with his gun.
             Okonkwo is not a good hunter. Ekwefi mutters a snide remark about "guns that never
             shot." In a fit of fury he shoots the gun at her, but misses.
             The annual wrestling contest comes the day after the feast. Ekwefi in particular enjoys the
             contest because Okonkwo won her heart when he defeated the Cat. He was too poor to
             pay her bride-price then. She later ran away from her husband to be with him. Ezinma,
             Ekwefi's only child, takes a bowl of food to her father's hut. Obiageli, the daughter of
             Okonkwo's first wife is already there, waiting for him to finish the meal she has brought
             him. After Ezinma, the daughter of Okonkwo's third wife,Nkechi, brings a meal to him.
             Okonkwo is very fond of Ezinma because she looks like Ekwefi, who was once the village
             beauty. He rarely demonstrates his affection.
             Boys of fifteen and sixteen wrestle first. Maduka, the son of Okonkwo's friend, Obierika,
             wins one match within seconds. Chielo, the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle, asks Ekwefi
             about Ezinma, whom she calls "my daughter." She is good friends with
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