Luke Kita is a short and fat 20-year-old young man. His parents, Obed
and Elizabeth Kita, have 6 daughters and one son. The girls are Anne,
Rosaline, Grace, Cecilia, Terri and Josephine. Luke does little work
around the house and his father complains. This gives him sleepless
nights.
Obed says all of Luke's agemates are married so Luke tells him of his
love for Lovette Agada, a city girl. Obed hates all city girls but
Luke's mother and sisters support Luke. Obed says Luke can't marry a
city girl as long as he lives in the house.
Luke goes to the city and lives with Lovette's family. Mr Agada
doesn't collect rent from him and eventually gives him Lovette without
requesting a bride price. Luke passes his exams and gets a well-paying
job as a clerk in the city.
Two years later, Luke returns to the village with Lovette.
Surprisingly, Obed has mellowed and gives no opposition. Maybe the
thought that city girls would demand higher bride prices than rural
girls was responsible for his earlier opposition. Now that Lovette has
cost him no kobo, he is happy. Luke and Lovette plan to build a new
building from their savings in the city. Through the couple, Obed's
two dreams (a grandchild and a story building in the village) will be
realised.
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