Awó Itana did paraldos for anyone who needed one without asking Orunmila, and the bad shadows clung to him. His twin Awó Ikuku — an Egun of the land of Yewá, who came out by the light of Shangó's candles — taught him the food of Oyá and the ram for Egun, and he improved. But his good heart took him back to it, and his brother carried him off to rest: it was the only way to end his suffering.
In the land of Pele Pele lived Awó Itana, who devoted himself to taking off the bad things and the shadow of the Egun buruku from anyone who needed it, doing paraldo for them — but without asking Orunmila whether he might. The bad shadows clung to him and he suffered aches and ailments he could not explain; even so, out of his good heart, he saw to everyone, with money or without. He had a twin brother who was an Egun, Awó Ikuku, who lived in the shadows of the land of Yewá, where everyone was covered in mariwó, and out of which they came by the light of the itanás that Shangó lit, to walk the world working for him.
Awó Ikuku, whenever he came from Ara Onú at Shangó's call, saw his brother's ruin and wept. One day, while Awó Itana was doing a paraldo, as he lit the candle he saw a shadow covered in mariwó come near, singing: it was his twin, who told him: «Brother, feed Yewá a fresh fish cooked with gofio and tomato, and set it in the drain of your house, so the shadows of this land and I may protect you; do it often, and give me a ram along with Shangó». Awó Itana did it all and his situation changed: his health improved and he became great in Pele Pele, the land of calm and rest. But before long he forgot the advice, and out of his good heart went back to taking on the great troubles of those people, and the same situation came back. One day, while he was doing a paraldo no other Awó would take on — and as always, without asking Orunmila — Awó Ikuku carried him off to rest, since it was the only way to end his suffering. That is why the Awó of this sign always asks Orunmila before marking an oparaldo.