Spirits would gather around the village every once in a while. These spirits would serve as judge in case anyone had problems. For example, the spirits decided what Odukwe had to do when he faced his angry in laws. The villagers believed that the spirits were given the knowledge to lead the town and that they saw the future so they would trust in them and do whatever they told them to do.
The people also believed that stories were powerful. It was their tradition to tell stories to the young people so that they woul become wise when they were grown ups. The stories had a great message and they helped children understand how they had to behave in the village and how they had to conduct themselves towards the adults. Ekwefi's told Ezinma a story about a Tortoise and the birds. The Tortoise was greedy and wanted to outsmart the birds. At the end of the story the Tortoise ends up being defeated by the birds. This story has a great message because it teaches everyone not to take advantage of others, but this story can also be foreshadowing an event in Things Fall Apart .
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