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.
Rezo: Oshe Bile Ara Onu Roy Adifafun Tinshe Omo Okun Adio Adawe Biwegbon Orun Adiatoto Alakentu Otito.
Ebbó: earth from a wall, obi, ekú and epó, itaná, akukó, two yellow adié and opolopo owó.
Biamegbón was an Awó and lived in the city of Adio with Jaga, his wife. Several children were born to them there. The eldest he named Adio Tootoó, which means the oldest one of Adio; the next one, Adamegbón, the one who breaks the coconut; the third was Alakenta, the one who chips the coconut the most, and the fourth Alakesí, the one who creates the most doubt in the coconut. Under the same roof other boys were also being raised, foster sons who called themselves his sons.
From Olordumare this Awó had received the ashé that made him owner of the secrets of the coconut and let him divine with them; the power of the Odù he shared out among his sons, so that divination would rest on them.
He called each one aside and put a secret in his hands. The first got the greatest of the coconut ones, which he named Peace and Happiness, Alafia, backed by Eyiogbe: when the four whites come out, the answer is confirmed. To the second he gave the death of the coconut, which he named Oyekun, a dark sign, backed by Oyekun Meyi: the four darks deny what is asked. To the third, the one of fairness, which is the balance of Meyife — two whites and two darks confirm exactly what is true —, held up by six Odù: Iwori, Odi, Iroso, Ojuani, Oshé and Ofun. To the fourth he handed the vanity of the coconut, which deceives and for that very reason saves and kills: he called it Etawé, and with it you have to ask again to know if it saves or if it kills; four Odù back it: Ogunda, Osa, Otura and Irete.
With the last secret it was different: he kept it, because he saw that his blood sons, except Adio Tootoó, went abroad as soon as they learned. To Adio Tootoó he did teach that final secret and all the emblems: the only one that denies everything, Okana, in which three darks and one white deny the question completely.
Years went by. A trip took Adio Tootoó to the city of Ekirun, and there he was caught by the sudden death of his father. The foster sons wasted no time and came out to claim the inheritance, closed in by the wall Biamegbón had raised to defend his property and at whose foot he was buried. As soon as the news reached him, Adio Tootoó set out for Adio and asked the Obá to act as judge, because he held the secret with which he would prove he was the legitimate firstborn.
With the parties called together at the foot of the wall, Adio Tootoó faced those who said they were sons and demanded their proof; none of them could hold up anything. He then took four coconuts out of his apó, turned toward his father's grave and prayed: "If you really are Biamegbón, resting there, answer me with the sign of death that you taught me: the four darks." He threw them, and everyone was amazed when the four darks fell. He picked up the coconuts and turned again to the dead man: "Do you recognize as your sons these men who say they are? If you do not recognize them, answer me with Okana, the flat denial." Okana came out, and with that the supposed sons were left out. Once more he spoke to his father: "Do you recognize me as Adio Tootoó, your beloved son? Answer me with Alafia, the emblem of my person." The four whites fell. It was still left to know whether the inheritance was his: he asked for the sign of fairness, Meyife, and two darks and two whites came out. The inheritance was handed to him with full right.
Last of all, he wanted to know if his brothers would ever come back for their share. Etawé came out; he repeated the question and Etawé came out again, so the possibility was confirmed. And that is how it went: years later they came back to claim, each one pretending to be the eldest, but Alafia, which is the greatest of all, upheld the power of Adio Tootoó.