 Àjàpá Àti Ìyá Alákàrà  Ọjọ Gbogbo Ni Ti Olè, Ọjọ Kan Ni Ti Olóhun  The Tortoise And The Fried Bean Fritter Seller  Every Day Is For The Thief, One Day For The Owner : Fried bean fritter is one of the popular snacks of the Yoruba people.  It is made from beans white or brown, the skin is removed, then grinded and seasoned before frying.  It can be eaten with other meals such as corn meal, soaked grated cassava flour or as snack.  Not everyone knows how to fry, hence people love those who knows how to fry the bean fritter.  Fried bean fritters is loved by both young and old.  The children have a song for it.Not only people love fried bean fritters, the tortoise do too, but he had no money to buy he can only see, his lips cannot taste.   The Tortoise then devised a scheme to provide fried bean fritters for himself and family.  He then devised a trick to frighten the fried bean fritter seller so that heshe will abandon her stuff.  He masked himself and taught his wife and children to hide under the bush shrubs.  As soon as the fried bean fritter seller begins to advertise, the tortoise will hop in front suddenly, while his family begin to sing fearful song.As planned by Tortoise, the fried bean fritter seller becomes fearful, abandon her tray and ran off, crying home.  The Tortoise and his family just come out of hiding to pick up the fried bean fritters left.  Yoruba proverb said A thief was caught once, heshe claimed never to have stolen, who showed himher the way?  The fried bean fritter sellers got home to her mum in tears to narrate her experience.  Her mother did not believe hence she fried more bean fritters for her daughter to sell the second and third day.   She still came home crying, so her mother decided to follow her, seeing the same experience they both took to their heels.  However, the mother went to report the incidents to the King and the elders.  The King then approached the Spirits for solution.  Osanyin the Spirit volunteered to solve the problem.According to Yoruba proverb Every day is for the thief, one day for the owner The mother and daughter in the company of Osanyin went to sell again, but took to their heels as soon as they sight the object of their fear.  The Tortoise and his family did the usual thing without knowing the Spirit of Osanyin was laying siege for the thieves.  As soon as the Tortoise brought out his head to enjoy the abandoned fried bean fritters, his head was pinned down with spiked wood by Osanyin till he died.  His family quickly took to their heels.  His corpse was taken to the King and the people who were very happy to see the end of the thief that was tormenting the economy of the town.  The King then rewarded Osanyin by declaring that henceforth, the Tortoise will be offered as sacrifice to the Osanyin.Lessons of this story are: greed does not pay; no matter how long it takes, the thief will be exposed; death is the reward for sin  the Tortoise lost his life for fried bean fritters. 