This book, the second in a trilogy of African creation & early mythology, starts where the 1992 African Studies Association African Children's Book Award Winner, THE ORIGIN OF LIFE ON EARTH ends. The narrative tells of humankind's loss of respect for life & its responsibilities, & of the calamities that befall civilization as a result. The story centers on the struggle of one Yoruban individual who attains awareness & ponders how to transmit his knowledge to others. Having lost respect for the natural world and all that it supports, the young people of Ife are consumed by their greed and laziness and almost destroy themselves