The Awó Biamegbón shared out the five secrets of the coconut among his sons — Alafia, Oyekun, Eyeife, Etawé and Okana — keeping the last one for Adio Tootoó, the only one who never left him; when the father died, before the Obá and over his grave beside the wall, Adio Tootoó asked with the coconuts and every letter answered, handing him the inheritance by full right.
Prayer: Oshe Bile Ara Onu Roy Adifafun Tinshe Omo Okun Adio Adawe Biwegbon Orun Adiatoto Alakentu Otito.
Ebbó: earth from a wall, obi, ekú, epó, itaná, akukó, two yellow adié, opolopo owó.
In the city of Adio there lived an Awó named Biamegbón with his wife Jaga, and he had several sons: the first born he named Adio Tootoó (the oldest of Adio); the second, Adamegbón (the one who breaks the coconut); the third, Alakenta (the one who reads the coconut best); the fourth, Alakesí (the one who raises the most doubt in the coconut). In his house there also lived several foster children who said they were his sons.
This Awó had been given the ashé of Olordumare to be the owner of the secrets of the coconut and to read by them, and he placed the power of the Odù under his sons so they would serve him for divination. He gathered them one by one and handed each of them a secret: to the first, the greatest secret of the coconut, which he called Peace and Happiness, Alafia, with the power of Eyiogbe (the four white sides confirm the answer); to the second, the secret of the death of the coconut, which he called Oyekun, the dark sign, with the power of Oyekun Meyi (the four dark sides deny the answer); to the third, the secret of the fairness of the coconut, the balance of Meyife (two white and two dark confirm exactly what is true), with the power of six Odù: Iwori, Odi, Iroso, Ojuani, Oshé and Ofun; to the fourth, the secret of the vanity of the coconut, which deceives and therefore both saves and kills, which he called Etawé — to know whether it saves or kills you have to ask again — with the power of four Odù: Ogunda, Osa, Otura and Irete.
He kept the last secret for himself when he saw that all his blood sons except Adio Tootoó left for foreign lands as soon as they had learned. And he taught Adio Tootoó the last secret and all the emblems: «the only one that denies everything, Okana» (three dark and one white deny the question completely).
Years went by, and while Adio Tootoó was traveling in the city of Ekirun, his father died suddenly, and the foster children began to claim the inheritance, which was surrounded by a wall Biamegbón had raised to defend his property; at the foot of that wall he was buried. When the news reached Adio Tootoó, he set out for Adio and asked the Obá to serve as judge, since he had the secret to prove he was the lawful first born.
The Obá called the claimants together beside the wall. Adio Tootoó asked the supposed sons what proof they had, and they could not show anything. Then he took four coconuts from his apó and, turning to his father's grave, prayed: «If you really are Biamegbón resting there, answer me with the sign of death you taught me: the four dark ones». He threw, and everyone was amazed when the four dark ones fell. He prayed again: «Do you recognize these men who say they are your sons? If you do not recognize them, answer me with Okana, the flat no». He threw, and Okana fell, and the supposed sons were ruled out. He prayed once more: «Do you recognize me as Adio Tootoó, your beloved son? Answer me with Alafia, the emblem of who I am». And the four white ones fell. Then he asked whether he was the lawful owner of the inheritance, asking for the sign of fairness, Meyife, and two dark and two white fell: they handed him the inheritance by full right.
Last of all he asked whether his brothers would come back one day to claim their share, and Etawé came out; he asked again and Etawé came out again, confirming that they might. And so it happened: years later they came to make their claim, each one wanting to be the eldest, but the power of Adio Tootoó stood firm through Alafia, which is the greatest of them all.