AIYE-KO-OOTO
by
Entertains with sustainable development goal #6 for children
NOT A DROP
In Gbórò land kingdom, if surviving the Sub-Sahara Desert was not enough, there were environmental challenges added. The predicted invasion of locusts only increased anxieties, leading to public animal unrest.
In this season, Chief Priest Tortoise and other animals must battle water scarcity, bad weather conditions, misbehaviours, and poor community leadership. For that tiny chance to stay alive in this new kingdom, they may need new rules, a collective cause, and cooperation of all citizens. Surely, without a great leader, a great kingdom is at peril.
Genre: allegory, climate fiction, satire, historical.
My proud Nigerian voice is aiye-ko-ooto. I'm a playwright, poet, producer, and author of children, youth & adult fiction.
Cash Onadele (Aiye-ko-ooto ) is a Nigerian-American with over 122+ creative published works. Cash is a retired Systems Architect, turned playwright, poet, and a publisher of fiction, non-fiction and youth books. The BestSeller author returned to Nigeria to support its creative economy and build a unique brand of creative arts, on stage, TV, films & print. He taught creative writing (storytelling and poetry) at LABAF Lagos Books, arts festivals to secondary school students and young adults. He launched The Cultural Literary Hub (TCLH) for literary development to improve read-ability, write-ability and present-ability creative youth entrepreneurs. This literary hub offers participants scholarship opportunities, and incentives to upskill their creative competences. In 2025, he curated AYACHE Storytelling MasterClass Series for creative youth writers +1-469-236-1910 Alt: chief.onadele@gmail.com
When war broke out in Vietnam in the 1950's, an Intelligence Naval Captain recommended to his President. that United States should join that war For his intelligence and bravery in the line of duty he was awarded a medal of honor and promoted.
No one could predict the war's influence in the life and career of an unborn investigative writer, his own son.
Eni Ogun
Only one arrow, the conscience, runs through the crossroad of corruption, colonialism, and the crown.
Fabric of Affection
Beauty may ignite passion but what sustains it are strings sewn unseen, which binds like a knitting force between lovers.
She must prove if chastity is the will of the Supreme or imposition of a religious few imitating God of love!
This odyssey is bridled with disappointment, dissonance, and disputes, which is not without the long reach of powers, no one dares to ignore.
Willful ospreys’ fish in waters, no contest, but in a stagnant pond, a visiting fluttering dragonfly with desires to perch on the elegant lily must fight to rest. For before it arrived, there bountifully fed the scarlet beetles!
She took over reigns of his country as head of commonwealth. Now, he must protect his people against invaders of his nation.
He wasn’t only handicapped by his war disability but by the guilt of severed emotional connections and crossing the professional code of conduct.
Unfortunately, over the next decade, this stranger will learn that old truths remain relevant in love and prophesies are mysteriously intricate ingredients of destiny. If only he knew...
In actuality, life’s ironies and paradoxes are not ever predictable or as expected or planned.
Are unconnected clues to discover her murderer, her past, or himself?
Would the eagle be frustrated or catch the vulture’s powers who scavenge the carrion?
It appears shame gilds the sky of his hope. Where ends the career of a once-upon-a-time bestseller or would there be a halo around the moon?
Aiyeko-ooto in 50 poems explore 5 moods: Pains, Fears, Uncertainty Turmoil, and Tragedy. It is time to sail across centuries of black pain, hardship and injustices.
This is a theatre of deception. The ambitious youth are soon to understand that Nobody wants you to die, they just don’t want you to be free!
Allegory
It takes one creature with talent and moral virtue to change self, family and a nation.