Things Fall Apart Chapter 11

Ekwefi tells Ezinma a story about a tortoise and some birds. Basically, he borrowed some of the feathers from the birds and ate the entire feast that the gods gave them. The birds got mad and took away his feathers. He fell to the ground, and that is the reason why a tortoise shell is bumpy. I think this story was stupid. It had nothing to do with the rest of the book, and it just took up space. Later on, Chielo comes to Okonkwo's hut and demands that Ezinma come with her. Ezinma is still sick, but Ekwefi agrees because Chielo is the priestess of the Oracle. After Chielo and Ezinma leave, Ekwefi follows them to all of the other nine villages to make sure that Ezinma is safe. She is worried what Chielo will do to Ezinma. Ekwefi is almost caught when Chielo says that someone is following her. Ekwefi increases her following distance and follows them to a cave. Okonkwo shows up and startles Ekwefi. Ekwefi says that she will go into the cave if she hears Ezinma crying. Later Chielo comes out with Ezinma and brings her back to the hut safe and sound. I think that Chielo is crazy. She runs around screaming things in the night and randomly takes people. I think she drank too much wine over her liftime.