Unedited 1900
Milkah
The gates was made out of pure gold that had a diameter of polls ofspread across 8 centimetres and 6 metres in hight.
The wall that surrounded the palace looked like it continued forever , however the height was also 6 metres.
This place screams extravagant!
I could hear drums and music from the inside but it sounded from deep inside the palace.
These people must be stinky rich. I can smell the wealth from outside.
"We have arrived inlaws we hope you could let us in." My uncle said to the grooms people that had accompanied us.
The traitors have left us and went on the other side, closer to the gate!
"She will have to wash her hands with chicken blood before she can enter. She has to kill the chicken by herself since she has already disrespected the royal family by riding the carriage up until now!" A man as old as my father said.
Are you kidding me!
Can't we use old blood from earlier today. I'm tired of killing chickens.
Yes I do eat them but I don't enjoy the process of slaughtering one!
The chicken I had slaughtered during the day, my brothers had helped me hold the wings, feet and neck. The only thing I needed to do was slit the throat, the rest was done by them.
What does he mean I have to do it by myself!
Is this old geyser crazy!
I'm scared!
Chickens peck the hell out of you when they feel threatened. I'm pretty sure the one they will give me will probably be those angry fighting roosters used in Mexican movies!
"So be it!" Said my uncle
Forget this! I'm not touching a chicken by myself!
"Nomathemba! I can't hold the chicken by myself, it scares me!" I told her in a panicked state.
"Melokuhle this is no time for jokes, kill the chicken and enter your husband's house. How can you be scared? You started slaughtering chickens 7 summers ago." She said cascading me
That was not me. That's what I wanted to say but she wouldn't believe me.
"Come Melokuhle, take the knife" my uncle said to me.
I walked slowly towards him and took hold of the knife. I then looked at my uncle with pleading eyes. I hope he could read my eyes , today I have turned into an eye communicatater.
The man looked at me for a second then said "Bring the chicken!"
He does not realise it but he just just nailed the final nail on my coffin.
A young man brought over a beast of a chicken!
I did say these people would take revenge on me!
The chicken was huge and it was flapping like crazy!
He had to tie down its chicken feet so that it would not go anywhere.
When he stood up straight I could see scratches around his arms that had blood on it.
He looked straight into my eyes then turned around and went to stand at the golden gates.
"Melokuhle slaughter the chicken so we can enter your in-laws house." Uncle told me
I with exaggerated wide eyes turned and looked at him. This man must be crazy if he thinks I'm getting close to that beast.
"Can't I get another chicken?" I asked in a winy voice.
What happened to olomthuthu(meek chickens)?
Those type of chickens where more docile then this one in front of my eyes, you could even make them into pets.
"No, we have to take what is given to us. If they see it fit to give you such a chicken then they want you to prove yourself in front of them. They want you to show them that you are fearless and brave." He said this with conviction, I guess he expected me to be proud or something.
"Be glad they did not give you a different type of animal, this is them showing their kindness to you. Come now! Do what you must" he said.
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