They forced me, Baba ---said Orula---, but since I knew what would happen, what I did was bring him food.
for you in this cauldron.
Olofin forgave him and put him in charge of all the affairs of the world.

THE SCARE OF IKÚ

Olofin wanted to marry his daughter and two suitors presented themselves.
Orula and Ikú. As a test to determine who should be the husband of his daughter, he said that whoever brought him one hundred and one
heads in a bag, would be the chosen one.
Every time Orula had no way to acquire what Olofin demanded, he recorded it with his board and it came out.
that I had to make a supplication with akukó, igüí, slugs, okra, and six rattles and take it all at night
at a crossroads.
In the night, he left his house stealthily to deposit the package in the designated place, but Ikú was coming.
along one of the paths with a sack on his shoulder, in the arduous task of completing his load. Upon hearing the noise
From the jingles, Ikú got so scared that giving a scream, he fell dead.
Orula, who did not know who was coming down the road, went curiously to see what was happening, what would not be his
surprise when he found Ikú dead on the floor and a hundred heads in the bag beside him. With Ikú's head.
he completed the one hundred and one and went to Olofin's house to deliver them, in order to marry the desired young woman.

OGÚN IS CURSED.
Obalatá lived with his wife Yemú, who had already given him four children: Eleguá, Ogún, Osun, and Ochosi.
She also had an older daughter, Dadá, who did not live with them.
While the other three worked in the field, Osun was in charge of taking care of the house and reporting back to
father of everything that was happening there.
Ogún, who was the most favored of the four, since he worked the hardest, fell madly in love with
Yemú, his mother. His insistence was so great that the poor woman ended up agreeing to her son's requests.
Eleguá, who was very alert, realized what was happening and told Osun.
Ogun wanted revenge. He started to give little food to Elegua and to serve abundantly to Osun, so that he would...
he would nap after lunch, just the time he took advantage of with his mother.
Seeing that nothing was working with Eleguá, he ended up throwing him out of the house, but Eleguá waited for his father.
on the way and told him everything that was happening.
The next day, Obatalá pretended to go to work but stayed hidden near the house. When he saw
that her son Ogún closed the door after lunch, went and knocked with the cane. Yemú, very scared,
He reprimanded the libertine Ogún who opened the door and said to the father:
Do not curse me, Baba. I will impose my own punishment. I will work day and night as long as the world exists.
world.
---Ogun--- said the outraged father---, so it shall be and leave this house forever.

ORULA.
When Orula was born, Obatalá, who was furious about the incest of his wife Yemú with Ogun, his son, took away
he buried the boy far from the house under a ceiba tree.
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The next child of that marriage was Shangó; he was such a beautiful boy that Obatalá could not harm him.
and he gave it to Dadá, his eldest daughter, to take care of it.
Dadá took Shangó every day to see his father. Since he was very bright, he noticed that his...
mother would always be crying.
He asked his father, who, a little today and a little tomorrow, told him everything and sowed in him a fierce hatred towards
Ogun.
Obatalá was getting older and older, so he was forgetting things. One day, when Shangó was already
Man, Eleguá asked him to talk to the father about Orula.
When they talked about the matter, Obatalá felt very saddened by what he had done.
little Orula, but Eleguá confirmed to him that he had seen a man buried up to the arms in a place
from a ceiba and that he had brought her food.
Obatalá went in search of his son and begged for forgiveness.
Then he asked him to return to the house, but Orula refused and claimed that nature had provided him with everything.
what he needed to prophesy.
The father, in atonement, took wood from the tree and built a board for him:
From today ---he said--- all men will have to consult with you.

THE OBSTACLES OF OBATALÁ.

Obatalá, the mother of Shangó, had not seen her son for a long time, whom she missed and for whom she felt
a true affection.
Before embarking on the journey to see him, Orula advised him to have a cleansing of the body with
chirebatá (24) and told him that on the way he would encounter three obstacles, but not to get discouraged as long as he did
the things as he had ordered her, she would not have problems.
Obatalá set out after doing what Orula recommended, and shortly after he started walking,
He met Eleguá who was disguised as an epo seller.
Eleguá pretended to fall and Obatalá rushed to his aid, but unfortunately, his clothes got dirty.
white with the epó, which is why he had to return home to dress in clean clothes.
Once again on the way to Shangó's house, Obatalá encounters Eleguá again, who this time
Dressed as a child, he stands on a table on top of a mud pit and pretends to be afraid of falling.
Obatalá tries to help the child, but when he stands on the table, he slips, and they both fall and roll down.
mud.
Dressed anew in clean clothes, Obatalá finally arrives in the lands where Shangó is king. But when he goes
crossing the field, he sees his son's horse tangled in some brush and runs to help, thinking the
joy that I would feel upon recovering the animal.
At that moment, the soldiers arrive and take her prisoner, as the horse had been lost and they assumed
that Obatalá, whom they did not know, had stolen him.
The Alafin (25), having learned that a foreigner had tried to steal his horse, ordered that the
they brought her before him and when he saw his mother coming handcuffed among the soldiers, he mocked her.
he asked for forgiveness. Then he gave him great riches and ordered that a palace be built for him.
Chirebatá: Millet or sorghum.
Alafin: King, owner of the castle.
Moforibale: To render homage or to kneel.

Aloe Vera.
One day Obatalá came home and found Babosa drinking from his otí. After cursing her, he charged at her.
his pursuit.
The frightened animal ran to hide in the woods, but unknowingly, its slime left a trail that
Obatalá would continue relentlessly.
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When the orisha finally captured him, he ate him and said that as punishment from then on he would eat Babosa.
every time I found her.

THE TREASURE OF OBATALÁ.

The orishas held a meeting and agreed to seek food separately to later share it.
with the others.
Eleguá, who, as always, was the first to go out, found a goat and killed it, but since he thought that the
the meat would spoil before he could get to where the others were, so he ate it.
Ogún found slugs and thought that Obatalá liked them very much; then he thought better of it, since the slugs...
they were small and I didn't have many, he devoured them.
Shangó found a rooster and, hoping to find another, started eating it along the way.
So each one ate what they found, except for Obatalá, who had found nothing and was very
disgusted, until searching through a thicket he fell into a well where he found a great treasure.
When they returned to the starting point, Obatalá came back with his treasure.
Upon finding them all satisfied and with full bellies, he told them that he would not give anything to anyone, for 'the one who does not
fulfill what was agreed, cannot claim anything.” The other orishas felt offended, but they were the
guilty.

FUGITIVE OBATALÁ.
In the midst of a great war, Obatalá took refuge in a village where he was surrounded by his enemies. He had no
a possible escape and at every moment his unease and desperation grew. But in that town lived
Eleguá, who upon seeing him in such a difficult situation agreed to help him.
Eleguá was telling everyone to close their doors and windows at twelve noon, for a phenomenon
supernatural would occur. Thus, the news reached Obatalá's enemies, who, just in case, decided
also hide at the time Eleguá had said.
He dressed Obatalá with a mosquito net and at twelve o'clock in the day he told him to go out into the street playing his abogó.
In this way, Obatalá was able to escape unscathed from such a difficult situation.
Agogo: Bell used to greet Obatalá.

THE COOK OF OBATALÁ.

Erdibre was Obatalá's cook. Because he was very intelligent, he not only did his job faster than the
the rest of the servants of the house, but was also able to prepare an exquisite dish with any
ingredient that I had on hand.
The rest of the servants envied him. Therefore, they started to constantly defame him: "This one never works; '
It seems that there is nothing to do in the kitchen,
The malicious comments from his peers reached Obatalá's ears, who, giving credit to
So much slander, he made the decision to dismiss the efficient cook from his house. Without a job and facing hardships
Erdibre was wandering the streets until he stumbled upon Orula.
The wise man advised him to bathe, shave, and walk dressed in clean clothes with a bag in hand everywhere.
the village. That he would go to the market and ask for the price of the goods, even if he didn't buy any. In
Finally, it will behave as if it were doing something, as if it had found another job.
The next day, Erdibre appeared in the market with her basket in hand, very diligent. In the following days
They saw him here and there, always in a hurry and well-dressed.
Since human beings are so gossipy, there was certainly someone who told Obatalá what was happening in his life.
ancient cook.
Obatalá became so curious that he began to reflect on the services he provided.
that man when he worked at home. Finally, convinced that he would never have a cook with so many
virtues, he called him and said:

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Look, I know you have plenty of work, but I really need your services. I am willing to pay you double if
I agree to go back to my house.
Thus Erdibre defeated his enemies.

OBATALÁ AND SALT.

In the palace of Obatalá, a very large banquet took place. The orisha had reserved the last dish for himself.
of the food that was left, since he preferred that others ate and enjoyed themselves freely before doing so himself.
When Obatalá was about to eat, Babalú Ayé appeared, who, due to his difficulties walking, did not
he could arrive on time. Obatalá gladly gave him the leftover food and Babalú felt very satisfied.
Everyone had already left when Obatalá asked one of his cooks to prepare amala for him.
a lot of eggshell, because I was hungry.
The servant was eager to cook what he had been instructed, but to his surprise he discovered that he had
the salt is finished.
I'm sorry, Baba,
Finished the salt.
---It's fine--- replied the orisha---, prepare my food without salt.
A little while later, he sat down at the table and found the food so pleasant that he decided that from now on
All of their food will be cooked without salt.
Amalá: Dish made with flour and okra.

THE GUINEA FOWL.

The cat had a black hen and took it with him everywhere, until one day, when he was coming back from bathing.
in the river, it got away.
The hen ran all over the village not knowing what to do until she found an open door and entered through it.
In that house lived a very old man named Obatalá.
At the moment the hen entered, the owner of the house was washing his face and accidentally splashed it.
animal with soap.
Further back, Gato entered shouting for them to return his hen, and Obatalá asked him what color it was.
The cat replied that it was black. Obatalá, very seriously, told him that there was no black hen there, but a speckled one.
Thus was born Etú the Guinea hen.

CAT
The cat was a very good dancer and boasted about dressing well. He never lacked for women because seeing him so
handsome and skilled in dance, they would immediately fall in love with him.
One of those women wanted the dancer just for herself. She gave him a tie and he wore it for the first time to go to the
next dance, where everyone awaited it with anticipation.
As the Cat danced and danced, he felt short of breath and as if he were being strangled. Because of this,
Before the party ended, he ran to Orula's house and explained to him that he had never felt so bad before.
The fortune-teller told him that a woman had wanted to tie him up with the tie he was wearing and that if he wanted
to save oneself, I had to make a plea with the token.
After the plea, Gato became the preferred dancer once again.

COTTON AND FURROW.

Cotton and Furrow had many enemies. Anticipating that they would have problems in the future, they consulted each other.
and they made the supplication that Orula sent them with twelve eyelé (29) needles and the right in money.
The enemies, seeing that prosperity smiled upon Furrow and Cotton, asked Rain to fall little.
But the prosperity of the harvest increased.

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So the very envious asked Rain to fall a lot and the result was even better: the plants
They grew strong and robust from cotton.
Not happy, they asked the birds to eat Algodón, but the birds couldn't because
they lost their eyes with the thorns.
They then asked Sol to burn Surco and Algodón, but it didn't work either.
Seeing the enemies who could do nothing against Surco and Algodón, they gave up their efforts.
Needless to say, Algodón and Surco continued to be very prosperous.
(29)Eyelé:Paloma.

HEN.
They were living in the house of Obatalá. One day all the orishas gathered there for a meeting because the
men were not offering anything, because they did not know which animals to offer. There was a great
discussion on the matter and Loro managed to hear that Gallina would be used in the sacrifices.
Since Loro was Gallina's cousin, he ran to warn her and suggest that she flee from the man; but The chicken did not do
he stayed.
That is why, Hen is used in sacrifices, for being so stubborn and not listening to advice.

JICOTEA, MAJÁ AND LIZARD.

He was an orphan and very poor. One day, when he went to the market to do the shopping to be able to eat,
he only had half a peso left in his pocket.
Obatalá was that day in the market disguised as a beggar and when Obe Wori passed by, he implored him for a
alms. Upon seeing the poor old man, the young man felt compassion and gave him the half peso that he had left. Obatalá.
he identified with him and promised him that when he got home he would find everything he needed. He told him,
Additionally, that he would go see him whenever he desired something, as he would gladly facilitate it.
Thus, the situation of Obe Wori prospered so much that Lagartija, Jicotea, and Majá grew suspicious and
They decided to watch him to find out the secret of his success.
Days later, when Obe Wori needed to go to Obatalá's house to ask him to intercede in one of his
business, the three envious ones followed him, not knowing that Obatalá had already agreed with Eleguá to watch over
if someone was approaching his house.
That is why
Upon learning that Obatalá, Jicotea, Majá, and Lagartija had followed the young man there, he punished them.
The jicotea has to live with the house on its back, the Majá crawls and the Lizard sticks out its tongue from its neck.
constantly.

IRUKE AND MAJÁ

There was a great shortage of coconuts and Obatalá needed to get three to pray for his head.
Majá, who was thinking about many tasks, knew it and went to the path that Obatalá always took.
he put it there and stopped to wait for the orisha.
Upon finding the coconuts he so desperately needed, Obatalá became very happy and told Majá that he would give him the
thank you that he asked.
The problem is, Baba -said Majá- that I can't eat because I have no teeth and since I crawl, it isn't.
easy to get something.
Obatalá took two pins, put them on Majá like teeth, and told him that from now on he could eat everything.
that was within reach of his mouth.
Saying this, Obatalá set off with his entourage. But it happened that Venado's assistant, Iruke, became...
he fell. As Obatalá had warned his companions that he would never go back the way he
He had already gone through, Iruke lay on the ground. Although Venado insisted that they go back to look for him, Obatalá
he said no, that if he had fallen, Majá and Venado would eat him, for being disobedient, he would be left without a helper for
the rest of his life. That is why Deer has no tail, because Iruke was eaten by Majá.

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CRAB AND MAJA
Obatalá was selling a drink in the square and Crab, who was around, asked him to serve him a
glass. Since that drink seemed very bad to him, he refused to pay. Both had a big argument, but
The crab left without paying what was required.
Soon after, Majá arrived and upon finding his godfather Obatalá there, he went to greet him. When he learned what had happened, he
He was very upset and said he would go see Crab in his cave to confront him.
Maja and Crab argued heatedly, until the former lost patience and tried to penetrate into the
house of the other. When Crab saw his enemy's head enter his cave, he tore it off with his strong
tongs. Then he went back to the square to see Obatalá and said to him:
That godchild of yours that you sent to collect the sambumbia (30) that I had this morning, I killed for
meddlesome.
Sambumbia: Drink made with water, sugarcane honey, and chili. Popularly a mixed drink of poor quality.
quality.

OBATALÁ CUTS THE DIFFERENCE.

Two friends went fishing and after long hours they only caught one fish.
As they were leaving, they began to argue about who it belonged to, one claimed it was his.
Well, he had brought the rod and the hook. The other felt he had the same right because the bait belonged to him.
and the success of the catch. In the midst of this altercation, a third party appeared claiming the fish arguing that
to be the owner of that place.
The uproar was so great that Obatalá, who had been interrupted during his nap, decided to restore order and administer
justice. He turned to the three men and said.
Everyone is right, as each one contributed something essential, which is why each person...
each party corresponds. For the owner of the rod and the hook, it will be the head. To the one who baited it and caught it.
It's your turn for the center. And for you, being the owner of the land, the tail.
This is how the difference started.

The walls listen.

Obatalá was very ill and ordered that the best babalawos be summoned to consult him.
The olúos gathered at Obatalá's house and, behind closed doors, held a secret ceremony with songs.
that only they knew.
In the adjoining room, there were some boys who heard everything that was happening there.
When the babalawos were about to head back home, they ran into the boys at the
street, who began to chant the same songs that had been sung in the closed room.
That's why it's said that the walls have ears.

THE MASON OF OBATALÁ.

Obeyono was a bricklayer who had gained well-deserved fame for the quality of his work, in which he put all
his/her dedication and enthusiasm.
They say that he was making repairs in the palace of Obatalá, who would go out every day with a gourd.
and he would give him saraecó (31) to drink. Since Obeyono found that drink, which was made with such affection, repugnant...
he offered it to Obatalá, he gave it as a gift to one of his helpers.
The assistant was getting better dressed every day, until one day he told Obeyono that he had accumulated enough.
money to stop working for the rest of their days.
Intrigued by the rapid prosperity of his apprentice, the master asked him how it was possible what had just happened.
of hearing, for he who was a specialist in his profession had not been able to even think about leaving the job.
I only obtained enough to eat and dress modestly.
The apprentice, hearing this, began to laugh and replied: -

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--But teacher, how is it possible? If every day you give me a cup of saracó full of jewels, gold
and precious stones.
Saraecó: Drink made with fermented corn flour and milk.

THE FORGETTING OF ERDIBRE

Erdibre was the chief of the army of the lucumíes (32) when war was declared against the congos. As he was
a man of many lights went to see Orula, who had previously gotten him out of trouble. Orula gave him
He delivered sixteen ikines (33) and told him to take to the war three bottles of otí, three drums, and put everything.
this on the road where their enemies would pass.
The congos found the aguardiente, started drinking and became happy. After walking a certain distance
they found the drums and began to play them and dance. At that moment, Erdibre arrived with his army and the
took prisoners.
Seven years after that victory, another enemy army began to harass the Lucumí.
Erdibre thought about going to look for Orula, remembered the ikines, and went to fetch them from the corner of his ilé where he had them.
abandoned, but he did not find them because the mice had taken them away. He tried to see the fortune teller, but
Orula had moved house and no one knew his new address.
This time the army that Erdibre commanded lost the war and he was beheaded.
(32) Lucumíes: Ethnic group from the region of Nigeria. Yorubas.
Ikines: Palm seeds.

THE BIRTH OF ELEGUÁ

King Okuboro and his wife Añakí had a son they named Eleguá. He was a restless and playful boy who
I liked to play tricks.
When he was already a teenager, he went out one day for a walk with his entourage and while passing through a field where the grass
It was very high, the prince ordered to stop, he made his way to the tangled jungle and walked to a place
where he thought he had seen a mysterious light.
There he found a dry coconut with two small eyes shining brightly, and he picked it up with great respect, to the amazement
of his companions, who did not understand how an apparently insignificant object had managed to appease the
restless boy.
They say that no one paid attention to the prince's discovery, so he left it behind the door and locked himself in.
in their rooms.
Three days later, Eleguá passed away and the coconut began to shine with such intensity that everyone was left
overwhelmed.
After the incident, they forgot about the coco. A chain of natural disasters, wars, and famines ensued.
They were destroying the village.
Someone had the foresight to remember the coconut that lay forgotten behind the palace door and went to
they searched for it, but they already found it rotten and full of insects.
They agreed to throw it in the same place where the deceased prince had found it.
When he was thrown, he hit a rock and broke into four pieces, two were left with the dough facing up.
up and two down.
Immediately the stone lit up as the coconut had done before.
The attendants took her very respectfully, took her to the palace, and placed her behind the door.
There they always remembered the memory of Prince Eleguá and then a time of peace and prosperity ensued.

THE THIEVING KING

Oke had a very productive corn crop, but someone was stealing from him at night while he slept.
Tired of having his crops plundered by a thief, he called Eleguá and offered him Ekú (34), eyá (35) and
Aguadó (36) so that he would watch over the crop and tell him who the thief was.

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The next day, Eleguá told him that at night the king had come with a sack and had stolen the corn.
Oke complained to Olofin, who ruled that the king must return what was stolen and deliver all the money that Oke had.
he asked. Thus, Oke became a very rich man and also came to have his own kingdom.
Jutía.
Fish.
Aguadó: Toasted corn.

THE CONSPIRACY OF THE ORISHAS.

One time the orishas gathered and agreed: 'Let's take away the power from Olofin because he is already too
old and cannot send.
But Olofin was fearsome and no one dared to challenge him. One of them had the idea of giving him a deadly scare.
"He dies of fear when he sees an ekuté," he said. "If we fill the house with mice, he will run away and we..."
we will be the owners of the world.
The plan was approved, but they forgot that Eleguá was behind the door and had heard everything.
Eleguá went to the house of Olofin and hid. Later, the orishas arrived and threw mice inside the
Olofin, fearful, shouted upon seeing them: 'The mice are going to hurt me.' And he ran towards the door to escape.
But in front of him was Eleguá saying: "Stop, Babá, that no mouse will harm you." At the same time as
he was shouting, he was eating them.
Eleguá ate all the mice and Olofin, filled with rage, punished the conspirators. Then he asked
Eleguá: "What can I do for you?" "Grant me the right to do as I please," he replied.
Since then, Eleguá is the only one who can do what suits him best.
Mouse.

THE LIBERATION OF ELEGUÁ

Eleguá, who is very festive, was sad because there was a drum at Shangó's house on Sunday and he was not there.
I couldn't attend because I didn't have money. Then Obatalá passed by and seeing him so distressed, asked him:
What's wrong with you?
Eleguá told him the reason for his sadness.
---It doesn’t matter---Obatalá said to him---, I will lend you three pesos, on the condition that you start on Monday.
pay them with work.
Thus agreed, Eleguá began working on Monday at Obatalá's house.
Several weeks passed, the weeks turned into months and Obatalá never said when he would.
I had just paid that debt.
Until one day he fell ill and called Orula to find out what his ailment was.
---Look--- Orula said to her---, the cause of your illness is that you have a prisoner in your house.
---Me? ---Obatalá thought for a while.
When he remembered what had happened with Eleguá, he called for him and gave him three pesos.
I want you to go to Shangó's house,
stay over there; you have already paid me back in spades. But do come and see me once in a while.
Güemilere: Festival.

EAR DOES NOT PASS HEAD

Orula had three sons whom he had taught patiently. But the boys turned out to be proud and
they wanted to know more than the father.
Eleguá, aware of everything, prepared a way to meet them.
Eleguá, what do you have there? ---asked the eldest, who was the first to see him and became intrigued by a pot that
he carried the owner of the roads under his arm.
---This pot that I have prepared works miracles--- replied Eleguá.

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The little and restless Eleguá explained to them how with that pot they could cut off their heads and throw them away.
for the air and then it would fall in the same place.
---This way we can definitely leave the old man behind ---said one of the brothers.
After several arrangements, they bought the device from its owner and hurried home to the father to
demonstrate his power.
Eleguá, who followed them discreetly, hid in the treetop very close to Orula's house. The
brothers went out to show their father what they were capable of. The first of them cut off his head and the
threw it in the air, but Eleguá caught it from his hiding place and the body fell lifeless.
The second oldest, seeing his brother's failure, stated:
He didn't know how to do it. Now you will see how it's done. And the same thing happened to him.
The smallest of the three, in his blindness by wanting to be more powerful, claimed that his brothers were some
ignorant and that he could do it. His head also ended up in the hands of Eleguá. The three died in the
attempt to be wiser than the one who had taught them. This is why it is said that the ear cannot
surpass the head.

THE DISOBEDIENT DAUGHTER.

On one occasion, Eleguá wanted to test the fidelity of a daughter whose father was a righteous man of great reputation.
he had set aside his engagement for the son of a friend.
Eleguá, disguised as a stylish man, began to court the girl, who fell in love with him at first sight.
she secretly welcomed him into her chamber. When the elegant knight was leaving, the young woman swore to him
fidelity.
Was that the reason he later resisted fulfilling his father's wishes until he confessed to him that
she would only marry the man who had visited her. The father, seeing that there was no other solution, agreed.
to the wishes of his daughter.
Eleguá returned, but this time, although he was the same, he was lame, missing an arm, and hunched. The girl did not ...
there was no choice but to marry as he had promised his father.

THE STINGY FARMER.

A farmer had a beautiful harvest of vegetables and tubers.
The cabbages, swiss chards, potatoes, and sweet potatoes were displayed in all their glory.
One day, Eleguá passed by there disguised as a beggar and asked him to give him something to eat. The farmer...
He/She flatly denied.
The next day, Eleguá returned disguised as an inspector and assured him that the king would order the demolition of all the
sown, as they were harmful to health.
The man grew furious and told him that before, he himself would finish off the entire harvest. He took a machete and began.
immediately to cut the plants.
Then, when he went to the king's palace to express his discontent, he found out that it was all a lie, but
it was already late.

I love you
In that region, there was a man named Oshe Molúo who constantly bragged about his powers and about
all of his knowledge. "I have nothing to learn from anyone." He repeated frequently.
Upon learning from Eleguá about the existence of such a person, he decided to play one of his tricks on him.
The orisha, disguised as a peasant, passed in front of the man's house and under the pretext of being thirsty, knocked on the door.
his door. They struck up a conversation and Eleguá, increasingly annoyed by his interlocutor's self-sufficiency, said to him.
he said:
Look, if you hang a güiro on that palm tree and say this that I'm going to tell you in your ear, you will be the happiest man
powerful of the world.
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 ---I knew that ---the man stated--- and moreover, when you arrived and I was preparing everything
ingredients that the güiro contains. If you wait a moment, you'll see how I do it.
The unfortunate man hurried and put everything that came to his mind into a güiro. Then he climbed agilely to the top.
from the palm and when he was approaching the plume, he heard the voice of Eleguá calling to him from below:
Remember what needs to be said.
--- What was it like? --- the man asked as he let go of his hands to turn and look at the orisha.
That's how he lost his balance and fell from the heights.

WHY THE HEN PECKS

The hen laid eggs every three Fridays, but her enemies, the worms, the pill bugs, and other insects, ...
They ate their eggs. The unfortunate one, who was unaware of what was happening, cried a lot because she could not achieve her offspring.
One day she met Eleguá on the road and told him what was happening to her. He took pity on her and stayed
to find out who was eating his eggs.
The little and restless Eleguá started to listen here and there, until he overheard a conversation.
Among several insects, someone stated: 'Today the hen lays, we have banquets.'
There it went and told the hen, and that is the reason why the hen pecks when it is lying down.

THE RECONCILIATION
Ogún and Shangó shared everything and went together to the parties where they had a great time.
There was no shortage of envious ones who told Ogún, in his ear, that Shangó only wanted to stand out because he
I considered superior, as he was a very good dancer and played the batá better than anyone and wanted, for that reason, to
the most beautiful women for him. That same one told Shangó that Ogún was dying of envy because Oshún, the
Beautiful mulatto, she was crazy about him, that the blacksmith was planning to betray him and that he should be very careful.
There were so many rumors and the intrigue was so great that the once inseparable friends became displeased with each other.
yes.
Ogún camped in the mountain and set up traps bristling with sharp arrows to wait for Shangó.
A fierce war broke out. Shangó threw lightning and Ogún tried to decapitate him with his sharp machete.
Completely exhausted, almost out of breath, Ogún went to take refuge in the mountain. Shangó, who also
He was exhausted, sought refuge in the same place.
There both warriors met, and as their strength no longer allowed them to continue the fight, they agreed
a truce. Meanwhile, they began to talk and reproach each other for having started that
irresponsible contest.
Talking and discussing what happened, it became clear to both that the cause of it all had been the gossip.
the envious ones, which is why they reconciled that very day.
Batá: Drum with two membranes.

SWEET OGÚN
Ogún was the son of Yemayá. For his nobility, kindness, and discipline, his mother granted him the grace of being the only one
he could unload the ships, a business with which he made a lot of money.
Olofin also took notice of him, and thanks to the ashé he was given, he became a great hunter. Thus, he changed from
office, for his enemies out of envy, would not let him live in peace.
Once, while hunting in the forest, he knelt on a thorn bush. In pain, he managed to walk a bit.
until he encountered Oshún, who upon merely seeing him was captivated by that strong and handsome man.
man. The owner of grace and flirtation healed his wounds with an herb that only she
I knew the secret.
The love that both felt was so sudden, that from that very night he stayed to live at her house.
beautiful mulatto. His enemies gradually forgot about him.
That love that seemed eternal was not, as Oshún, bored with so many compliments and the monotony of the
marital life, one day she ran away with another man.
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OGUN AGAINST ORULA.
Ogún had a falling out with Orula because of Oshún, the owner of femininity and sweetness, who had
abandoned to go live with the fortune teller.
The god of blacksmiths gathered with several of his sons and ordered them to burn Orula's house, which they could
identify since she was the only one in the village who had a rooster tied up in the yard.
As every morning, Orula had recorded the luck with his board and the oracle had advised him.
that the rooster would let go, which it did without delay.
The rooster, feeling free, fluttered around until it landed at Ogun's house.
This fate, the valiant sons of the forge, seeing him there, believed it was the house they had been commanded.
destroy and, without further ado, they set it on fire.

DOG.
The dog lived in the mountains, and when it sensed that some stranger crossed the borders of that place, it would begin to
barking. This was how he warned all the animals who were hiding in a hurry. This was the reason why the
The hunter ventured into the woods time and again, but could not capture any game.
One day the hunter stopped to listen to the animal's barks and realized that if he did not find a way
By allying with him, he could never obtain satisfactory results from his work. Thus, he left a bit of the
food that he took for himself and left. The dog came immediately after he saw the intruder leave. He ate.
that and it turned out to be more pleasant than the roots and the remains of dead animals that were its diet until
Then. Several days the man continued using that tactic, until finally, he pretended to withdraw and
It remained hidden. The dog went back to look for the delicacies to which his taste had already become accustomed.
The hunter caught him by surprise during the operation and spoke to him sweetly:
Look, if you agree to be my ally, I will take you to my house where you won't be cold, you will eat hot food, and you will be able to
count on my friendship.
For now, Dog did not agree. The hunter was gone for several days, and the animal's stomach
started to wane, as it was not the same as the food she left him every day, as what he
badly it could be arranged. When the hunter returned, Dog went out to meet him wagging his tail.
symbol of friendship. They talked at length and the animal accompanied the man to his house.

THE FOOD OF OGUN.

There was a village where all the dogs were very thin because no one fed them. One day, someone
He took pity on them and began giving them the leftovers. The others gradually started doing the same.
The dogs started to gain weight and were very happy with how they were treated in that place.
Some time passed and a man appeared there who said his name was Ogún, who, intrigued by the behavior of
those beings who did not work or produce anything and whom everyone treated so well and gave of their
food, asked what they were called and why they were so chubby.
No one could explain to him for certain why they loved him so much, but they replied that they were animals.
friendly and affectionate who harmed no one. Ogun was very hungry, for he had come from the forest and the
things had gotten very difficult that year. That's why, upon seeing a very fat black dog, he found it appetizing and
he decided that he would eat it.
He tasted the meat of the animal and it tasted good to him: between the bites he took from one of the thighs of his prey, he...
he assured those who gathered to see him:
I think from this moment on I will eat a black dog from time to time.

ORANIYAN
Ogun, in a battle, captured a beautiful woman. Her father Oduduwa, not knowing that Ogun had...
was interested, stayed with her.

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Some time later, the captive had a son whom they named Oraniyán, whose body was half white and half black.
Odudúa reproached Ogún for having relations with his favorite, as Oraniyán was the son of both, white.
as Odudúa and black as Ogun.

OGUN IN DAHOMEY
In Dahomey, a great epidemic spread. The dead were counted in the thousands. That was why they sent for
to seek Orula so that, with his oracle, he would tell them how to avoid the tragedy.
Orula told them they had to convince Ogún to help them. They offered him a goat and many...
white roosters to the owner of the forge and the metals so that he would agree to help them.
Ogún went to the arará land (40) with his hoe, his pick and his shovel and gave them to dig the graves where
they would bury the dead. When they did, the epidemic ceased.

(40) Arará: Another way to refer to the territory of Dahomey.

OBEY THE FOREIGNER

A man named Obé arrived in a village seeking hospitality and work.
The people of the village told him that he could go work at the highest part of the mountain. He did so and there he found himself
to Ogun with whom I forge friendship; in correspondence with his friendly and respectful manner, the orisha lent
their tools.
In a year, they had achieved a magnificent harvest, and the people were astonished. The event awakened
many envies, for they agreed to tell him that next year he should cultivate in the lower part of the
mountain. But he, who now had some resources, occasionally gifted a white rooster to Ogún,
what followed was told with the help of the owner of the forge, the metals, and the mountain.
In the second year, his success was even greater and the people, puzzled, told him that the coming year he should
working in the mountains. It goes without saying that by the third year he had also managed to live comfortably and obtained
a good harvest.
The people of the town gathered, and the envy that reigned among them led to the unanimous agreement to ask him to
he/she will abandon that region.
It was then that Ogún appeared with his machete in hand and cut off many heads, until the
terrorized inhabitants asked him what they should do to achieve peace. The fierce warrior answered them
that Obé, with his work, had earned the right to be king.

THE BREAKUP
Ogún and Shangó were great friends. They always walked together in the güemileres and shared even the
food. But the owner of the irons felt envy for the rumbero Shangó, who had luck with women and
that everyone admired for his drumming skills, dancing ability, and charming personality.
One night, Ogún, full of pride, bound Shangó with his chains while he slept.
He woke up startled and upon seeing himself tied up, he began to spew fire from his mouth until he melted the chains.
with what they had wanted to capture him.
Since then, the enmity between the two began.

FUEL
Ogun was working in his forge and the candle kept going out, because as the candle is
of Shangó, did not want to work for him.
His friend Fuelle, who saw the hardships he was going through, wanted to help him and voluntarily offered to do it.
tied by the feet, while he blew on the candle to keep it alive.
They worked all day and Ogún was very happy with the progress he had made with all the managers.
earrings.

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At the end of the day, Fuelle asked the blacksmith to let him go. Ogún was thoughtful for a while and then he
he/she replied:
Look, if I let you go today, who will help me tomorrow with everything that is left to do?
Better you stay like this, because I miss you a lot.
That's how Fuelle ended up in jail for doing favors.

SHANGO DEFEATS OGUN

Ogun and Shango met in the mountain. The warrior said to him:
It's been a while since we fought, Shangó, are you afraid?
I want to fight, but without hurry, because we have all our lives ahead of us. Let's drink first. Are you not thirsty?
A lot. Seeing you dries my throat.
Well, drink aguardiente, for I wait - was the response of Shangó, who knew that his brother was
very fond of drinking and got drunk easily.
When Ogun had drunk more than he could handle, he shouted to Shangó:
Defend yourself, because I'm going to tear you apart.

But he couldn't achieve it because he was very drunk and Shangó defeated him quickly.

THE HUNTER'S WIFE.

Ochosi went hunting for animals every day, which he offered to Olofin and took the meat for his sustenance.
His wife, determined to uncover the mystery of the drained dams, pierced the apó (41) that was used for her.
transfer and the next day followed the trail it left.
Thus she arrived at the place where her husband confidently waited to make his sacrifice. Once there, she hid.
hastily among some bushes.
Shortly after, Olofin appeared, who was not unaware of the woman's presence and decided to punish her indiscretion.
so when Ochosi went to present his offering to him, he said:
Tell your wife to come out from behind those bushes.
The surprised woman came out of her hiding place and bowed to the Creator who pronounced his sentence:
Curiosity made you follow the blood, that's why starting today you will see it on your body from time to time.
so that you never forget the offense committed.
(41) Grandpa: Bag.

OCHOSI IS PUNISHED
Three times a hunter named Ochosi captured quails to please Olofin and three times someone left in
freedom to the pigeons by making him look ridiculous.
When he finally managed to deliver a quail into the hands of the Supreme Maker, he said to him: "Make a wish and you
will be granted.
The young man drew the bow with one of his formidable arrows and exclaimed with fury, "I want this arrow
cross the heart of the one who stole my doves.
In the midst of a bamboo grove, Yemú was hiding, embarrassed by the outrages to which she had been subjected.
his son Ogun. From his crying, the rivers had been born. It was she, with her immense kindness, who had left in
freedom the quails that his son would catch, whom he had raised in secret from the father. The arrow pierced the
the immensity of the sky went directly to his heart.
Olofin, upon seeing her fall down defeated, recognized her immediately and exclaimed: You have killed my wife!
Confused by the event and knowing himself to be the author of a terrible crime, the young Ochosi thought: 'I have killed my...
"own mother" and she ran off in search of a hiding place.
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Meanwhile, from the heart of the mother burst forth a torrent so strong that the rivers swelled to form seas.
Ochosi ran for days and days until he exhausted fell surrendered by the seaside. When he woke up, he heard the voice of
Yemayá said to her: 'You need time for things to get better. In the meantime, go with your sister.'
Oshún that lives in the river and she will hide you.
At that time, Oshún lived with Inle, who taught Ochosi the secrets of fishing and medicine.
Some years passed, until one day Yemayá went in search of Ochosi to take him before his father.
Ochosi dressed up and asked for forgiveness. Olofin sentenced:
As punishment for your arrogance, you will work forever with your brother Ogún. Do you have anything to say?
I just want to be allowed to wear a necklace of blue beads in gratitude to Yemayá and Oshún.
yellow.
Granted, but it will take three cowries so that you never forget the quails for which you killed your...
mother.

THE PACT OF OGÚN AND OCHOSI

A hunter named Ochosi had failed in all his attempts to capture the deer. His arrows never
they reached the dam.
It was as if an invisible hand pushed them away from the direction in which he was directing them.
The same happened to Ogun, the owner of the forest, who was constantly setting traps to
to catch the animal without achieving the desired result.
An unbounded rivalry had arisen between the two. Each was trying to outdo the other in the hunt.
from the deer, but everything was useless.
At last, they both met at Orula's house, where they had gone in search of a solution to their problem.
Orula told them that it was all due to Eleguá's hand, who did not want the hunters to become friends without his permission.
presence. They had to offer an akukó to the lord of the roads and make a supplication with a machete and an arrow.
to then take them to the mountain.
The hunters did what the venerable old man told them. When they arrived at the forest to perform the ebó,
a large deer appeared. Immediately, Ochosi launched the arrow and mortally wounded it. The animal
he was able to flee to the mountain. Ogún took the machete and made his way through the underbrush to capture the piece that later
They shared amicably.
Since then, Ogún and Ochosi have lived together.

Betray Osun
Osun and Eleguá always partied together, they were inseparable at the güemileres and both liked the
otí with pepper.
One time they got drunk. Osun fell asleep and Eleguá, who was hungry, went and stole a
goat. With the blood, he smeared the mouth of Osun who didn't realize anything, until justice woke him up and he
I'm taking him to jail.

THE PUMPKIN LAMP

Olofin had made men and Olorun, the Sun, gave them light so that they could grow, work, and with the fruit
obtained could eat and dress.
But the sunlight only lasted half the time. Then the night came, long and boring, during which the
men could barely move because the darkness prevented it. Sometimes the moon illuminated a little, but
it was not enough to cheer up humans.
Seeing that Oshún also needed men to enjoy their lives better at night, she came up with a
plan. He went to see Olofin and with his sweet voice explained to him:
---Babysitter, men also need light at night and I have thought of making a lamp.
pumpkin and give it to her.
---I would let you do it--- Olofin replied--- but what will you give me in return for me to authorize it?
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The goddess whispered in the ear of the Supreme Creator, who smiled slyly.
Days later, Olofin summoned all the orishas to a party in his palace. Oshún danced for everyone with her skin.
anointed with oñí and the lamp designed by her on the head. The attendees were very pleased and Olofin
he ended up saying publicly:
Oshún is authorized to give men that gourd lamp, so that they can be illuminated by the
nights.

The Gold of Oshun

Oshun wanted to know how things were going in the world and began a journey. The first thing she found was
there was great poverty. Everywhere some had a lot of money and others were dying of hunger.
Compassionate for the poor, the goddess's heart was filled with pity and she began to give money to those who
found.
All the needy who were favored went to the market to buy clothes and food. The
merchants were suspicious of that money, which appeared miraculously, and went to complain to Olofin.
Olofin, without thinking, ordered, with all severity, that the coin of Oshún be the only one that would be valid in
the earth. That is why it is said that Oshún is the owner of owó (42).
Money.

AGAYÚ
Agayú, a mighty man, almost a giant, greatly feared and admired, one day arrived at the banks of a river and
challenging the current, he tried to cross it without any help, but when he submerged his immense feet in the water, the
powerful queen Oshún, mistress of the place, struck her ankles hard and made him roll among the pebbles of the
background, turning him into the laughing stock of everyone present.
For many days, the orisha walked around deep in thought, until one morning, he could no longer contain his resentment, and he tore out.
rooted a large tree and with it in his arms ran impetuously towards the river. Oshún surprised in her
Remanso was so scared that it let him cross. Having overcome their grudges, they became inseparable friends from that day on.

OSHUN AND MAJA

Oshún was the wife of Ogún, the fearsome orisha of iron and forges. One day when she was feeling unwell
The stomach consulted the dilogún (43) and it was determined that a prayer had to be made with ekú, epó, akukó and to put four
traps in his house.
It happens that Majá, who was the son of Ogún, would sneak into the house every day, eat corn, and then
drank water from the jar of Oshún. Since Oshún was forbidden from eating corn, by taking the water that Majá
he had fallen ill.
That day, Majá entered the house and after enjoying the feast that Oshún had prepared, wanted to leave for
one of the gaps he frequently used. But now that he was heavier and Oshún had put
the trap, could not get out.
That's how the owner of the house surprised him and forbade him from entering there again.
Dilogún: Game of shells used in divination.

KOSITA
A farmer was in love with a girl named Kosita, who lived in a neighboring village. To get to this
We had to cross a river.
One day he found that the river was swollen and in his haste he offered a "little something" if it let him pass. Upon hearing the
the waters lowered.
Whenever the man went to visit his beloved, he repeated the same phrase but never fulfilled his promise.
One day he invited Kosita to visit his ranch, they both went out and upon arriving at the river he made the customary offer, to
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he swallowed the girl. The farmer tried to save her, but he could only hear the murmur of the water saying: 'Kosita,
little thing, little thing....

He was so dazed that he also drowned.

OBA
Shangó, the lord of lightning and thunder, had three wives: Oyá, who accompanied them to war; Oba, the
faithful wife who catered to his every whim and Oshun, the one who sweetened his nights.
Long days since Shangó had not engaged in a fight and Oyá, resentful of his dismissal, could not find how
to catch the attention of the king of the güemilere, lost in her thoughts she arrived at the place where Oba was cooking
the meal that she would serve her husband for lunch, and there before the steaming pot, she devised a way to free herself from
Less than one of her rivals, she approached Oba and said:
Our lord hasn't fought for days and that's not by choice, it's because his body is weak.
--- And what can I do to remedy it? --- asked the naive one.
Add your ears to the amalá and you will see how it regains its strength, that will please it.
The king, always willing to sacrifice himself, did not hesitate for a moment to cut off his ears and cook them in the amalá, then
She tied a scarf around her head and ran to her husband, who, surprised, asked her:
Why are you covering yourself with that scarf?
---You're welcome, sir.
But Shangó, who saw at that moment the ears floating in the amalá, disgusted and angry, threw Oba out of there.
and he demanded that she never come back again.
The woman ran desperately, so great was her sorrow that wherever she passed her tears formed a river.
Oshún, aware of Oyá's wickedness, felt pity for the unfortunate one and ran after her until she found her at the end of
a path, there he stopped to console her and as a token of eternal friendship he gave her his crown, which she keeps.
up to our days.

OYÁ SAVES SHANGÓ

At one point, Shangó was surrounded by enemies who were looking for him. He had lost his horse and
fleeing, she finally arrived at the place where Oyá lived, there nobody knew that she was the wife of Shangó. The orisha said to her:
---Oya, they have me surrounded, they want to kill me. My lightning is not effective against the enemies.
--- Why do you lack the courage to fight? ---Oyá asked him.
It's not that I'm lacking courage," he replied, "it's that I'm tired.
If I could escape this confinement, I would regain my strength and the desire to overcome. Help me!
Oyá thought for a few moments and then said to him:
When night falls, you will put on one of my dresses and I will give you my braids.
The woman cut off her braids and gave them to Shangó, who did not know what to do with them. Oyá placed them on.
skillfully on the head. Then he helped her dress as a woman.
Moments later, Shangó, imitating Oyá, left the house, crossed near the enemy and greeted by waving his hand.
head, but without saying a word, because his voice was very loud.
He moved away from there and managed to rest and regain energy. He found his horse Echinle and then launched into the
attack, braver than ever still dressed as a woman and with the braids of Oyá. She left the house without braids
and armed, determined to help her husband.
The enemy was defeated.
Since then, Oyá has been inseparable from Shangó in all wars.

THE POWER OF SHANGÓ

Shangó grew up nurturing the resentment that Obatalá, his father, instilled in him towards Ogún, the older brother who
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Once, Shangó rode on his spirited steed in front of the house of Ogún and Oyá, his wife,
she fell in love with him. Thinking that he would never have a better opportunity for revenge, Shangó kidnapped the woman and took her
to live at her sister's house.
Ogún declared war immediately and after a fierce and bloody battle, he defeated him.
Oyá was not at all satisfied with the defeat of her new lover.
One morning, Shangó was getting ready to go out into the street, he went to where he had a small güiro that he ...
his godfather Osain had given him, he wetted his fingers and then made a cross on his tongue. Oyá was watching him
hidden.
When the warrior left the ilé, the woman ran to where the güiro was and did the same operation.
At that moment, Dadá, the sister of Shangó, entered and asked her something. When Oyá went to respond, flames came out.
from the mouth. The sister of the orisha was excited and asked Oyá to tell her the secret.
Suddenly they heard the steps of Shangó returning because, apparently, he had forgotten something and both
they ran to hide in a palm tree.
Shangó realized that someone had played his mysterious güiro and went out to look for them. In the end, he found them and
started to reproach them.
Oya answered him:
I don't know how, if you have so much power, you don't decide to fight with Ogún.
Shangó and Oyá embarked on a new battle against the god of forges and metals, in which he would emerge
defeated, for against the lightning of Shangó and the flash of Oyá it was impossible to overcome this time.

OYÁ DEFEATS SHANGÓ

Oyá had a flock of rams. There was a small one that, due to its affection, had become her pet.
One day Shangó invaded the kingdom of Oyá with a powerful army, and she ran to hide.
The king of fire thought he had easily won the war; but he did not find the sovereign anywhere.
part, which made him feel perplexed.
He registered the palace and in one of its rooms he freed the lamb that was bleating inconsolably. Surprised he...
he followed until a passage he had not seen before and behind a door he felt the footsteps of Oyá, she upon seeing herself in
danger shot a spark and the soldiers of the Alafin fired their weapons.
The sovereign emitted a sharp and penetrating sound, and then the spirits that came from the began to emerge.
innards of the earth, forming a fearsome force.
The invaders trembled with fear and their leader went pale. The organized military force dissolved in seconds due to
where I had come from.
Oya, now victorious, did not want to see the rams for which she had been discovered and drove them away.
The flock followed the steps of the men of Shangó, those who, upon feeling that tumult, thought that the spirits
they were being chased and ran faster and faster, never to return.

SHANGÓ AND THE DRUM

Ogún and Ochosi wanted to do something that would make everyone happy and put them to dance, something that would produce a sound.
pleasant, musical, so that it would reach the soul of each one.
That is why they went to see Osain, in search of his advice on how to make an instrument that produced
the sounds they desired.
Osain, who knows all the sticks of the mountain, their uses and properties, told them that they should cut a cedar from
regular size and then hollow it out.
When they finished the work that Osain suggested to them, Ogún killed a goat and made with its skin.
the patches for the drum.
Both of them started to play it, but they couldn't produce a pleasant sound.
Shangó, who was nearby, drawn by the sounds of that instrument, arrived where they were.
they gathered and he was amazed by the invention.

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 ---Let me try ---he said with his strong voice, but with a certain fear that the others, who were looking at him
suspicious, they will refuse.
---Well---said Ochosi---, I have no objection.
---Me neither ---added Ogun.
Then the orisha of lightning and thunder began to play the instrument with such mastery that those present
they started dancing and many people responded to the call of the drum.
The joy of that improvised güemilere by Shangó was so great that Ogún and Ochosí forgot.
to reclaim the drum and from that day on Shangó never let it go again.

THE ASH OF THE THUNDER.

Olofin sent for Shangó, but he did not want to go because he was dancing at the güemilere.
Olofin, very offended, stayed thinking. Days later, knowing how greedy Shangó was, he invited him to
He had lunch and prepared akukó and black beans with a lot of spice.
Shangó, honoring his well-earned reputation as a glutton, arrived promptly at the invitation he
Olofin had done. When he finished eating, he began to feel something very large swirling around in him.
the stomach; began to jump and throw rays against the ground.
Olofin, who laughed a lot at what happened to Shangó, wanted to calm him down.
---Shango ---said---. From today on, only you will have the ashé of the lightning.

SHANGO WAS A SLAVE

Shangó was a slave, and since he wanted to free himself from the servitude imposed on him, he prayed for his head.
with joy. Because of this, a great happiness came to him and he started to play his drum.
Everyone who heard those tunes could not resist the temptation and went out to dance. There was not one who
It brought a good time because it was also drunk. In the end, all of that turned into a big party.
The master appeared amidst that güemilere and assumed that Shangó was stealing the money he had.
buried, because if not, where had all that come from? That is why he went to where Olofin was.
to accuse him of being a thief.
Olofin asked for evidence that, of course, the man could not provide. Then they called all the witnesses who
they told what had happened.
---Since you unjustly accused Shangó---Olofin declared---, you not only have to grant him freedom but also
that, in addition, you will give him half of all your wealth.

SHANGO SHOUTS IN HEAVEN

Olofin called Elegua, Ogun, and Shango and told them that whoever brought him a mouse would be granted a favor.
Eleguá went out first as always and found a mouse, put it in his mouth and ate it. Ogún, who...
he had left a little later he did the same.
Shangó, who was the last to leave, barely managed to catch his mouse and in order not to arouse suspicion, he tucked it in.
the mouth.
On the way back to Olofin's house, Shangó didn't say a word and when Olofin asked where the mouse was.
what he had asked of them, Shangó opened his mouth and the live animal came out. Therefore, Olofin sentenced:
From today, the only one who can shout in the sky is Shangó.

THE FORGETTING OF OYÁ

Olofin had a great appetite in those days, so before going out for his morning walk, he asked
Oya, the owner of the spark and of justice, who would prepare her a succulent dish of amalá with plenty of cascarilla.
of egg.
Oyá busied herself with the hustle and bustle of the house and kept postponing Olofin's request, which eventually ended up...
forget altogether.
When Olofin returned tired from the long walk he called:
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 Hey, where is the amalá with efún (44) that I tasked you with?
And the woman, who realized her unforgivable oversight, had to respond:
---Kofuadeno, (45) Dad, I forgot completely ---as he knelt in front of Olofin with his hands
on the temples.
Efún: Cascarilla.
Kofiadeno: Mercy.

The Kindness of Yemayá

Olofin was upset with all the inhabitants of the Earth because they had forgotten him. That's why he
the rain stopped. With such prolonged drought, the animals were dying, the crops were drying up, and there was almost no
water to drink.
Seeing the unpleasant turn that things were taking on the planet, the orishas to whom Olofin had
having entrusted the care of the world, they gathered and at the suggestion of Shangó decided to send Yemayá to
went to see Olofin and begged for his forgiveness.
Yemayá set out on the path to the mountain where Olofin has his palace. She had a lot of trouble ascending.
through the narrow path that he had to walk for several days, but finally he arrived.
He was so thirsty that, upon arriving at the gardens, he could no longer resist and knelt down to drink water from a puddle.
pestilential that he found there
Meanwhile, Olofin, who had gone out for his morning walk, came from afar that someone had dared to
disturb his peace. As he approached to see who the intruder was, he was perplexed to find
Yemayá, who anxiously swallowed the dirty water of the puddle. The compassion was so great that she told her to get up,
that forgave men thanks to her act and that she would send them water little by little, so that they would not
there would have been damage.

OYÁ DEFENDS ORULA

Orula had so many enemies that every day he was forced to go through the hustle and bustle of sacrifices to search for.
the favor of the orishas. But the more he did, the more enemies appeared. One day, Oyá went to see him and said:
Get me two baskets and a scythe, and if what I am going to do works out, I will be satisfied with that.
you give me a chicken.
With the implements she had requested, Oyá went out into the street and began to cut off the heads of everyone who
he was an enemy of Orula.
Upon seeing that, Orula asked him to stop the slaughter as he did not agree with the method. Oyá said to him
he/she answered:
It's fine, I will stop; but you have to pay me what you promised, because when one has so many
enemies there is no other solution, at least, that I know of.

Yemayá Okute
Yemayá Okute was the wife of the farmer Ogún. Perhaps bored with the monotony of married life or, to the
better, tired of her husband's roughness, she started to be unfaithful to him with a disordered man
called Babalú Ayé. As soon as her husband left for daily work, Okute would get ready, covering her face
with fine eggshell and wearing her best blue clothes, as well as her silk shawl of the same color, to
hurry out towards the house of the libertine.
But it happens that one of Ogun's faithful dogs began to sniff something strange on Yemayá's clothes.
Okay.
The next day, the dog discreetly separated from the rest of the pack that continued with the master into the mountains.
he/she lay in wait in front of the house.
As soon as Yemayá left the ilé, the dog followed her and was able to realize the infidelity of which she was.
victim his master. Then he ran to the fields that Ogun had up in the mountains, and told him everything.
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The laborer returned home where Yemayá was already back and gave her a great beating, he
he tore off her clothes and threw her half-naked into the street, so that everyone would know she was an adulteress.

OLOKUN
Yemayá was the wife of Ogún, the fearsome warrior who was constantly involved in military conflicts and
bloodied struggles.
The unfortunate woman, who did nothing but cry, one day made the strong decision to end the
wars. He went to see Olokun and begged him to send such a terrible punishment that no one would have any desires left.
continue the struggles.
Olokun stirred the depths of the oceans and the seas began to surge, men were dying by the thousands and the
waters were destroying entire cities.
Yemayá, regretful for the harm she was causing, pleaded with Olokun to stop all of that, but the orisha,
Angry, he couldn't find a way to put a stop to such an absurd situation.
Then the goddess asked Obatalá to calm him down. He failed to get Olokun to hear him and ordered that he be tied up.
with chains at the bottom of the sea so that everything would return to normal.

THE WOMAN OF OLOKUN

Olokun had a wife named Ajé, who was constantly fighting. One day, the unbearable
The woman had a very big quarrel with her husband and left home with her only child.
Yemayá, who had also had an argument with her husband, encountered Olokun who invited her to his
house. Since it arrived, things started to work out well, what was small became big and
wherever she put a foot, a river would arise.
Meanwhile, Ajé impatiently awaited Olokun to come for her. She waited and waited without result.
Someone thought of sending their son under the pretext of picking up some things that had been forgotten.
Upon returning, the boy told him everything: the rivers he had seen and the great prosperity that was at his home.
father.
With urgency, the woman went to Olokun's house to claim her place. But it was useless. Yemayá had already...
representative of the orisha's heart and the woman had no choice but to accept the dominant position
of the goddess of the seas and in accordance with a secondary place in what was once her domain.

THE DOG OF SHANGÓ

Ogún liked to drink otí in a establishment that was owned by Yemayá, the wife of Shangó. But to
Ogun's business started to go bad and instead of giving up drinking, he surrendered to it even more fiercely.
His money ran out and his account grew in that establishment.
It was in vain that, time and again, the woman tried to make the merchant pay what he owed. Everything turned into
in evasions on their part.
Shangó learned that Ogún had not wanted to pay Yemayá the amount of the bill for his many...
drunkenness, he went to this person's house with the intention of collecting from him by any means necessary.
When Ogún saw his old rival and current creditor approaching his home, he ordered one of his dogs
that would attack him. The brave animal jumped on Shangó, who, without flinching, placed a hand on its head and
he began to recite a spell that made him shrink immediately.
Ogún acknowledged he was lost and promised Shangó that he would pay the next day. The lord of fire accepted the deadline.
and he demanded that he also hand over the dog.
Since then, Shangó also had his dog, which is small and is named Lube.

THE NAMES OF OGÚN

Times were hard for Shangó. Business was not going as he wished and he was short on money.
something that drove him out of his mind.
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Yemayá told her omodé (46)
What if we steal some yams from Ogún?
Are you crazy? Don't you know that Ogun would become furious?
However, Shangó devised a plan. He went with Yemayá to the forest where Ogún had his crops, climbed up to the
woman on the shoulders and the yams that he took out, she put them in a sack.
When they finished, Shangó came out of the mountain walking backward and took care to step on the ...
the same places where I had done it to enter.
Ogun, who saw the footprints, could not explain who had come to look for him and why he didn't appear anywhere.
part. Since there were no signs showing that he had left there, he was very confused. Days
Later, he passed by the market and saw Yemayá selling yams.
--- Are those yams not mine? --- he asked.
---Ogun--- answered Yemaya
---, you know that I don't go into the woods to look for anything.
The owner of the forge left grumbling under his breath, but he never knew the truth.
Omodé: Woman.

THE DEBT OF ORULA

For some time, Orula had a debt with Shangó. Almost every day, the owner of the lightning and the
Trueno was passing by the old man's house to see if he was ready to pay him.
---Not yet, Shangó--- Orula was telling him---, there are few clients and I can barely afford to eat.
Tired of the empty promises of the fortune teller, Shangó cut branches from a poplar and closed the path that led to
island of Orula.
The next day, several people who wished to see their fortune unsuccessfully searched for the way that led them.
would lead to the place.
This went on for almost a week. Until finally Orula, suspecting that his lack of luck was linked to
The debt he had with Shangó, he decided to pay what he owed and from that moment his affairs improved.

A ORULA DOES NOT GET DECEIVED

There was a time of great scarcity and the orishas did not have enough food. However,
Orula lived comfortably, as the aleyos (47) he consulted provided him with adié, akukó, eyelé, and others.
many animals.
Shangó, Ogún, and Ochosi held a meeting and agreed to propose a pact to Orula. They would go out hunting.
and they would share the result of their work with the old man, so they would not be lacking in daily sustenance. Orula gladly accepted.
The next day they went out to the mountains. Ogún, who had left first, found a goat, but as he expected
finding other pieces and he was very hungry, he ate it.
Following his footsteps, Ochosi came who was able to capture a hutia and did the same, hoping that
Being as he was, a great hunter, he would achieve something more.
The last was Shangó who, with great effort, caught a mouse and kept it in his pocket.
Of course, when they arrived at Orula's house, the only one who could account for his hunting was Shangó.
Ogún and Ochosi said they had not been able to get anything.
Then Orula took out a basket and threatened them:
Throw everything here.
And both of them vomited what they had eaten.
(47) Aleyos: Neophytes.

THEY WANT TO BETRAY ORULA

Orula was sent for from a village where they wanted to kill him, but the wise one had registered and the...
the oracle indicated that before doing anything he should pound yam, so he took his pestle and marched to the town where
they were waiting for him to make an itá (48).
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Before starting, Orula asked for a yam, placed his mortar on the mat and began to
to crush. Shortly after hitting, he saw how the mat was stained with blood, he wanted to find out what was happening
and what would be his surprise when he lifted it to discover a snake that had been placed underneath for him
that he would kill him as soon as he sat down.
This way he was able to escape the betrayal of his enemies.
Itá: Divination ceremony.

OSAIN
A long time ago, there was a man who was lame, one-armed, and blind in one eye, but also possessed the secrets of the
plants, their uses and applications, as well as the language of all the birds and animals of the forest, lived in
the land of the congos.
His home was humble, and despite the fact that everyone consulted him seeking remedies for their ills or of
some of the enchantments to resolve their personal situations paid very little, for which
I was hungry and suffered all kinds of deprivations.
Orula, aware of the existence of the wise one, planned to venture into the dense forests of the Congo to find him.
For many days, the fortune teller walked beneath immense, centuries-old trees that seemed to challenge the sky.
with its greatness.
Finally, one morning he spotted a hut and headed towards it to see if he could get something to eat. A man
Lame and with a hoarse voice, he opened the door and invited him in, offering some food and a bit of coffee.
When the seer's vision became accustomed to the twilight of that place, he could make out pots and cauldrons.
full of sticks and also güiros that hung from the ceiling, decorated with feathers from the most diverse birds, already
he had not the slightest doubt: that man was the witch he was looking for.
They talked at length, Orula could not hide his anger at the miserable conditions he was in.
the wise man. He then proposed that he go live with him in the city of Ife, where there were great palaces, streets
established and where they could, with their knowledge, help humanity.
Osain agreed and confessed to him that he had been thinking of leaving that place for a long time but had not done so.
found the opportunity before. Since then Osain lived with Orula, had clean clothes, abundant food
and was very happy.

THE TREASURE OF IROSO

There was a man who was in a very bad situation. Wherever he stuck his head, everything went wrong.
It was going poorly. One day he decided to go see Orula to get registered. The diviner told him that his misfortune was due to his
his own head, which had been ungrateful and for that reason now had Death behind him. To save him, he indicated to him
to make a supplication with a can of epoxy, two hens, two chickens, and the clothes he was wearing, and then place it at the foot
from a dry tree. When doing this, he would hear a very loud noise but he should not be scared and should look to see why.
had occurred.
The man had to make a lot of sacrifices to obtain the necessary things for the ebó, but in the end, he did it.
Searching for a dry tree to place it, he arrived at the garden of a ruined castle, where he found the spot.
appropriate. No sooner had he turned his back than a deafening noise made him run, but remembering the words of the wise
returned to the place.
At the foot of a recently fallen wall, he found a great treasure, belonging to the former owner of the place and that no one
had been able to discover.
When fortune replaced misery, man became vain and forgot Orula, just like everyone else.
that they had helped him, that is why his happiness lasted little, as he fell back into poverty, now to
always.

THE INFIDELITY OF OSHÚN

Orula was married to Yemeyá, but on one occasion when he was in the field looking for one of
the ingredients he needed to work his Ifá (49), he met Oshún. The beautiful woman exerted
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about him a stunning spell. After a while of conversation, the fortune teller invited her to make love to which she
woman gladly agreed.
Where are we going to go?--said Oshún with her sweet voice that enveloped Orula---, here they can see us.
Walking, they found a well whose lip was covered by a very dense pumpkin vine and the man decided
that it was the most appropriate place.
Yemayá, who had gone out to the fields in search of provisions for her home, passed nearby, saw those
tasty pumpkins and approached to take some. She heard voices and began to search for where they were coming from.
It didn't take long for the owner of the oceans to discover the infidelity that her husband was committing inside.
from that hidden well.
Oshún said to Yemayá indignantly, 'You, who are my sister?' The news spread like wildfire. Everyone
The orishas knew about the adventure of the old Orula with his sister-in-law.
Oshún, ashamed, suffered so much sorrow that she never again tasted a gourd to avoid remembering that incident.
Ifá: Divination system.

THE STOLEN JEWEL

There was a blind man who sang before the king every day, and although the king gave him gifts, he kept asking.
alms, for he said that as long as his Guardian Angel did not betray him, there was no king who could do anything.
nothing against him.
A palace servant who heard him, feeling great envy for the beggar, went to see the king and told him what
I had heard.
The next day when the blind man finished singing, the king asked him to keep a coral necklace for him, for
that the first one went straight to his house where he stored the garment in a safe place.
The envious one who was watching him took advantage of the first opportunity when the house was empty and stole the necklace, to, more
afternoon, throw it into the sea. Then he urged the king to ask about the hidden garment. The blind man went to the hiding place and
he found it empty, he felt so bewildered that he walked to Orula's house, who instructed him to make a supplication.
with the largest snapper I could find in the market.
When the prayer ended, he opened the fish and found the missing necklace inside, which made him...
he rushed to show it to the king.

THE PROTECTED ONE OF OSHÚN

Oshún had just given birth to the ibeyís (50) and her body began to lose its nice and smooth shape.
how much she was liked by men. Her belly was no longer the one that the most handsome men contested so much.
She spent her days looking at herself in the mirror and did not stop crying nor searching for the most diverse remedies to
recover the lost beauty.
He tried baths that were recommended to him and sought herbs from different origins and properties. But everything
it was useless.
Finally, it occurred to him that he would start flattening his belly with a round object and went to the forest in search of
some fruit that was the right size for it.
There he found the güira, but after several days of use, the fruit began to dry out and the seeds it carried in its
The interior sounded. This disturbed the goddess so much that she gave up using such a bothersome instrument.
A few days later he started walking and in a weed patch near his house he found a fruit similar to the güira.
but yellow, which is his favorite color. He started rubbing his belly with it and it pleased him.
It was thus that pumpkin served Oshún to regain the beauty of her figure, and since then she became
her protected.
Ibeyis: Twins.

CATS AND MICE

The mice were lazy, they spent the day drinking otí and they also liked to steal. To do this, they would sneak in
in other people's houses through tunnels that they dug with their powerful teeth and took everything they could,
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they would bite the fruits and vegetables, ruin the harvests, loot the granaries, they were
despicable and predatory.
One day Orula arrived in the land of the mice and when he found out what was happening there, he was shocked. He said to them
that situation had to be changed immediately, that everyone should live from their work and if not
they would receive a deserved punishment.
The mice gathered around Orula and as the wise man spoke, their number increased.
discontent. The situation reached an extreme, they mutinied against the elder and began to throw everything at him.
that they found in their path.
Orula was retreating in the face of the assault from those ignorant people, when he reached the shore of the sea, the mice
They pushed him and he fell into the water, with such good luck that he was able to cling to a piece of wood and reach another inhabited town.

for the cats.

They were clean and kept watch day and night to ensure that thieves did not enter their city. They listened in silence to the
what the wise Orula told them and when he finished, they felt such contempt that they decided to attack immediately.
village of the mice.
When the rodents found themselves invaded by the cats, they wanted to escape, but it was already too late, the felines
they penetrated the village and ate them all. Since then, the cats have not ceased to hunt the
mice.

ORULA CONQUERS OSHÚN

The prettiest girl in the region was Yeyé. Everyone said to her, 'Marry me,' but she didn't respond, she
she smiled and walked with that grace in her hips that only she has. The harassment was such that her mother told her a
Valentine's Day: 'My daughter has a secret name that no one knows. Whoever discovers it will be her husband.'
One of the lovers was Orúnmila, the god of oracles. On this occasion, he could not find out how
The beautiful girl was named. Then he asked Eleguá for help and said, 'Find out the name of the girl.'
who has broken the hearts of men. Only you, who are so skilled, can achieve it.
Disguised sometimes as an old man, other times as a child, and even pretending to be asleep, Eleguá was always close to the
house of Oshún, trying to find out what the name was. As patience has its reward, one day she
mother, who never said the name out loud, called her saying: 'Come here, Oshún.' Eleguá heard the name and
It was said: 'Oshún is her secret name.'
Without wasting time, he met with Orúnmila and told him what had happened. He, who by that time
he was a very respected babalawo, he went to where the girl's mother was and when he was gathered with the
two, he said: "You will be my wife, because I know your name: your name is Oshún."

THE THREE YAM BALLS

Oshún had to travel to the countryside. Her husband, Orula, advised her to cook yam, make three balls and put them
an arrow inside each one.
Out in the field, there was no way for Oshún to find the address she was going to visit, and she decided to knock on a
house that he found on the way.
The man who answered the door was very kind and even invited her in under the pretext that he...
he would introduce his wife.
But it was all a lie. Once Oshún crossed the threshold, she locked the door. Inside there were two
men more and the three talked about violating her.
They started to discuss which would be first. Unable to reach any agreement, they checked what the woman had in the...
wallet and they thought it was good to eat the yam balls before continuing the discussion, in this way they
they were sentenced to death without knowing it.

Oshun, very scared by what had happened, tried to find a way out of her prison and, searching the
house, found that those three bandits possessed an immense treasure in jewels and money that surely
they had stolen.
She returned to her husband's house, told him everything, and showed him part of the treasure she had managed to bring.
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 How are we going to be able to bring it all without people finding out? Oshún asked, still with her heart...
wanting to leave him.
--- Don't worry, woman --- Orula said to her.
The next day, Orula, who was very respected in that town for his well-earned reputation as a diviner, went home for
house, saying that they should be very careful, that a very great phenomenon would occur there and anyone who did not want to
that nothing would happen to him, he had to cover the doors and windows with white cloth and refrain from going out into the street because of it.
less than twenty-four hours.
Everyone listened to the elder, and this was the opportunity that Oshún took to move the treasure.

OSHÚN CASTS THE SHELLS

Oshún, also known as Iyalode, the goddess of honey, of sweetness, and also of owó, was the
apetebi (51) of Orula, his legitimate wife and his acolyte on the days when the diviner was to consult the oracle
request from their clients.
After hearing her husband invoke all the orishas and seeing him manipulate the shells so much back then,
they were Orula's preferred instrument, something remained in the memory.
Little by little he learned the letters that came to the clients according to the position they fell into.
sixteen cowries.
One day, after Orula had gone out on an errand, Oshún began to practice with the instruments.
sacred. This way she could verify that she could also consult if she wished.
The next morning, Orula had to go out again and Oshún, who was very bored, took the opportunity.
to consult several people who came in search of the husband. The event began to repeat itself every time that
Orula had to run errands in the street.
Eleguá, who immediately began to suspect that something abnormal was happening there, spied on the woman. So
he soon checked what was happening, he went to interview Oshún to claim what was due to him
agreement with the contract he had with Orula.
Oshún firmly refused to give the mischievous Eleguá anything from what she had earned in her consultations. He,
In revenge, he waited for Orula on the corner and told him everything.
Orula went several days without going out. But finally, one morning, he acted as if he was going to be away for several hours, he went out and
he was hiding around. When he could see that several people had entered the house,
returned immediately.
There Oshún was found reading the oracle with ease, giving advice and ordering ebó, just as if
out he.
---Oshún, what are you doing? ---asked the babalawo impatiently.
The woman, who was about to throw the snails, dropped them on the mat as if her hands were burning.
Twelve fell face up.
Orula approached and said to him:
It's alright. Now that you have learned, I authorize you to use the snails, but you will only be able to interpret the letters up to
The twelve, the rest will have to consult with me.
Apetebí: Woman of the babalawo.

SHANGÓ GETS ANGRY

Shangó found a village on his way that he liked and decided to spend some time there.
But the place, seemingly peaceful, turned out to be a true hell. A great discord reigned among everyone.
its inhabitants. Constant brawls, slanders and gossip among each other; deaths and mourning everywhere
parts: that was the outlook.
Upon realizing this, Shangó became indignant and decided to give them a great lesson. He went out into the street with his drum and
It started to play. All the neighbors in the area came out of their houses and began to dance.
Then lightning began to strike and many died because of it.

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The thunderstorm that broke out was so strong that the locals approached him and made him
They calmed down and promised him that from then on there would be no more quarrels or grievances. Only then did his fury subside.
of the orisha.

THE ANGER OF SHANGO

Osogbo did not want to give an abo (52) to Shangó to improve his luck. Shangó, tired of the
his disobedience, he was struck by lightning and burned his house.
Osogbo's luck was getting worse every day. He lived in the parks and had nothing to eat. One day he came across
Orula said to him: 'Go home to see me.'
Orula made a record with his board for Osogbo and sent him to make a prayer with a chicken for Eleguá.
four fun fun eyelids (53), and what I had been able to salvage from the fire.
Osogbo did everything and was able to appease Shangó's anger.
Abó: Ram
White dove.

THE ELDERLY SCAMMER

Shangó was riding his horse towards a village he had never visited and where no one knew him.
The steed was galloping at full speed and the red cloak of the orisha floated, giving the rider his unmistakable grand aura.
Lord, of king of kings.
Having delved into his itinerary, he encountered a poor blind man who was walking with great difficulty in the direction of the
same place.
--- Are you going to the village, old man? --- the voice thundered in the ears of the elder.
--- Yes son --- replied the blind man.
--- Give me your hand and I will lift you onto my horse --- said the king, whose good heart had been touched by
to gaze upon the helpless. Shangó mounted the man on the horse's hindquarters, and they traveled together for a long while until they reached the place

desired.
--- Here I'm going to leave you --- said Shangó while helping him down on the main street of the town.
--- Help! --- shouted the blind man as soon as he set foot on the ground. --- Help! They want to steal my horse
---repeated at the top of his voice.

The inhabitants of the place gathered around both and justice soon arrived.
--- I picked up this man on the road and now he wants to steal my horse --- the blind man was explaining to the
gifts, which were already starting to look at Shangó with a bad face.
--- Do you have anything to say? --- asked one of the soldiers who had just arrived.
Well, if he says that the ride belongs to him, I think he should know whether it's a horse or a
mare
--- What do you answer, old man? --- asked another soldier.
The blind man, caught off guard by the question posed by the orisha and thinking that no one would see him, extended his.
I was looking for the genitals of the beast to find out if it was female or male.
The attendees burst out laughing and the soldiers returned the horse to its owner, not before scolding him.
all severity to the lying blind man.

THE COSTUME OF SHANGÓ

Shangó arrived in a village and after renting a house, he raised his red and white flag as high as the king's.
from that place.
Soon the soldiers arrived inquiring about the owner of the house.
Since Shangó was the only one living there and did not deny that it was his flag, they took him prisoner.
Already in the prison, the king's daughter appeared, who had fallen in love with him when she saw him on the street, for he was a
very handsome man.

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The girl proposed to exchange their clothes so that he could escape from prison. They did so and Shangó
he first went out disguised as a woman.
But when the king's daughter wanted to leave the prison, the soldiers did not notice that she was a woman.
with the red clothes of Shango and they killed her.

THE GOLDEN RAIN

That year there was a great drought. A farmer was very sad because he had spent his few
savings to feed their children, encountered Shangó.
--- Don't worry, it's going to rain tomorrow --- said the orisha of lightning and thunder, but you must try
By all means, avoid getting wet, as I guarantee you great luck.
Indeed, as the next day dawned, it began to rain.
The poor farmer forgot the warning that Shangó had given him, he became so happy that he ran out.
from his house and that was the cause of his death, as gold coins were raining down.

SHANGÓ MEETS HIS MOTHER.

While running one of his many adventures, Shangó arrived at a village where a woman reigned.
The spell he cast on the owner of the thunder did not take long to show its effects, so he began to court her.
immediate.
A few days later, in a güemilere, the orisha, who did not lose either foot or step on the beautiful sovereign, insisted to him.
to take him to his palace.
--- Do you see that blue over there --- said the woman pointing to the sea --- it's my home.
Shangó agreed to accompany her and they both walked to the beach where the woman invited him to ride in her boat.
He started to row and the boat quickly drifted away from the shore.
--- The coast is no longer visible --- said Shangó somewhat scared.
She jumped into the water and a huge wave turned the boat. Shangó, desperate, clung to the vessel.
while shouting in terror.
--- I'm going to help you ---said the queen as she resurfaced---, but you have to respect your iyá.
--- I did not know you were my mother --- responded Shangó ---, kofiadeno iyá.
--- Obatalá brought you into the world but I was the one who raised you --- said Yemayá, the beautiful queen that Shangó did not.
had been able to identify.
Mother.

HANGED
Obesá was a man renowned for his righteousness, good character, and spirit of solidarity with others. The king,
that was jealous of his reputation, devised a way to embarrass him. Thus, he came up with the idea of organizing
a tournament in his palace and grant three prizes to the winners. As he knew that Obesá had no horse,
She thought she would not be able to compete and that people would forget about her virtues with the news of the winners.
On the day set for the tournament, Obesá was very sad, he went to the shore of the sea and there he began to eat a
piece of bread. When he saw some ducks, he thought of throwing them some crumbs of his bread and then Yemayá arrived,
who upon seeing him so sad and at the same time so noble with his favorite animals asked him what was wrong.
Obesa told him and the mistress of the sea gave him a little horse to go to the tournament. Along the way, the little horse was
growing.
Obesá arrived on time for the tournament and out of the three prizes, he won two. The envious king had to acknowledge the
superiority of his subject and made him mockable.

GALLUS
Gallo was very conceited and bragged too much about his sexual prowess. One day he had to leave his village in
job search because everything was going very badly for him, as a severe drought was affecting the area. He encountered
Shangó, his old friend, who asked him:
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 How are things going in your town?
---That is magnificent--- replied Gallo---, women give birth up to four times a year, trees bear
some immense fruits, the animals fatten up every day.
Until a river of money runs through the streets.
Shangó, who knew perfectly well what was happening in the village and had wanted to test loyalty and
sincerity of his friend, he replied:
You are a great liar. I condemn you to never feel pleasure with your women again.
Gallo continued riding the hens, but since he had been punished, he felt no sensation.
pleasant, although I did it over and over, perhaps waiting for a forgiveness that never came.

OBEROSO THE HUNTER

Oberoso always went hunting in the mountains, accompanied by a friend. Since his aim was better
Every day, the quantity and quality of the captured pieces increased. The friend became envious.
One day, taking advantage of his trust, he threw some powder in his face, left him blind, and then abandoned him in the
thickness of the mountain.
Oberoso wandered from side to side, stumbling over the roots of the trees and fallen trunks,
rolling through the earth and the mud, until he could get used to walking in the underbrush.
Tired, he sat under a tree. Since he knew the language of the birds, he heard two birds talking.
animatedly about the virtues of certain plants.
The interested hunter, now blind, listened to the animals' chatter and heard one of them talking about
a certain herb that was good for blindness and another that cured hemorrhoids.
Groping among the tall bushes of the mountain, Oberoso, who was very knowledgeable about nature, was able to
identify the plant that, according to the birds, was good for their ailment.
He expressed the plant over his eyes and little by little he began to regain his sight. Then he looked for the one that was good for
treat the hemorrhoids, she put it in her bag and left from there.
Unknowingly, he had drifted far from the village where he lived, so he kept walking along the first path.
he found. Finally, he arrived at a village unknown to him. There he heard that the king had an ailment that.
no one had been able to heal him.
When the hunter learned that the king's ailment was hemorrhoids, he presented himself at the palace and told him that
he had the cure for his illness. The king was very grateful and from here came Oberoso's fortune.

MALE
Orula had a stay and Malé, who came down from the sky every night on a rope, would eat all the
harvest. Orula, informed, made ebó with a bottle of otí, food of all kinds, and a machete. He took everything to his
farm, wine Malé, saw that and ate and drank until he got tired; rested a little with the intention of leaving
he immediately fell asleep. Orula took the opportunity and cut the rope with the machete. When Malé woke up, already
it was daytime; then he directed pleas to the sky asking for forgiveness but it was already too late. Since then Malé, the
Rainbow, it is on Earth.

IBORÚ, IBOYÁ, IBOCHICHÉ

Olofin had summoned the babalawos one by one to ask them two things. As none of them had answered him
guessed what he wanted. He was capturing them and stated that if they were not able to guess, he would send them to
everyone for the weapons. The last one he called was Orula, who immediately set off, not knowing
what was happening.
On the way, Orula met a girl who was chopping wood and asked her what her name was.
what she replied was Iború. The girl told Orula that the important thing was to see the banana plant give birth.
Orula gave a diadem and owó. Later, Orula came across another girl who was washing in the river, who said
His name was Iboyá, and he told her that Olofin had captured many people. Orula gifted her with the same gifts that
to the previous one. Finally, Orula found on the way to Olofin's house, another girl named Ibochiché
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and she told him that Olofin wanted to marry his daughter. She also gave him a farewell and money. When he arrived at the palace, Olofin
He told him that he had called him to guess some things.
--- What do I have in that room? --- Olofin asked.
You have a banana plant that is giving birth.
--- And what do I want you to guess?
You want to marry your daughter and because I couldn't guess, you have my children as prisoners.
Olofin, surprised, ordered the release of the imprisoned babalawos and rewarded Orula.
When the wise man was leaving, Olofin said to him, 'modupué.' (55) And Orula replied that from that day on he preferred that he
Iború, Iboyá, Ibochiché
Modupué: Thank you very much.

ORULA WAS VERY POOR

They say that at one point Orula only had a few cents in his pocket and it wasn't enough even to give him.
to feed their children.
He bought some ekó (56) that he distributed among the boys and left the house eating one and walking.
slowly, as slow as his sadness.
Just near the tree he had chosen to commit suicide, the wise man threw the leaves that wrapped the sweet onto the ground.
had eaten. He hung a rope from the branches of the tree and then he heard a bird saying to him:
Orula, see what happened to the leaves that wrapped the ekó. The man turned his face and could see that another
the babalawo was eating the remnants of the candy that remained stuck to the wrapper that he had thrown away
floor.
---And yet--- the bird added---, you have not thought of taking your own life.
Ekó: Sweet made with corn flour and wrapped in banana leaf.

ORULA TRICKS OLOFIN

Orula bet with Olofin that toasted corn would give birth. Olofin was sure that this was impossible, so
He accepted the bet convinced that he would win it.
But Orula called Eleguá and Shangó and made an agreement with them to win the bet against Olofin.
On the agreed day, Orula arrived with a bag of roasted corn and sowed it in the land chosen by Olofin.
Afterwards, both went to Olofin's palace to wait for the necessary time.
That night Shangó made thunder rumble in the sky and with the help of the lightning, Eleguá changed everything.
grains for others in perfect condition.
Days went by and one morning Olofin told Orula that they would go see if his prized roasted corn had given birth or
no.
As the grains that Eleguá had sown began to germinate, Olofin was very surprised and had
to pay what was wagered to Orula, who later, in secret, shared it with Shangó and Eleguá.

THE LETTER OF THE YEAR

Olofin called for the orishas for the ceremony to open the year and all attended elegantly.
dresses. Orula, who arrived last, was dressed in work clothes and carrying four yams in his hand, which caused
mockery and comments.
The letter that came out said that food was going to be lacking, but since they were in an economic slump they forgot about it.
the warning and they started spending without concern.
In the end, they had to ask Orula for food, who was the only one prepared, since he planted the yams and had food.
all year round.

ORULA EMBARKS ON A JOURNEY

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Olofin had urgently summoned Orula. Before departing on such a tiring journey, because well
that is to say that he had to climb an immense mountain, he equipped himself with threads of various colors, scraps of
tele, needles, hen's eggs, and yam buns.
When he had already covered a good distance, he came across a beggar, who was none other than the mischievous one.
Eleguá, disguised to test Orula. Upon seeing his torn clothes, he felt compassion for him and gave him the fabrics, the
threads and the needle to mend them. In gratitude, the alms giver pointed out where to find a shortcut.
with which I would advance quite a bit.
Later, the traveler found the house of an old lady who lamented that the chickens there did not lay.
Orula took the eggs out of his bag and gave them to the old woman who turned out to be Obatalá and who offered herself as payment for his
goodness, to teach him the best way to get to where he was heading.
Upon arriving at the palace of Olofin, the visitor found a child who asked if he had brought any gifts. Orula gave him a
yam cake and he told him to open the door to give to the children who were inside. The little one did so.
he did and Orula was able to reach the throne where Olofin is.

ORULA DOES NOT EAT GOAT

In Ifé, the sacred city of the Yorubas (57), a meeting of all the orishas was going to be held. Orula, who...
I found it very far away, I had to attend the appointment without fail. As I had no mount, I had to set out the
walking trip.
On the way, he met Chivo, who upon seeing the poor old man exhausted from the walk, offered him help.
to carry it on its back.
It was an exhausting day for the animal, although it felt satisfied to have been able to serve the fortune teller.
at such a precise moment.
Eleguá welcomed them at the entrance of the meeting place and warned Orula that in order to participate, he had to
to sacrifice an animal right there.
Orula remained thoughtful for a moment, as he was going through such a difficult situation that he did not have,
how do you say, 'not even a place to drop dead.' Finally, he addressed Chivo with much sorrow:
--- I have no choice but to sacrifice myself for you --- he said.
--- After the favor I did for you --- the animal replied --- you're repaying me by taking my life?
Orula replied that there was no other solution because his presence was necessary, and that he would be eternally grateful.
grateful for everything he had done, for what he would never eat of his flesh.
Yorubas: Ethnicity from the region of Nigeria.

It Rains Money
Orula said it was going to rain money, and it rained; that snails were going to rain, and they rained; and people gathered money and
snails, and they said: "What's wrong with Orula that he announces it and doesn't go out to collect? How silly!". But then
Orula said that rifles and machetes were going to rain down and no one went out to collect them, so he went out and collected them. At
A little time ago a war broke out and since people had nothing to defend themselves with, they bought from Orula the
rifles and machetes with the money and the shells they had collected.

ORULA SUBMITS TO IKÚ

The people spoke ill of Orula and wished him death, but Orula, being a diviner, had seen his fate in the...
the board with its sixteen nuts and had decided that he had to hold a ceremony of supplication with a
name me and then with the hairs from the food, smear your face. That is why when Ikú came for the first time
asking about Orula, he himself said that no Orula lived there and Death left.
Ikú was investigating the surroundings and realized that in order to observe it closely, even to have the
certainty that it was the subject he was looking for to take away.
Orula, when he saw her return, without hesitation, invited her to dinner and served her a great meal with plenty of
drink.

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Ikú ate and drank so much that when she finished, she fell asleep. It was the opportunity that was taken advantage of.
Orula to steal the hammer with which Ikú killed people.
Upon waking up, Ikú noticed that her hammer was missing. Thinking that without this tool she was nobody, she ...
he implored Orula to return it to him.
After much crying, Orula told her that he would return it to her if she promised not to kill any of her children,
unless he authorized it.
Since then, Death is very careful not to take away anyone who has an idé (58) of Orula.
Idea: Beaded bracelet.

WHEN HIS/HER TIME COMES

Everyone in the village agreed that the youngest should rule and the oldest should die, the one who
had more gray hair.
Eleguá, who was present there, immediately went to Orula's house to tell him that since he was the most
gray-haired, the men from the village were going home to kill him.
Orula, without losing his calm, killed a white ram, made strips with its skin, and placed them at the door of the ilé.
When those who wanted to kill the oldest entered, they tripped over the strips and their hair turned white.
Orula made them see that they were also gray-haired and how they were then going to want to kill him.
A great discussion ensued in which the fortune teller concluded:
Everyone dies when their time comes.
The men, very embarrassed, left Orula's house.

THE NECKLACE IN THE POCKET

Once, Orula was cutting a palm tree and slipped up there and fell.
But as he had the ékuele stored away, the necklace fell out of his pocket and Orula fell on top of it, so he did not
he/she hurt himself/herself.
Since then, the babalawos must always carry an ékuele in their pocket.

THE GOSSIPS
One day Orula went to the river to feed his board with fish.
Some women who saw him in that operation began to say that he was practicing witchcraft to
poison the people and formed a great uproar.
As a result of such a scandal, Orula was arrested and taken before the king of the place to be judged.
justice.
The king did not want to believe a word Orula said and doubted that he was a seer.
Then Orula said that the king did not sleep well, that he jumped in bed at night and that in his chicken coop
There was a broody hen that sang and did not lay eggs, and he did not know which one it was, but to look for a hen.
dark-skinned woman, that was the same one.

The king realized that the man was telling the truth and ordered that they be given an exemplary punishment.
women for being gossipers and meddlesome.

Put it on, put it on

There was a time when the Yorubas did not know the drum and the music they achieved with güiros was not satisfying.
fully to those who touched it.
A man named Ponla Ponla, who felt the music vibrating within him, went to see Orula, who told him that
I had to perform two ebó: the first with a goat and the second with a rooster and two white doves.
The first one had to throw it in a slaughterhouse and the second in another place in the town. Upon returning, he had to bring him what
you will find in those places.
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When Ponla Ponla went and threw the first package, he heard a noise that caught his attention: The ebó had fallen.
about a dry body and took it. When throwing the second, it hit a pair from which hung a
bell. She also took it.
With all the elements in hand, Orula indicated to him how to make the drum and what it consisted of.
secret that would go inside him so that he would speak.
In this way, Ponla Ponla became the first man to play a batá drum.

ORULA AND THE DRUM

Orula arrived at a village where he was greeted with gunfire. Very confused, he had to run away from there and went to
consult with Shangó who, as is known, was the first owner of the board and the ékuele.
Shangó told him that he had to look for a drum and gift an akukó to Eleguá, to see if he would agree to
accompany them.
The next day, Shangó with the drum that had been given to him and in the company of Eleguá, went to Orula,
new, to the same village. When they began to play the batá while Eleguá was dancing, the people started to come out.
from their homes and started to dance to the rhythm of Shangó's drum.
At the end of the party, they agreed that Orula would stay to live there.
Over time, Orula's fame began to grow and he became the ruler of that town thanks to
the intervention of his brothers Shangó and Eleguá.

THE MOCKING KING

A king, who had heard a lot about Orula's fame as a diviner, ordered him to be summoned with the intention of
to ridicule him.
---Tell me what these three baskets have ---he said to Orula, pointing to three closed baskets.
In this one ---Orula answered pointing to the first--- there are six eyelé; in this other one, six adié and in this last one,
there are six obis.
---I see that you are a great fortune teller--- replied the king, annoyed.
---And I'm going to tell you more ---added Orula--- if you don't make ebó with these three baskets, a war is going to come.
very large and its people will suffer a lot.
The king refused to do what Orula told him. Three months later, a neighboring village that was famous for
The warrior invaded his territory. Afraid, he again commanded that they seek Orula and bring him to his presence.
---Having refused the last time and if he doesn't want there to be war --- Orula sentenced --- now he has to
make the supplication with one hundred doves, one hundred chickens, one hundred coconuts, and one hundred pesos.

TIGER
Like every morning, Orula consulted his board and made the drawings that the ékuele was going to show him.
indicating as he threw it onto the mat. That day, the board advised him to take a needle and the
tie it to a stick with black and white string and then put it behind the door, all of which was done
immediate.
Meanwhile, Orula's enemies, driven by the envy that his divination skills awakened in them,
They had convinced Tiger to kill him.
Tiger, blinded by the hatred they had managed to awaken in him, headed towards the house and knocked on the door. When he
They asked who he was, he replied that he wanted to consult.
Orula opened and Tiger lunged at him, but since he is a large and strong animal, he almost didn't fit through the door.
The entire house shook, the pole with the needle fell and pierced it.
The fear the animal felt upon being wounded was so great that it fled from that place while uttering
screams of horror.

Orula and Etu

Orula had a turtle that someone had given him, and he was raising it perhaps with the idea of eating it.
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One Sunday, Etú started digging at the door of the ilé. When Orula went to see what was there, he found that
they had buried a nail in the door of their house to harm him.
In gratitude, he let her go in the mountains and promised her that he would never eat a Guinea hen.

OSAIN RETA TO ORULA

Osain spent his life challenging Orula to measure his strength against his.
At last, Orula, tired of so much bravado, accepted a challenge from his eternal rival in which one of
the two would come out victorious.
Both buried their children in the sand. The bet was to see who would come out first. Orula would give him
the signal to his own, hitting the Ifá board with the irofa (59) of deer jar, while Osain would play his
horn.
At the same time, both began with the indicated signals.
The children of Orula all went out, while the children of Osain did not hear their father's call, who had to
to beg Orula to take them out of such a difficult situation.
Later, Orula secretly gave an akukó to Eleguá for having stuffed Osain's horn with an ekó.

Irofá: Instrument used by the babalawos. Jar used in divination with the board.

THE STUBBORN PEASANT

Once, when Orula was lost in the countryside, he went to the house of a farmer to
ask him what path he should follow.
The landowner showed him the way and Orula went to give him four pesos, but the man told him it was very little, to which
Orula replied that he did not know Ifá. The farmer responded that he would not know Ifá, but that Orula did not know the.
the path I was looking for.
In the middle of this discussion, the farmer's wife peeked through the door to see what was happening and, seeing
Orula, who was pregnant, told the man that she would give him four more pesos.
But when Orula went to take the money out of his pocket, the ékuele fell to the ground and marked the letter Erdibre, for
what the fortune-teller told the man that now it was he who had to give him eight pesos and several animals, yes
he wanted his wife to have a good delivery.

THE WOMEN OF ORULA.

Oreré was a good wife who took care of her home, her children, and was faithful to Orula, her husband.
But one day, Orula fell madly in love with Ewé Cocó ---a flattering and flirtatious woman---, and abandoned
I will pray.
Every day this last one, who had no resources to live, found herself obliged to wash and iron to
to be able to support his children and every day he also begged Olofin to punish Orula for his betrayal.
Orula lived for a time with Ewé Cocó until one day Laroye told him that he was being unfaithful.
Outraged and furious, Orula arrived at the house of Ewé Cocó and told her that from that day on she would no longer be his
concubine. Immediately after, she gathered her things and left.
Some time passed and things were going badly for Orula; almost no one came to consult with him and what he earned was barely enough.
was enough for him to live. When he saw himself so behind, Orula took his board and looked at his fate. The letter that came out for him
He said there were two women who cursed him all the time, so he had to find a way to get by.
good with them.
So he showed up at Oreré's house, brought a little money and promised to give him more when his luck
she would improve, so that she could support the children.
After much contemplation, he went to Ewé Cocó's house and told her:
Look, I'm going to forgive you, but I can't go back to you. From today on, all the ebó will be dressed with
your clothes.

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Since then, Orula's luck changed and the ebó is wrapped in malanga leaves, the garments of Ewé.
Cocoa.

THE BETRAYAL OF THE ELEPHANT

On one occasion when Orula was bathing in a river, Elephant passed by, who had always...
feigned friendship, but in reality was very envious of him. He took the white clothes that the fortune teller had
left on the shore and ate them.
The humiliation that the elderly man suffered was great, as he had to cry out to some people who passed by.
by chance they got him something to wear.
Once in the village, Orula had to tell what had happened to him, but no one wanted to believe him because
they knew of the great friendship between him and Elefante.
Orula, once again humiliated by the little credit given to his words, decided to give a punishment.
exemplar to the traitor. He made a pact with the best hunter of that place, who agreed, as hunting such an animal
feared was a feat that would cover him with glory.
Orula consulted his board to find out where the unfaithful friend was and prepared a spear for the hunter.
special.
The man set out for the place indicated by the wise man and there killed the Elephant. When he was able to bring, with the
with the help of many others, the body of the animal, he opened the stomach in the presence of the whole village and extracted the
clothes of Orula, so that everyone knew that he wasn't lying.

THE SLAVES OF YESTERDAY

Orula had a woman named Ayé and as she was a very evil woman, she was always cursing and
doing witchcraft to harm their peers, was seen very badly.
Upon seeing Orula in such a situation, he gave him a series of advice to improve his life. He told him that he had to
to make an ebó and to go to the square to buy some chickens, for which he gave him plenty of owó.
But Ayé's pride did not allow her to recognize that her husband knew more than she did. Upon arriving at the square, in
Instead of buying what he had advised her, she bought three slaves. She thought that this would make her powerful, but it did not.
He/She would have to try harder.
Eleguá, who was in the square, saw what Ayé had done and followed her.
Ayé left the slaves in the house not without first threatening and hitting them and went back to the street.
When he returned, he began to call the slaves, but found that there were only three iré igüí (60). Eleguá, upon
seeing so disobedient, he played the trick of turning the slaves into dolls.
I will go here: Wooden dolls.

THE ELEPHANT WOMAN

Orula saw Até, the wife of Elefante, and since he liked her, that very night he went and stole her from her husband.
Running, he took her to his house, which was surrounded by immense and thorny prickly pears.
Elephant, furious because his wife had been kidnapped, rammed Orula's house until, exhausted and
covered by the wounds inflicted by the prickly pears, he fell dead.
Orula, happy about his victory over the poor mocked husband, went to where the body of Elefante was.
he cut off the tail and the fangs to make his iruké (61) and his irofá.
Rabo.

Death, This is and Song

Orula's wife went to buy meat and in the butcher shop she met Ikú's wife, Arun's wife, and the
woman of Eyo.

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Since Orula's wife believed she was superior, she bought first before them and took away all the meat that there was.
When she told her husband what she had done, he argued with her a lot.
Orula took the meat that his wife had bought and divided it into three equal pieces. He placed one at the door.
from his house, another at the four corners and the last in the wilderness.
Thus, when Ikú went to play at Orula's house, he found the package of meat at the door and was very happy.
he took him to his home.
Hey ---the tragedy---, which was heading straight to the sorcerer's house, found a package of meat in the four
corners and took it away, forgetting what he was going to do.
Arun ---the illness--- hurried through the thicket on his way to Orula's house and found his
package, so he returned home. In this way, Orula was able to outsmart his three fierce enemies.

OSHUN AND ORULA

The king ordered to summon Orula, the most famous babalawo of his region, but the olúo refused to go. Thus it happened.
several times, until one day Oshún offered to go find the diviner.
He appeared for a visit at the house of the babalawo, and as conversation led to conversation, it became late for him.
she asked him to let her sleep in his bed that night.
In the morning, he woke up very early and put the ékuele and the iyefá (62) in his handkerchief.
When the babalawo woke up and had the breakfast that Oshún had prepared for him, she announced to him that she was already
he had to leave. But the man had fallen in love with the beautiful mulatto woman and agreed to accompany her a
section of the road.
Walking and talking with the seductive woman, they both arrived at a river. There the babalawo told her no.
I could continue, because to cross I had to consult with the ékuele to know whether I should do it or not.
Then Oshún showed him what she had brought in the handkerchief, and the diviner, now completely convinced that
He had to follow the goddess, he was able to cross the river and reach the palace of the king who was waiting for him impatiently.
The king, who had long been worried about the activities of his political enemies, wanted
Ask if there would be war in their country and if there is, who would be the victor and how it could be.
identify those who were loyal to him.
The fortune teller threw the ékuele and told the king that he should offer two eyelé and oú (63). After cleaning it with the
doves, went to the tallest tower of the palace and scattered the cotton into small pieces; finally, he told her no.
he would have problems, because he would emerge victorious from the civil war that was impending, but he had to pay attention to everyone.
his subjects, for those who had cotton in their heads were loyal to him.
In this way, Obegueño, as the king was called, ruled in that country until the day of his death.
Iyefá: Yam powder that is used in divination and is used by the babalawos.
Where: Cotton.

EXECUTED
Orula could not sleep. Every night he felt a strange noise under the floorboards that kept him awake.
I woke up and then couldn't sleep.
One night, finally, he decided and told himself: 'I will lift the entire floor if necessary,' and he got to work.
work.
What a surprise it was to find Ekuté under the first board he lifted.
If you let me go,
good luck and may you be rich.

Orula agreed and then Ekuté said to him:

Tomorrow three people are coming for consultations. The first one is Eleguá. You tell him to take his
position, which is at the door and you give him an akukó, because he will always help you.
The second is Ogún and you will give him ekú and eyá, because he always works with Eleguá.
The third is Iyalode, for whom you must have prepared ochinchín (64) and you convince her to be your
woman.
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She will bring you iré (65) and you will have a lot of owó.
Orula let Ekuté go and did everything he told him.
Ochinchin: Food prepared with dried shrimp, parsley, and other ingredients.
I will go: Good luck.

EPÓ
A great epidemic had attacked that country and the inhabitants were dying by the dozens every day.
The king, desperate, ordered to locate Orula to help him with his wisdom.
Orula, who lived far away from that place, did not know why they were requesting his presence. It then occurred to him
Visit Epó before traveling to find out the reason for this claim.
Epó told the fortune teller that the king was looking for him to kill him, so he advised him not to go.
his call. Orula fled to the mountain and hid in the hollow trunk of a tree.
Several days passed and a woman who was looking for firewood in the woods noticed the tree where Orula was hiding and
he started hacking away.
The elderly man began to shout and the frightened woman threw the axe and stepped back; but when she saw the fortune teller come out.
from that trunk, he knelt down and said to him:
---Iború, Iboyá, Ibochiché (66) ---and Orula gently lifted it.
---Don't be scared, daughter---he said---I hid here because the king wants to kill me.
The woman, who was aware of the situation, told Orula the truth, who immediately set out to go to the
palace of the unfortunate king.
Once the situation was alleviated with the advice of the wise man and the sacrifices indicated by the oracle, the epidemic
began to yield.
Orula returned to Epó's house and assured him that, from now on, he would eat it.
That is why Orula eats Epó, the butter from corojo.
Iború, Iboyá, ibochiché: Salutation to Orula.

OYELERO
Oyelero went with his wife to Orula's house to see if they could change their luck. The diviner asked him to
they returned there with two hens, a chick, and two doves.
Days later they returned to perform the ebó, but since Orula did not have to sacrifice the animals, he went until the
patio and put them in a cage, Oyelero, who thought he was being scammed, demanded the return of the
animals.
Orula explained to him that even if the animals did not have to be sacrificed, it was the babalawo's right to keep them.
They. Oyelero insisted that he was deceiving him.
Then the earth began to open and swallowed the greedy man.

THE BOTTLES OF OTÍ

A man who wished to see Orula to improve his luck bought a bottle of otí, an essential requirement.
so that he could consult it.
On the way to the owl's house, he tripped, the bottle fell from him, broke into a thousand pieces, and the aguardiente spilled.
It spilled on the floor.
He bought a second bottle and the same thing happened. He bought a third one and finally he was able to get to Orula's house with
she heals in her hands.
The old man, upon hearing what had happened, told him not to worry: One bottle was for death and the other
for the disease.
In addition, he added that she did not have to do anything else and that he guaranteed her that her luck would change, and it did.

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Shangó, Ochosi, and Ogún started to fell all the trees in the forest. Shangó sent his fearsome lightning.
And Ochosi and Ogun cut them with their metal polishing tools.
The destruction they caused was so great that the trees gathered and decided to go to the home of the fortune teller, to find
remedy to that misfortune that brought them down.
Orula, parsimonious as always, took out his board and with the palm nuts, he began to make his
operations and to draw a figure of points in the iyefá that he had extended on the board.
When it was over, he told them that evil was upon everyone, that a very bad letter had come out for them in that one.
the consultation and that this letter was called Oyekún Meyi, so it was essential that the trees made ebó.
The trees left Orula's house very distressed, but most forgot what the diviner had told them.
I had said. Only Jobo and Marpacífico did what was instructed, and that is why they were saved.

OYEKÚN DAY AND THE MONKEYS

Oyekún Dí dreamed that he had fallen into a very deep hole and in the abyss he had encountered an old man.
venerable who had told him things that, now awake, he could not remember.
Still worried about what he had dreamed the night before, he left his house in the morning and had a surprise.
when, turning the corner, he encountered an elderly man identical to the one in the dream.
The old man turned out to be none other than Orúnmila, who came very upset about a problem that had arisen.
had the day before with the monkeys.
When Oyekún Dí initiated a conversation with him, he shared the dream and also confessed that he was feeling very unwell.
of a situation as he had several children and lacked the most basic means to feed them. Orula told him that he would give him
a luck.
Take sesame and toast it. You smear it all over your body and climb up to the top of a tree. Oyekún Dí did so.
which Orula indicated to him, and he waited a long time in the tree's crown for the promised luck.
In the end, many monkeys arrived. So many that he got scared and played dead. The monkeys started to mock.
of the presumed corpse, until they got bored and decided to leave in search of better entertainment.
It was at that moment that Oyekun Dí, who was watching them with half-closed eyes, took the opportunity to grab by
a leg to the last of the monkeys and make him his prisoner. Then he sold him in the market and had money for
to feed your family.
From then on, he became a monkey hunter and was very fortunate in that profession.

The children of Orula

Orula, who had helped Humanity so much, began to become displeased with human imperfections. A
day, fed up with everything, disappeared.
The sixteen children that the fortune teller had set out to search for him all over the planet.
The absence of Orula brought countless calamities upon the Earth. The rain stopped falling, the women
they stopped having children, the plants stopped sprouting..., in short, it was chaos.
The children, convinced that Orula was not hiding in any corner of the world, decided to ascend to Heaven, already
that at that time it was easy to undertake that journey.
Upon arrival, they found that the fortune teller had sat at the foot of a palm tree with sixteen fronds or leaves.
They pleaded before the father and begged him to take his place again.
The wise one did not grant their pleas, but instead gave them sixteen nuts from that tree so that they
they will assist them in divination and assured them that through them he would help them interpret the
designs of Olofin.

THE FALSE FRIENDS.

Eyirosun held a banquet and invited his neighbors to the party. He served the most modest foods and drinks that
found, but still all the guests ate and drank to their heart's content.
When they were leaving, they started to speak ill of the host.

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Eyirosun, who was listening secretly, was able to find out who her true friends were despite
that everyone shared with him and it seemed so.
Not all friends are what they seem to be; they must be put to the test.

I am fine
Iwori Meyi looked for a job on a farm he found on his way, but as he had no money at all, he asked that
they will advance him two pesos, which the owner accepted. In the afternoon, upon realizing that Iwori Meyi had not
done nothing, he asked him:
Aren't you planning to work?
--- I'll start in a little while --- Iwori Meyi replied.
A few hours later he returned, but Iwori Meyi had not started working yet. He asked again and
he received the same answer from him.
At that moment, the mayor of the village was passing by, who got off his horse to talk to him.
owner of the farm who was his compadre.
--- It's great that you stopped by ---he said---, today I hired an individual to work as a laborer and
I even lent him a couple of pesos and this is the hour he still hasn’t wanted to do anything.
--- That can't be --- the mayor replied ---. You know I don't allow slackers in this town.
Call that man over here!
They went to look for Iwori Meyi, who started to say:
--- You are the mayor and you called me to find out why I wasn't working. But I'm going to tell you one
Thing: his wife is pregnant and in a few minutes a messenger will come in here to tell him that it is already time.
of childbirth.
--- Impossible --- said the mayor --- my wife is not yet ready to give birth.
Just then a man on horseback arrived and told him that his wife had been taken to the doctor in a hurry, because
I was in labor.
Seeing that the individual he did not know was predicting what was going to happen, he begged him to continue speaking.
If you give me two pesos, I will continue,
The mayor took two pesos from his pocket and gave them to him. Iwori Melli called the owner, gave him the two pesos, and said:
"We are at peace," he continued:
Your favorite horse has been lost, and that animal is here on this farm, because the one who stole it is
Your friend and I can take you to the place where it is hidden.
Since everything he said was true, the mayor sent the owner of the estate away and asked Iwori Meyi to
he will stay in the village.
Since then he lived there and his fame was great.

EYIROSUN
Once Olofin wanted to test which of his children was telling the truth, and he spread the word that 'He had died.'
All the awó (67) began to go out to see the death of Olofin, but Obatalá, who was at the door,
as they arrived, I was putting them in a room, prisoners, for not having consulted the oracle beforehand and discovered
the lie.
Eyírosun was the smallest child among the sons of Olofin. When he learned of his father's death, he
He registered with Eleguá who asked him where he was going. Eyirosun replied that he was going to the house of Olofin and Eleguá told him
He responded: 'Olofin has not died, because for him to die we would have had to die first.'
Now, when you arrive, you will find Obatalá at the door; when he tells you to enter, you will...
You present Osun and shake it. When Olofin hears it, he will know that the one who will reveal the truth is coming.
This is how Eyirosun did it. When he reached the door, he shook Osun and Obatalá let him pass. Olofin said to him: 'Since you'
You guessed that I wasn't dead, now tell me what is in these three jars.” Eyirosun replied: “Iború,
Iboyá, Ibochiché, to the house of Eshu

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Then Olofin replied to him: 'You, being the smallest, have guessed what your older brothers have not.'
I could, although the same ashé that I gave to you, I gave it to them too. Ask for what you want.
he requested the freedom of his brothers.
Awo: Priest.
To them Eshu: Let Eshu (Eleguá) carry the message.

OBEROSO
Oberoso was a highly reputed fortune teller, but once the king called him and Oberoso consulted with his
Ifá. It came out that he should give a goat, a chicken, and fish to Eleguá before going to the palace, but he did not do it.
Once before the king, he told him that he needed him to dry a part of the sea and to find him a man.
Lame, bald and lame. Oberoso refused and returned home very worried where he told his children what happened.
what the king had asked of him. They noticed how sad the father was at the impossibility of satisfying the
the wishes of the sovereign and they went to the house of Orula.
Meanwhile, Eleguá, who was dissatisfied with the babalawo's neglect, went to see the king and told him that if he
It was the food that Oberoso had not given him, he committed to forcing the fortune teller to do what was requested.
The king did so. Oberoso had to submit to the whims of the sovereign and went to the shore of the sea to do the
offering with many animals and other things. But since the offering has to end, or close, when it is marked by the
The board used by the babalawos and Oberoso had Eleguá against him, the ebó did not close.
So much so that the fortune teller, desperate, after offering all the animals he had brought for the
ceremony, he offered to go (69) he too with the ebó to the sea and then the board indicated that the ebó was closing.
When Oberoso fell into the sea with all the offerings of the ceremony, a very large fish ate him.
At that same moment, Orula had told the sons of the babalawo that if they wanted their father to be saved
They had to find the biggest fish they could find and take it to make a supplication with it.
The sons of Oberoso went to the shores of the sea and found a fisherman who had caught a fish that day.
huge fish. They came to an agreement with him and bought it. When they arrived at Orula's house, he ordered that
They filleted the fish and what a surprise it was for everyone when, from inside the animal, Oberoso came out alive.
The sons of Oberoso went to see the king to demand the presence of their father. The king told them that their father
he had died, for he himself had seen when a fish swallowed him. They burst out laughing at his very
face and they assured him that at that time his father was already resting at home.
The king, who could not believe that the babalawo was alive, made a strong bet with the sons and
They all headed to Oberoso's house.
Once there, the king had to acknowledge his failure and give a good part of his fortune to that family, who
since then, she was not only famous for the reputation of the seer that her father had, but also, she was very
rich and powerful.
To go: To follow the same fate as the ebó.

KOKOROKO
There was a man who had many animals and took good care of them. One day the wife of the good man
He fell ill and in the house, even the animals were very sad, except for Kokoroko.
The day arrived when Ikú, death, went in search of the woman and all the animals were running very scared. But
Kokoroko, who was more arrested, flew, perched on Death, and sang with all his might.
Ikú, not knowing what was on top of him, got so scared that he ran away. In this way, the
Woman was saved thanks to the bravery of Rooster.

KOKORO AND ELEPHANT

Kokoro was the youngest of the king's children, by then the monarch already felt old and said that
he would grant the throne to whoever hunted the Elephant for him.
One morning when Kokoro was hunting in the forest, he saw Elephant. Eagerly, he went after the
animal, until he could pierce its heart with one of his arrows; but since the Elephant was very strong
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It happened, struggling between life and death, towards the forest, where it ventured into a place that Kokoro did not.
he could arrive. He returned to the village with the goal of asking for help.
When they tried to locate the dead elephant and with great effort bring it to the village, many appeared.
hunters claiming for themselves the glory of having hunted the animal.
The king who did not know whom to believe, called a very wise man named Orula who advised him to
she extracted the arrow from the heart of the Elephant and placed it on a platform along with many others, so that the
the true owner will identify it.
The hunters showed up, but upon seeing so many different arrows, they became confused and could not find the real one.
Finally, Kokoro arrived and went straight to his arrow, took it in his hands, and said: 'This is it.'
As if that weren't enough, he took out another one just like it and handed it to his father. That's how Kokoro became king.

THE SHAME OF OLOGUIFÚN

Ologuifún met Orula on the road. The diviner stared at him and told him to be careful,
Well, he could suffer a penalty, and that he would go to his house to consult the oracle. The skeptic mocked Orula, he
he said that he did not believe in his oracle and insulted him.
That afternoon Ologuifún went to his girlfriend's house and as usual, he took off his jacket and hung it behind the
door. In the neighbors' yard, a chicken had disappeared and its owners were searching for it.
The chicken, scared, entered through a window into the house of Ologuifun's girlfriend and hid in the jacket.
that was hanging behind the door. The animal's owners knocked on the door to see if they had seen
over there to the lost hen, upon answering that they had not seen it and ready to leave, the hen took out the
head from where it was hidden and started to cluck.
Immediately, they accused Ologuifún of being a thief, and the shame was so great that he took his own life that very day.

THE FOUR POOR

Once upon a time, there were four very poor men who chopped wood and made traps to sell them to the
hunters. One day Orula passed by and told them that they should make a prayer with a trap and a bundle of firewood.
Three of the men refused, saying that if they were already poor, it was good that the little they had...
They will employ in doing whatever came to the mind of that old man who, perhaps, wanted to take the firewood and the traps.
to sell them later. Perlo followed Orula to his house with his bundle of firewood and his trap.
The fortune teller told him to go to the mountain, set the trap, and that when night fell, he should make a bonfire with the
firewood and will stay to sleep next to her.
The next day, the man woke up and went to see the trap. He was greatly amazed to see that there was a tiger.
trapped in it. He took the trap with the tiger to the market and they paid him a lot of money for the beast.
This is how he was able to escape his poverty.

THE MAN WHO MADE EBÓ

A man wanted to improve his luck, so he went to consult a babalawo. The ebó he had to do,
I would have to take him three consecutive nights to where there was a castle.
On the first night, the man went to the vicinity of the castle and heard someone from one of its towers.
sang. This left him very intrigued.
On the second night, she took more risks, as her curiosity was great. She climbed the steep wall of the tower.
until he reached the only illuminated window and there he could see a beautiful girl who was imprisoned.
On the third night, the man decided to risk it all and not only climbed up to a lit window,
but he entered the young woman's room. She told him that she found herself in that situation for not having
dear to marry none of the suitors who had been presented to her. Her father, very
displeased he had applied the punishment.
The princess fell in love with the man who had risked his life to meet her and decided to marry him. As
She also enjoyed a great dowry, they were very happy.

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THE GREAT GIVER
Oyekún Biká was very vain since, being a good babalawo, all the rich competed for him and he won.
a lot of money. His brother Iká Yekú, on the contrary, worked for the poor and had gained a reputation
of an honest and humble man, who wore a corn necklace for not having enough money to buy one.
other material.
However, Oyekún Biká felt envy for him, for the accuracy of his consultations and the good esteem in which
his godfather had it. One day, when both were heading to another town in a canoe, Oyekún Biká took advantage of the
total solitude and threw his brother into the river. Iká Yekú made efforts not to drown amidst the strong
current. A few monkeys that were on the shore saw it. Feeling curious about the necklace he was wearing,
They took each other by the tail and thus managed to save the poor one.
Oyekún Biká, believing that his brother had died, went to the godfather's house and told him that Iká Yekú
he had accidentally fallen into the river and had drowned. Immediately, the ituto ceremony was prepared (70) and
when this was being celebrated, the godfather, who already knew the felony committed by Oyekún Biká, ordered him to
Iká Yekú that came out.
Upon seeing his brother alive, he was so shocked that he died right there. The ituto ceremony was
celebrated then for him.
Funeral ceremony.

The Prince's Wet Nurse

Once upon a time there was a man who had a wife but no children. He was so poor that he ate herbs every day and
He collected cotton to sell it. His wife lived dissatisfied and was always fighting.
One day the woman said to her husband: "Why don't you go to the babalawo's house?"
The husband got angry, but she told him the same thing every day.
One day he went out and went to the house of the babalawo to be read. The babalawo told him that he needed to perform ebó, but
The man didn't want to do it. The woman insisted and he did it.
It happened that the man's wife and the queen gave birth on the same day.
The queen died and the king sent for the man’s wife who made offerings to raise the child of the
queen.
The king gave him servants, a house, and money, in short, everything, and made her husband the governor of a town.

DOG AND JICOTEA

The dog, who boasted a lot about his skill, agility, and speed, spent his time mocking the clumsy tortoise.
On one occasion when they argued a lot about everyone's skills, jicotea, irascible, ended.
challenging Dog to a race.
The day before the race, Jicotea visited Orula, who advised him to take a bone, several skeins of thread.
and will lead everything on the path.

At the start of the race, Dog gained a lot of advantage; but he found the bone and got distracted gnawing it.
while getting tangled in the threads without realizing it.
When Jicotea passed by, he vainly tried to untangle himself.
The more he tried, the more effectively the threads immobilized him.
Thus Jicotea was able to win the race.

DOG, OX AND THE CART

Dog was going through a difficult situation and his friend Ox took him to see Orula at home.
Orula asked Dog for a favor and gave him a package to place at the foot of a ceiba tree, with the
warning not to talk on the way.
The ceiba was far away and they had been walking for a while when Buey said:
Put the package between the jars and that way you can go lighter and talk with me.
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When they arrived at the tree, Buey wanted to take off the package, but since it had a sticky substance, he couldn't.
Then it began to strike the ceiba with all its might over and over again.
The man, who was watching all of this, said to himself: 'This is the animal I need to pull my cart.'
He went straight to where the poor Ox was, very tired, put the ring on him and took him home.
This is the reason why Ox pulls the cart and Dog goes free underneath it.

THE STINGY DEER

Venado felt unwell; there were days when he was sad and didn't know why.
That morning, he decided to go see Orula so that he could tell him with his oracle what was happening to him.
Orula registered the Deer with the help of the ékuele and told him:
Look, now you are free and no danger is lurking, but one day the man will come and hunt you down to
to eat you. To free yourself from that fate, you have to perform ebó with nine obí, nine bundles of firewood, nine sticks
of a screen of nine different colors, nine ekó, nine eyelé and then take all that to the mountain.
Deer, who was known for being stingy, made ebó but only used seven pieces of wood, one obí, one ekó, nine.
pieces of fabric and an eyelash.
When the man arrived and shot his shotgun, Venado was able to flee. But due to his stinginess, he did not...
He had done the ebo well, ran in a circle, and returned to the place from where the shot had come to satisfy his
curiosity. The man shot again and killed him.

THE RESURRECTION OF BABALÚ AYÉ.

Olofin divided his powers among his children. He gave the river to Oshún; the thunder to Shangó; the lightning to Oyá; and to Ogún,
the metals; to Orúnmila, the power of divination; to Eleguá, the messenger of the gods and god of the roads.
When it was Babalú Ayé's turn, Olodumare asked him:
And what do you want, my son?
The orisha responded:
I want you to give me the power to have relationships with all the women living in the world.
--- Granted! --- Olofin replied --- but with one condition: that you have no contact on Thursdays with...
no woman.
Babalú Ayé respected the order for some time, but he fell in love with a woman and on Thursday he made her his.
When he woke up, he found that his body was full of sores.
The disease was devouring Babalú Ayé. No matter how much he begged Olofin for forgiveness, he did not succeed and
he finally died in the midst of terrible suffering.
Her death filled the women of the world with sadness, and amidst tears, they asked Oshún to implore Olofin.
the return of Babalú.
Oshún went to the palace of Olofin and spread her oñí everywhere, which has the power to awaken passion in
The men. The oñí revived in the old immense longing to live.
Olofin pleaded with Oshún:
Give me a little of oñí, because I feel young again. Oshún then put the final part into practice.
about her scheme and responded to him:
If you resurrect Babalú Ayé, I will give it to you.
---Granted ---Olofin responded.
Oshún gave oñí and Olofin restored the life of Babalú Ayé, which filled all the women with joy.

ASOYÍN
There was a time when a great flood fell in the kingdom of Oyó. Immediately after, the queen gave birth to a
male son. The wise men of the court consulted the oracle to know what the future of the prince would be.
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The answer was that that boy would be king in Dahomey, but at that time the way to get there was not known.
arrive. That was why the wise consulted the oracle again and it indicated to them that they should sow a
pumpkin seed.
The seed germinated very quickly and the plant began to grow. Its vine started to spread across the
desert. The wise, following the plan, came to know the way.
Thus, years later, Prince Asoyín, who is none other than Babalú Ayé, became the king of Dahomey.

THE PUNISHMENT OF BABALÚ

Babalú Ayé was lame, so he used crutches to help himself walk.
One day, in a güemilere, he wanted to dance, but since he had a wooden leg, he lost his balance and fell.
soil.
The orishas laughed when they saw him. Babalú Ayé got up from the ground and said to them: "You will all die rotten by the..."
smallpox and leprosy.
Obatalá, who was attending the party, very angrily gave him this order:
Get out of here and don't come back. I forbid you from today to meet with the other orishas.

THE MISSING BROTHER

Shangó was a great diviner and was visited by a leper who pleaded with him:
Tell me what my future will be.
He looked at him for a moment and, although he had never seen Babalú Ayé before, he said:
You are the brother my father told me so much about. Go far away, cross the mountains and there you will be
dear and powerful, since you were born to be a king.
For such a long journey, I need protection and help --- Babalú Ayé replied.
The god of thunder called Ogún and Ochosí and asked them to each give a dog to the disabled person.
The help will be given to you by these two dogs ---said Shangó. And he handed him two dogs that would serve as his guardians.
his life.

THE LAND OF BABALÚ

When Babalú Ayé was about to depart for Dahomey, Shangó provided him with everything he would need for
to succeed. Not only did it give him knowledge of medicine, but it also taught him to fish and provided him with seeds.
so that I could cultivate the land.
On the painful path that would lead him to glory, the orisha found a very sick child, whom after
with a lot of care, he managed to save.
When the inhabitants of Dahomey learned of the miraculous cure, they began to overcome the fear that the
hunger and the diseases that had been imposed on them. Everyone went to see the orisha they recognized as their king.
Later, Babalú requested the help of Yemayá and Shangó, who with water and rain, cleansed him.
subjects of infections and made the crops grow.

OGÚN deceives BABALÚ AYÉ

Babalú Ayé was going to visit a nearby village, from where he had been sent to look for him to heal a sick person,
since his reputation as a doctor was very great.
Ogún wanted to reconcile with his brother and when he found out about the trip through Eleguá, he got ready early.
on the way. Upon reaching a place quite far from the path that Babalú was supposed to travel, he opened it with his machete
a false path in the underbrush and put up a sign that said 'shortcut to the village.'
Babalú was very happy when he found the supposed shortcut and thought that he would save several hours by taking it.
traveling.
To all this, Ogún, who waited hidden behind a tree, began to block the way as
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Babalú had been walking for a good while when he realized that this path did not lead anywhere.
part. So he tried to turn back and found that the path he had taken no longer existed.
Desperate and trapped in the middle of the woods, Babalú started to shout: Help! Help!
Taking advantage of the fear he had caused in the old man, Ogún showed up with his machete in hand and
he said not to be afraid, that he would get him out of there.
When he was free from that danger, Babalú, grateful, said to Ogún:
From now on, you can count on me whenever you need me.

ASOJANO
On numerous occasions, humans had received the favor of the orishas and had committed to
to make offerings and sacrifices that, after receiving the requested benefits, they forgot to fulfill.
In this situation, the orishas, offended with mortals, decided to send Asojano, whom they also
known as Babalú Ayé, so that he would go to collect all that was owed.
The orisha visited one by one, the houses of the debtors, although he did not achieve any results from his efforts.
Asojano returned very angry to where the other gods were waiting for him and informed them that given the little
Attention that the debtors had lent to their claims, had decided to punish them by leaving at each house
visited a disease.

ABO
A king found himself in a very difficult situation; due to a great drought, the crops were not flourishing.
animals were dying of thirst, there was a great epidemic and all its subjects were unhappy.
The neighboring kings threatened to invade their territory with powerful armies well-armed and provided with strongholds.
pack animals.
In the face of so much misfortune, he summoned the seers to consult the oracle and tell him what he should do to
that the calamities will cease.
The seers said that I had to sacrifice my firstborn Abó, to appease the gods and to make everything return to normal.
to normalcy.
The day that the sacrifice was to be made was agreed upon, and preparations for the ceremony began.
The hour for the sacrifice was almost upon us when Orula arrived and requested to speak to the king.
Orula always carried the divination instruments with him, consulted them in the presence of the king, and said
that it was possible to substitute the sacrifice of Abó with that of a ram.
The king, very pleased with the clemency of the orishas, ordered the best ram that could be found in his
stables and sacrificed it, with which he was able to get his people out of such a difficult situation.
That is why the ram is called Abó.

THE VANQUISHED KING.

There was a king whose vassals did not want to pay tribute. Seeing that his resources were running out and he could not do
Nothing, he went to see Orula, who told him to give the blood of four chickens to Ogun, one at each corner.
from his palace.
When the people woke up and saw blood on every corner of the palace, conjectures began. Some
They said that someone must have died there; others said that it wasn't blood; but doubt entered the minds of all.
Just in case, they started again to bring the King to court, who had no more objections.

OLOKUN AND THE RIVERS

The rivers presented themselves before Olofin to complain about Olokun because, according to them, he demanded too much tribute from them.
to get to the sea and was very arrogant.
Olofin summoned Olokun to come before him and make his declarations.
As Olokun had just sacrificed Euré Meyi (71), he took the heads with the idea of offering them to Olofin and
he hid them under his clothes.
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Once Olokun arrived, the trial continued. The rivers made their statements and called Olokun unjust.
dictator, arrogant, abuser and other things.
Olokun defended himself as best he could, but in the midst of that dispute, Olofin called for order and everyone complied.
silence.
Who said Olofin has remembered that I must be paid tribute? Has any of those present me
have you brought something?

It was then that Olokun extracted the two goat heads and said to him: I brought this for you, Baba.
Seeing Olofin the obedience and good intentions of his son, he decreed:
Starting today, all meals must end at Olokun's house, so that he hears about everything.
good and all the bad things that happen in the world and I can become aware of them.
Two goats.

OBEYONO
Olokun sent one of his servants, named Obeyono, to locate three babalawos, because
Recently, many people had died and he sensed that something was wrong.
The babalawos told Olokun that it was necessary to offer a bull and baskets full of doves, hens,
fish, hutias, roosters, and a lot of money.
After lunch, Obeyono told them to leave, as Olokun was upset and did not want to see them.
Nobody. In reality, that was a trick by the servant to keep everything, including the money.
The dead did not cease until Olokun, intrigued, asked Eleguá to bring the babalawos back to him.
When they told him what had happened, Olokun became furious and ordered the arrest of Obeyono, who was
sacrificed on the shore of the sea.

THE COUNCIL OF YOUNG PEOPLE

In a village where things were going from bad to worse, the elders consulted the oracle and Ogundá Meyi came out, a
lyrics that foretell bad omens.
For this reason, they decided to sacrifice animals to the orishas and go to place them on a hill.
Thus they did, but when they consulted the oracle again, it told them that the sacrifice was not complete.
Once again they made sacrifices, but the oracle kept saying that something was missing.
This last time, when the old men came down from the hill, they found the Ibeyi who were laughing at
them.
---Why are you laughing, boys?---asked the old men.
Because if when they finish the work they don't say: Iború, Iboyá, Ibochiché, they will never finish.
The elders listened to the advice of the boys, the oracle said that it was well, and the people were able to enjoy
prosperity.

INLE AND THE HUNTER

There was a hunter who could only wound the elephants with his arrows; he could not capture them, for
they fled to die in the tangled jungle, beyond the river, which in that place was wide, deep, and full of flow.
In the midst of his desperation, he thought about consulting Orula and he indicated that he should make a petition.
with a small ivory boat, a rooster, doves, and some herbs whose secrets only the fortune teller knew
powers.
The hunter took the supplication to the riverbank and there he fell asleep under a ceiba.
A little while later, he suddenly woke up and found that a boat with a man had come to rest in front of him.
asleep inside. The hunter called that individual and invited him to lunch. Once they were in a pleasant conversation
They both shared their sufferings.
The boatman confessed that he had run out of customers and that his boredom was so great that, while he fell asleep, the
the current had taken him there. Upon learning about his friend's situation, he offered to take him to the place.
where I had seen the elephants fade away.
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As he turned out to be very skilled in handling his boat, they were able to reach the shore without any setbacks.
where the elephants disappeared. Thus the hunter discovered the animal graveyard and recovered everything he
that he had lost for years. The ferryman, who was none other than Inle, wanted no more reward than the
satisfaction of his new friend.

INLE
Inle was born from the lily and they say he was a very handsome young man. One day he met Yemayá, who was so
in love who took him to the bottom of the ocean to satisfy her carnal cravings with the handsome young man.
Time later, the goddess grew bored of her lover and wanted to return him to where she had found him, but Inle already
I knew the mysteries of the sea and had dug into its deepest secrets.
So that he could not reveal anything, Yemayá cut off his tongue.
Since then, when one wishes to converse with that orisha, it must be done through the owner of the sea.

Yew
Yewá, the youngest daughter of Obatalá, was already a beautiful girl. Her father took care of her like the most precious.
of the treasures and the young girl, unaware of the evils of the world, delighted in the flowers of the palace gardens.
Knowing about the beauty of the girl, Shangó could not resist the temptation to seek her out.
Accustomed to his easy conquests with women, he hurried to the palace walls and climbed up a
tree to see the maiden who was bewildered by the presence of the stranger. They crossed some
words and the orisha of fire proudly told in the Güemilere about his visit, embellishing it with everything he thought
that could enhance his image as an irresistible man.
The rumors of this story reached the ears of Obatalá, who called his daughter disappointed by what was said about her.
she said. Yewá was bewildered by what her father was telling her and her pain was so great that she said: "Daddy,
My eyes have never looked at another man but you, but if the mere act of bumping into a stranger
It has caused me so much pain, let me live where no man's eyes will ever find mine again.
Obatala mourned for his daughter's decision, but he realized that she was the one who was right. That is why since
that day Yewá went to live in Araonú, the kingdom of the dead, where no one can stain his presence even by mistake.
image.

THE STAFF OF OGUÉ.

Obatalá had to marry off his daughter and decreed that all who sought her hand must present themselves on the day
pointed out in his palace, with his cane having the figure of a human head with eyes as the handle,
nose and mouth. It goes without saying that all those who had skill began to carve their cane out of wood,
ivory and other materials. The wealthiest offered large sums for the canes with the characteristics that
Obatala claimed, for the wealth and power he had were so great that no man could help but covet.
the hand of his daughter.
At that time, a merchant named Ogué arrived in the village, hearing the comments that circulated about
Obatalá's daughter decided to present herself as a suitor as well.
But Ogué could not get anyone to prepare a cane for him, because everyone was engrossed in
the task of preparing his own. That's how he decided to make his own cane. He looked for a wooden iguana
hard, three yams and corn. He tied the yams to one end of the stick and made eyes, a nose, and a mouth for it.
with corn. Immediately after, he set off for the palace of Obatalá, as the designated day had arrived for him to
he chose the future son-in-law of the orisha. Everyone who was arriving had to say their name at the door and
hand over your cane.
Obatalá and his daughter remained attentive to the suitors who arrived at the palace, as well as to the staff that
each one delivered. When Ogué arrived, who was the last, the hosts approached to examine
more closely the staffs. Obatalá's daughter pointed to one and said to her father:
I believe he is the best of all, because he has brought the truth. The others bring precious, fine woods.
jewels, ivory, and many other things.
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This, however, brings the food that is the most necessary for life. In this way, Ogué became the
future husband of the beautiful young woman. Obatalá told the others to leave and pick up their staff.
at the door.
Each man who came to collect his cane was surprised to see that the garment turned into a
beautiful woman who would henceforth be his wife.
Everyone left, and Obatalá asked Ogué when they could set the wedding date. Ogué replied to him.
that it had crops and had to first wait for the harvest of the fruits before being able to get married.
The orisha gave the future son-in-law a small bag of seeds and told him to scatter them in the place where he had
their crops.
Those magical seeds bore fruit just a few days later, and Ogué was able to harvest a remarkable crop.
what very soon married the daughter of Obatalá.

OSAIN and SHANGÓ

Eleguá was upset with Shangó, his brother, who had received the power of the lightning from Olofin himself and
the fire. Knowing it was very difficult to defeat, he thought about what to do to be able to humiliate it.
Finally, he came up with an idea: he would go see Osain, the wizard of the mountain, so that he could tell him the enchantments with
which would hinder the luck of Shangó.
In Osain's house, both surrendered to the darkest practices to bring about misfortune.
owner of the lightning. Life began to get difficult for Shangó. He was no longer invited to parties, women ran away from him and
he was even short on money. Everything was going so badly for him that he went to register at Orula's house. The diviner told him why
his bad luck was letting him down.
Shangó, enraged, climbed the palm tree from where he spotted Osain's house and began to throw his...
mortal rays. The first ray burned the witch's house who, terrified, wanted to reach the ceiba where
he was hiding the guiro with his magic herbs. The second ray tore off one of his arms.
Eleguá, who was watching hidden everything that was happening, when Osain had lost besides the arm, a
leg, an eye and an ear, he asked Ogún to become a lightning rod, but it was all in vain: The sorcerer was already
a ruin. Then, Eleguá had no choice but to come out of his hiding place and shout addressing
Shango.
Sir, nothing has happened here.
Seeing this, the orisha calmed down and went to where they were to make peace, with the indispensable requirement.
that, from that moment on, Osain would work only for himself.

ORULA DEFEATS OSAIN

Osain had such a big fight with Orula that he stored food in his house and locked up all his children.
Then he went and poisoned all the fruits so that Orula and his sons would die if they tasted them. Orula, who...
Upon learning of it, he called all his children and forbade them from eating the fruits. Later, he went to Osain's house and placed
insects at the door.
The animals easily entered the house and began to eat the provisions.
Hounded by hunger, Osain's children had to leave their shelter, but since their father did not...
had warned that all the fruits were poisoned, they rushed at the trees and began to
eat them.
Seeing this, Osain had no choice but to make a pact with Orula to save his children and thereafter, work.
for the fortune teller.

MOUNTAIN
Montaña was the daughter of Obatalá, but she never went to see her mother, nor did she take care of her. One day, Obatalá, seeing
how ungrateful her daughter was, she cursed her. But Eleguá, who was listening, went and told Montaña.
She, realizing how ungrateful she had been, bought three dresses: one white, one red, and another black and
He went with them to see Obatalá to offer them as a gift and to ask for forgiveness.
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Obatalá, upon seeing his daughter arrive with such humility, forgave her and said:
Look, I don't need those dresses. As a sign of my forgiveness, you can keep them, but that does mean...
in the morning you will always wear the white dress, at noon you will wear the red one, and at night you will wear the
black.
That is why the Mountain has a different color depending on the time of day it is viewed.

WIND AND SUN AGAINST THE TRAVELER

The traveler was bold and brave, one might even say daring. With his leather sandals, his cartridge bag of
same material, his staff and a rough fabric outfit for all clothing, had made the roads by force
of will. His steps designed the paths, trails where other men would later walk.
Sun and Wind, already bored of the tireless wanderer, made a bet to see which of the two would defeat the.
Walker.
That day the Traveler began to cross the desert that had until then been forbidden for the
men. The wind struck against him with its strong gusts and lifted the sand that penetrated his eyes.
man. Everything was useless: the Walker took two steps forward and one step back but did not cease in his attempt.
The wind was picking up, but the man did not give up on his endeavor.
Wind, exhausted, asked Sun to continue because he was giving up. Then Sun began to
heated more than ever and the weary Walker, stumbling, continued his journey.
Seeing the stubbornness of man, the Sun burned even more with its fiery rays. The forces of
The walker started to weaken, I could barely breathe but, nevertheless, I tried to keep going on my hands and knees.
goal that had been set.
The Wanderer didn't last long: Sun was stronger than him. Only the staff remained stuck in the shining sand of the desert.
Where the leather wallet of that unfortunate person hung.

HELLO
All the birds were dying and no one knew, in that place, what was the cause of such great evil.
Osá Uré, who was very observant, found a stick, covered it with epoxy, and told the birds to sleep there that night.
night.
The next morning the truth was revealed: The ants, who were responsible for the death of the birds,
They were all stuck to the stick, thanks to the butter from the corojo that Osá Uré had smeared on it.

OFUN
Ofún was a person who liked to raise other people's children because he had no offspring of his own. In his house
There was a couple who had a daughter named Ananagú, whom they raised and cared for with great diligence.
Ofún was a very mysterious man who engaged in phenomena from the other world, which he put in a
corner of his house and covered it with a sheet.
Many times he warned the girl not to look at what was behind the sheet.
One day when Ofún went out, Ananagú climbed a ladder and went to look behind there. Upon seeing what was there, he got scared.
so much that he fell to the ground and hurt himself, at the moment when Ofún and the mother entered.
Forgetting the care that Ofún had taken with the girl, she confronted him:
"Give me my daughter back as I handed her to you, because you have placed a curse on her."

IKÁ
Iká had five siblings and was orphaned of both father and mother. That is why he embarked on his journey through the world,
in search of good fortune.
As he was a boy of noble feelings, one day, while passing near a farm, he saw a man
gathering potatoes and asked him if he wanted help.
The man told him that if he could, he should do it, but that he did not have money to pay him.
Iká began to gather potatoes, without expecting any reward. That man was Ogún.
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When they finished working, he told Iká to wait for him for a moment.
He soon returned with a group of tools, among which were the shovel, the pick, the pry bar, the
machete, the hammer, the saw, and the hoe, and he taught Iká how to work with each one.
With all the tools at his disposal, Iká, very happy, started walking again.
A few days later, he found an old man who was building a dock by the sea and as that
the man worked very hard because he didn’t have tools, Iká offered to help him with hers that
they were new. They finished the dock very soon.
Then the old man told Iká that his name was Orula and that he gifted him the dock so that he could earn a living charging for it.
stay for the ships that will dock there, which will surely be many.
Having become the owner of the pier thanks to his kindness, Iká began to make money.
One day he saw a very large sailboat that was heading for his dock and was sinking.
Iká jumped into the sea to try to rescue some survivors and could only rescue one man who was
I was drowning.
That individual, who was very rich, offered a substantial part of his wealth to Iká in gratitude.
who never lost his kindness.

THE GODSON OF IKÚ

Since the boy was born, his father had promised Ikú that she would be his co-godmother, and so it was.
That boy turned out to be a very intelligent young man, who with the help of his godmother was able to study and become
doctor.
Over time, the young doctor came to acquire a magnificent reputation. Everyone demanded his presence.
when they felt sick.
Ikú, seeing that his godson was taking away clients, came to an agreement with him so that both could benefit.
---Look, if you happen to see a sick person ---he said--- and you see a candle lit at the foot of the bed, it means I...
I'll take care of it. If there's no candle, there are no problems, you can cure it.
And so it was for a long time. But one day the famous doctor arrived at the home of one of his patients, who was
nothing less than the father of his best friend and saw a lit candle at the foot of the bed. As he had
a lot of interest in curing the friend's father, trusting that 'later he would talk to his godmother,' he turned off the
she lit a candle and healed the old man.

Several days and a night passed, during which the doctor had terrible dreams, and he awoke startled.
it would not be the surprise, upon finding a lit candle at the foot of their own bed.
--- Godmother! Godmother! --- shouted the doctor.
Death came immediately.
--- Who lit that candle? --- asked the poor man.
Do you remember the old man you attended earlier this week who had a candle burning at his feet?
the bed? ---asked Ikú.
---Yes, godmother, but I had to turn it off because I had the commitment to save him ---he replied, terrified.
doctor.
---Well---said the godmother---, what happens is that I also had an obligation and since you made me...
I have to take you now.

THE RUINED TRADER

A man had a business selling food and vegetables in the square, but he had made the mistake of
selling on credit to many people and nobody paid him.
Once when Orula passed by there, he told him what was happening to him and he advised him to sell yams, but that
I will not trust anyone else.
The next day the man brought his basket of yams and the customers, seeing the curious tuber, began to
to ask what it was about.

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The merchant explained that it was a delicious dish, as it had the flavor of potato, sweet potato, and cassava in one.
alone.
The buyers, with their mouths watering, got excited, but the merchant demanded that everyone who
I would like yam, I had to pay what I owed.
This is how the debtors began to pay their outstanding bills, and the businessman, thanks to the help of Orula, finally...
prospero.

THE PRODIGY CHILD

The king had ordered the slaughter of all newborns, because the sorcerer had warned him that in
That time of year a boy would be born to replace him.
When the expected child was born, his family was frightened and wanted to hide him so that the king's guards would not find him.
mataran. But that boy, who spoke from the very moment he saw the light, told his relatives that
they should not fear, that they would be given seven arrows and put the cradle in front of the door of the house.
The parents did what the child said. When the first of the soldiers arrived and charged at the crib.
to snatch the child, he pierced the arrow into his chest and died.
The following six suffered the same fate.
The king, informed of what was happening, went to see the boy and made fun of him, because he recognized his
greatness.

WHAT HAPPENS IS CONVENIENT

Once upon a time, there were two villages that declared war on each other. This was so fierce that many died and others
they were made prisoners by one side or the other. Among the prisoners, both kings fell.
Upon seeing that the warriors could not continue like this, they made the pact to exchange the kings in order to be able to sign the
peace.
But it so happens that one of them had died in prison, without his captors knowing that he was the king.
enemy. The generals, upon hearing the unfortunate news, gathered to discuss what they would do.
Someone said that there was a man from the village who looked like the dead king like one drop of water looks like another.
They immediately ordered the arrest of that individual who, not knowing what it was about, began to
shouting: "I haven't done anything!" "Don't kill me, I'm innocent!" and cried a lot during the days he was in
prison awaiting the final moment.
But when the change occurred, he went to reign in the neighboring town, he had many riches and tributes from his
subjects and came to understand that sometimes what seems like a bad thing is actually a good thing.

GLUTTONOUS GOAT
The jicotea couldn't find a woman, and that's why he slept with his own daughter in the hollow trunk of a tree.
In the morning, he placed a sack of corn next to the trunk. Goat, who was around, saw it and since he was very
Glutton, even though he wasn't hungry, started eating.
The village, upon learning of the abuse committed against the unfortunate maiden, gathered at the place.
Upon finding Chivo, he was accused of what happened and was taken to jail.

THE CONFIDENT MAN

A very unwary man received a neighbor at his house who asked him to keep a sack of corn until the day.
I will next pick it up without fail.
The next day, the neighbor came back to get his jacket, and when they brought it to him, he started yelling and saying that it wasn't
It was his bag, that he had left her a bag of money and now they wanted to scam him.
The explanations that the homeowner tried to give to the authorities were in vain: no one believed him and
he was required to deliver to the other a bag of money of the same size as the one with corn that he was given to keep.

HORSE
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The horse was strong, noble, and also free. His presence was so striking that many envied him. Hyena, to
knowing oneself to be cowardly and despicable, did not miss any opportunity to attack Caballo, to bite him
betrayal and then running away, while laughing as is his custom.
The horse pursued her furiously, but he could never catch up. The hyena ran up to the hill, where she hid.
in his den.
One day, a horse, desperate, went to see the man, voiced his complaints, and asked for help to take revenge. The man
he said to him:

Look, if you let me ride on top of you, then we will be invincible and we can reach the hideout.
of the Hyena and crush it.
"Let me think about it," replied Caballo, somewhat confused by the proposition.
But Hyena continued to bother Horse and slander him to the other animals.
Days later, Horse, already tired of Hiena's offenses, returned to where the man was and told him that
he was willing to do anything for revenge. But to ride on top of you ---the man said--- you have to allow
to put horseshoes, bridles, and saddle on it.
Blinded by hatred and the thirst for revenge, Caballo agreed to what the man said.
So it was that the Horse allowed all the harness to be put on him and opened his mouth docilely for the man to put the
brake between its jaws. The two set off in search of Hyena, which they surprised in its den and
They killed him as he deserved.
When they returned from the mountain, late and very tired, the man directed the Horse to his house and once
there he tied it at the door and said to him:
Well, Horse, you already know: for this help I have given you, you will have to serve me from now on.
forward.

COW AND OX
In that city, thefts occurred every day. Confusion reigned among all the citizens and some
they were suspicious of others.
Obegueño, who was the king, no longer knew what he was going to do and decided to consult the oracle.
The answer was that I had to conduct a supplication with a rope and leave it behind the door of the wall at sunset.
That is why he ordered the city gates to close earlier than usual.
When Cow and Ox, who were the thieves, saw that they were going to close the doors earlier than
used to it, they broke off to run and got tangled in the rope that the king had put there.
As punishment, Cow and Ox had to serve man.

The Mother of Chivo

Chivo needed to have a wife and since he didn't have time to look for one, he gave money to his mother and begged her to get him one.
I would get one for that same night.
The mother invested the money that the son had given her in other matters.
When night came and the son called on the woman he had requested, she lay down with him.
Since then, Chivo rides the mother.

FERRET AND CAT

Ferret and Cat were great friends, until one day Ferret came up with the idea of stealing a hen. As he didn’t want
that they would blame him so as not to have to answer before justice, he went and placed the feathers at the door of the
Cat house.
The owner of the missing hen called the police and the investigation began.
Someone accused Gato and the police went there and found the feathers. But Gato, who was no fool, when
He was interrogated, he answered:
Yes, here are the feathers, but why don't they search Hurón's house to see if he has the meat?

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The police immediately went to Hurón's house and found the meat, but not the thief who had already fled.
to the mountain, from where he would never return.

IKÁ AND MONA

Iká was a hunter of great fame. Only he knew how to capture what Olofin desired for his table.
Once, all the animals in the forest, tired of his arrogance and also of his efficiency, ...
they agreed to kill him.
That morning, Iká entered the jungle and found it sown with traps.
Numerous beasts attacked him, but due to his great experience he was able to face all the dangers.
He saw a large tree and nimbly climbed to the highest point of its crown.
He met Mona, who had her house in that place, and became friends with her.
Iká agreed with Mona that from now on men would not hunt their species. Mona, in return, gave him
he facilitated the skin of his deceased husband.
Dressed as a monkey and jumping from tree to tree, Iká was able to evade the trap set by the wild beasts of the
climb and search for Olofin's food.

BLIND EAGLE.
Eagle was arrogant and haughty. Since it enjoyed an excellent view, it could observe everyone from afar.
the other animals and carefully select the victim upon which it would strike with the speed of lightning.
The animals, terrified by the strength and great visibility of the queen of the birds, held a meeting.
to put an end once and for all to such tyranny.
The next morning, Eagle woke up hungry and after flying over the area several times, chose to
Ram for your breakfast.
Without any hesitation, he descended upon him at full speed, but someone threw sand in his eyes.
Upon seeing the blind Eagle, the animals hit her with sticks and stones to serve as a lesson.

THE PROUD KING

There was a king named Obarakoso so proud that he did not speak to anyone nor allowed the people to mingle.
with his servants.
She had a sick daughter and the doctors' efforts to relieve her were futile.
The king ordered to summon Shangó, but seeing that his daughter was getting worse, he decided to humble his pride and go see him.
Upon arriving at the fortune teller's house, he tripped at the door, the crown fell to the ground, rolled, and was lost.
The village hid her. So the proud king, in order to regain the symbol of his authority, had to go door to door.
at the door asking for his crown.
When he found her, he realized that his pride was of no use to him.

OGUNDA
Ogundá was a person whose way of living made him undesirable as a friend. He liked argumentation, he
He won the enmity of others and had bad feelings.
It reached such an extent that he found himself alone without anyone to share his sorrows with. He got bored of the town and left, but to
the exit was met by a trader who asked:
Friend, how is the village doing?
He responded: 'As always, good for some and bad for others.'
And do you let him go? said the merchant.
Yes, I'm going to another town. But haven't you heard that everything is going wrong over there? We are fleeing because we
We have been able to perform Rogation, and whoever does not perform it, the king will kill or exile.
Ogundá replied: "I haven't done it, nor am I going to do it," and left.
When he arrived in the neighboring town, he found a war between the king's enemies and his followers.
They pursued and captured him; they brought him to the king telling him that he was the leader of the rebellion.
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OBARASÁ
Obarasá was a king who, because he was so good, was thought to be crazy, betrayed, and everyone spoke ill of him. The
The town believed he was really crazy and they did not pay him any attention.
One day he threw a party and when everyone was having fun, he set the palace on fire and went out to see how it was.
burned with his enemies inside.
When the guests managed to escape and saw the palace engulfed in flames, they thought that the king had
burned, but upon finding him outside they were so surprised and irritated that they pushed him to make him
quemara.
Since Obarasá wasn't really crazy, he fled through a tunnel that only he knew to a place far away from there.

THE DOG OF ERURÚ

Erurú did not perform the prayer that Orula instructed to improve her despotic and abusive character, which is why every day
they were more their enemies.
Those who felt very harassed and pursued came together and agreed to remedy the situation,
eliminating the common enemy.
They set out in search of Erurú, but he, already aware, fled to hide inside a jar and left his dog behind.
outside. At that time they could not find him.
The dog returned to the village in search of food. Everyone agreed and gave him food, so
follow it later.
When the dog returned to the place where its owner was, the enemies of Erurú were following him.
they arrested him and made him pay for all his injustices.

BUTTERFLY
Mariposa wanted so much to go to the city that she consulted a babalawo about her luck.
The babalawo warned him that if he wanted to go to the city, he must first perform a supplication with an iguí and several things.
more, for in the city she was being hunted by a great danger.
The very vain one forgot the warning they had given her and flew off to the city.
The children of the city, who had never seen such a cute animal before, caught her with sticks to keep her as
trophy.
For that reason, there are no butterflies in the city.

peacock
All the birds held a meeting to find out who was the most powerful.
Eagle, Condor, Tiñosa and other great predators talked about their virtues.
Cotorra stated that she could talk like humans.
The mockingbird bragged about its beautiful song. But when it was Peacock's turn, it explained that its power
it was even greater, because if one of his eggs were thrown, it would sink the world.
The birds, suspicious of such a statement, agreed that a test needed to be conducted to
to know if what Pavorreal said was true.
Orula, who had been secretly listening to all of that, hung a basket from a tree and when
The peacock launched its destructive egg, it fell inside her.
The olúo ran to where Olofin was and told him what had happened.
Olofin called everyone to his presence and told them that although he had granted a great ashé to the peacock, this
He should always rely on Orula, who was his superior.

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