A Tale of Stubbornness, Separation, and Love by Chidi Ezeobi

1. Chidi E.O.Ezeobi Author

2. Chidi E.O.Ezeobi was born in Nigeria. He obtained early education in Nigeria. He attended Aguata High School, Aguata, and Anambra State, Nigeria. He migrated to the United States in 1996. He later obtained his AAS in Business Administration at Kingsborough Community College, New York, and BSC in Professional Management at Medgar Evers College, New York. He currently resides in Newark, New Jersey. He has published two poetry books, "Remind the World: Poem from Prison" and "Sledgehammer Sentence". And two Children's books, "The Forgotten Princess and The Shark" and " UDI And The Animals".

3. Here is a story under the title “The Forgotten Princess and The Shark” written by Chidi Ezeobi that can fill your heart with fondness. The remarkable point about the story is that the writer has distinctively focused on every tiny detail. It reflects the feeling of stubbornness, separation, and love. It’s a story of a princess who was born to a poor family in the land of Ulom Kingdom and her birth was prophetic. The king of that land was told by his wise-men, that she will rule his kingdom and will become the successor. The king thought the princess to be his daughter. However, year after year eleven male children were born to him and his queen in the hope of a daughter. When the twelfth male child was born, the king asked his wise-men, what went wrong? Why the princess has not taken birth as yet? All of them advised the king to marry again and assured him that he will get a daughter from his second wife. The king married again, but again he had 12 male children with his second queen. King became agitated and thought that his wise men are deceiving him and so he decided to kill them.

4. After killing all the wise-men, seven wise-women came to his land with seven gifts from a far country. They told the king that the princess has taken birth in the land of Ulom and they saw her from afar. After knowing about the birth of the princess who wasn’t his daughter, the king was angry, confused, and disturbed. He asked those seven wise-women to bring the princess to him as soon as they find her. At the behest of the king, seven wise-women left the land of Ulom with seven gifts to find the princess but never returned.

5. When the king realized wise-women had gone back to their land and will never return, he became furious and gave the order to kill all the newborn girl babies in the kingdom. A poor family, where the princess was actually born got distressed. To save the princess, her parents threw her into the river. There, she was saved by the shark that raised her in the ocean.

7. This is a summary of the book “The Forgotten Princess and The Shark” written by Chidi Ezeobi. He exhaustively explained the entire story. He is an enthusiastic writer and has written four books. Apart from this book, the list of books written by him includes Sledgehammer Sentence, Udi and the Animals: A Children’s Book, and Remind the World: Poems from Prison. Due to his attention-grabbing writings, he was even invited to be a part of a Poetry Interview and Reading Event hosted by Moonstone Arts Center in February 2020.