Obi suddenly felt inflated. Its me, the city guy. Which parent would not be happy that a civilized young man from the city has come to his house to see his daughter? I mean, it would be a privilege, he said.
She was surprised at his words. She never knew he was this vain and pompous. Really? He nodded surely. He went on to tell her outlandish stories about himself and his life in the city.
He claimed that he had come to the village because he wanted to marry a beautiful, well-groomed girl and when he saw her yesterday, he knew she was the queen he had been searching for. Her eyes widened in surprise.
"Are you saying you want to marry me?" she asked.
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