How a Firewood Girl Captured the Heart of a Prince Who Came Home to Marry Another Woman

queen stepped inside and looked around the small home. Her eyes moved over the clay pots, the drying clothes, the baskets of vegetables, and the old wooden bench near the wall.

She sat without being asked.

Mama Ngozi remained standing.

“Your daughter is young,” Queen Nenna said. “So maybe she does not understand how fire starts.”

Mama Ngozi swallowed.

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