This story took place a long time ago at a time when fire was scarce and only those who were very skilled at controlling fire had it whenever they wanted. Others who needed fire would go to such people to tap some fire from them.

There was a man named Kiigbo Kiigba who lived in a little village. He was a very hard-working farmer, but he was very stubborn.
This brought about his name in Yoruba which means one who does not hear nor accept since he neither listens to anybody nor considers anybody's suggestions.
The village was inhabited by both people and spirits, but to avoid disputes.

Olómúroro was a greedy monster who preyed on little children. He was not a good-looking creature but children did not seem scared of him because he sang so sweetly.
He would approach the children with songs and then take their food away.

There was a man who had two wives. The senior wife was called the Iyale while the junior wife was called the Iyawo. The senior wife, the Iyale was very mean to the Iyawo.
She made life very hard for the Iyawo such that the Iyawo never had enough food to feed her children or nice clothes to wear.
The nicer the Iyawo was, the meaner the Iyale became.

The devotees of the deity Oya consider it taboo to eat the buffalo.
This deity is believed to be the mother of all buffalos.

The devotees of the deity Oya consider it taboo to eat the buffalo.
This deity is believed to be the mother of all buffalos.

Many people do not know that in the Yoruba language the original Yoruba word for wife is ‘aya’ and not the commonly used ‘Iyawo’.
During the early years of the Yoruba people, the word Iyawo was not used when referring to a wife until an incident brought about its coinage and usage.
Let me tell you the origin of the Yoruba word Iyawo.

Ijapa (Tortoise) is content with the respect he commands from the animal community. Everyone appreciates his cunning ways and wisdom.
“Everyone, except that annoying arrogant Monkey”, he thought.
Ijapa was upset because Monkey had not responded in public to the traditional greeting,

The story about the origin of the Oloolu Masquerade

Aaye sold her beans together with the calabash to a man who wanted to do a ritual. She was glad to sell because the man gave her a huge sum of money.
Follow the story to know what happened to Aaye and Aigboran