taken to the chief, someone would die because of the witchcraft belief.

"But you must send it," said Chief Edem. "If you do not send it, he will
make war on us."

"Very well," said Mary, "I will send it. But I know there will be much
trouble."

So he took the banana plant to Chief Njiri. When he received it, he and
his warriors went to the village which he thought was working witchcraft
against him. He made all the people of the village come to him. In great
fear they came.

"Every one of you must swear that you did not make that bad medicine
against me. I am going to find out who is working that witchcraft to hurt
me."

All the people of the village swore they had not done it.

"I am going to take one of your finest young men with me. If I find that
you have told me a lie, I will kill him."

Njiri's warriors captured a young man and took him along. If the villagers
had tried to rescue him, he would have been killed, and many of them would
have been killed also. They sent a man to Mary.

"Ma," said the man, "please help us. Please get Njiri to free Kolu."

"I don't like to have anything to do with Njiri. He is very wicked. But I
will go and try to get Kolu free."