Feeling death near, a wealthy man revealed all his secrets to his servant. He was a King and had three sons; the youngest was called Balogu.
Three days before dying, the King went with the servant to a place where they buried all his riches. He ordered him to keep silent before anyone: none of the sons would receive anything. He set aside only the money he thought he would need during his illness, plus some clothing.
After the father’s death, the firstborn searched everywhere for the riches and found nothing. The same happened to the second.
Power then passed to the oldest, who died. The same befell each brother, until the turn of the youngest came. Someone who had seen the others die for wanting to rule recommended that he go to Orunmila to be consulted.
The young man followed the advice. Orunmila performed the osode, this Ifá appeared and he ordered an ebbó, plus a whistle to call Eshu. He explained that the father had left a great fortune, that only a servant knew where it was, and that when he had finished the ebbó and the rogación he should go and look for that servant.
So he did. On finding him, the young man greeted him, asking for his blessing as one would from a father. The man answered that he was not one: the real father had died and he had only been his servant. The young man told him he was looking for him so that he would help him in governing.
The two settled in the father’s old house. There the young man invited the old man to sit at the table for lunch. The old man refused, but finally yielded. When supper time came, the young man invited him again. The old man, moved by so much consideration, disclosed the father’s secret to him.