1The cry of the hyena
Accused of eating her brothers' young, the hyena made ebbó and, with cunning, got Olofin to let her live and eat in the bush. That is where her cry comes from: «Iwori Meyi spoke for me».
A woman had four different children: the chicken, the goat, the ram and the hyena. As an adult, the hyena did not like eating grass the way her brothers did, and she started eating the young of the others. When she was accused, she denied it, and the goat and the ram went to Olofin, who called a meeting in three days to kill her.
The hyena went to see Orunmila, who saw Iwori Meyi for her and marked an ebbó: to go to the bush, raise three mounds of sand, plant a yam in each one and give them a chicken; out of the three, only two would sprout, and then she was to accuse the goat and the ram of digging up her yam. She did it; Olofin sent people to check and, since one yam was missing, he ruled in favor of the hyena.
Olofin allowed her to eat the young of the goat and the ram if she found them, but from then on she would live in the bush. In triumph, the hyena cried out: «Iwori Meyi ko de mo numi» —«Iwori Meyi spoke for me»—, and that is her cry to this day.
2The bear, the enemy inside the house
The bear lived with Orunmila and ran his errands, but out of laziness and disloyalty he ruined his work. Sent to drop off an ebbó, he disobeyed, crossed a rotten bridge and drowned.
The bear lived in Orunmila's house: he took the ebbó away, swept and helped, but he was still his enemy. Out of laziness or for fun he did the errands badly —he listened at the door, spilled water on the visitors, took the ebbó to the bush instead of the river— and the clients began to complain that their things were not working out.
Orunmila did an osode for himself, saw this Ifá —which warned him not to keep anyone living in his house— and, suspicious, sent the bear to drop an ebbó at the river bank, without crossing to the other side. The little bridge was rotten and would not hold his weight.
Going against what Orunmila said, the bear crossed the bridge; when he reached the middle it gave way, and the bear fell into the river and drowned. That is how Orunmila got rid of his enemy and the ebbó reached its destination. The enemy was inside his own house and was taking advantage of his friendship.
3The three wives of Orunmila
Iwori Meyi had three wives who one day agreed among themselves and left him. Olofin put his ashé inside four musicians and, when the music played, his three strokes of luck came back.
Iwori Meyi had a lot of money and spent a lot, and he came to have three wives. One day the three of them agreed among themselves and left him, walking out of the house.
He went to see Olofin, who told him: «bring four musicians, three she-goats and plenty of yam, and let us see if this gets fixed». Olofin made ebbó, put his ashé inside the musicians and handed them over. When the music started in the house, the three women appeared: first Irede, then Aye (joy) and then Oyo (the dance).
So, by the grace of Olofin, Iwori Meyi got his three strokes of luck back. This Ifá speaks of three protections that will pull away from him if he does not take care of them: each one does one thing, and the three complete each other.
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5Where a woman's menstruation was born🔒 Babalawo
6The goat and the hyena🔒 Babalawo
7When Elegba had to make Ifá🔒 Babalawo
8Koriko, the son of the hyena🔒 Babalawo
9The children of Orunmila (the adele)🔒 Babalawo
10The cat marks Iwori Meyi (Orunmila with no strength in his hands)🔒 Babalawo
11The private part on the forehead🔒 Babalawo
12The bear secretary who stole the young🔒 Babalawo
13When they accused Olokun (every river ends in the sea)🔒 Babalawo
14The complaint against the coconut🔒 Babalawo
15When Orunmila was going to Ara Onú🔒 Babalawo
16When Orunmila spoke with the hole (the country and the city)🔒 Babalawo
17When Yemayá ruled the world🔒 Babalawo
18Where Shangó was crowned and crowned his son🔒 Babalawo
19When they gave Orunmila a job (the town's diviner)🔒 Babalawo
20The illness of Opakere🔒 Babalawo
21The wedding of Iwori Meyi and the daughter of Olofin🔒 Babalawo
22When Ode killed the jutía🔒 Babalawo
23The wealth that does not last🔒 Babalawo
24The king of the jungle🔒 Babalawo
25When the obo had nowhere to stay🔒 Babalawo
26The dog and the rich family🔒 Babalawo
27Why the ceremonies of Ifá begin and end with Olokun🔒 Babalawo
28Kokorioko, the son of the king🔒 Babalawo