She Refused to Lift a Finger… Until Her Phone Addiction Destroyed Everything I African Folktales

many years ago in day there lived a hardworking man named Adiwali He was well known for his determination and perseverance From a young age he understood that success required hard work and consistency When he became a man he married a woman named Shadi hoping to build a prosperous future with her Shadi was beautiful with a graceful walk and a captivating smile But what Adiali did not realize was that she had no interest in hard work or responsibilities Eager to secure a good life for his family Adi started a provision store He stocked the shop with essential goods rice beans curry canned foods and household supplies He entrusted the daily operations to Shade since she was doing nothing but sitting at home believing she would run it efficiently However Shadi was not interested in managing the store She would wake up late leave customers waiting and sometimes short to shop just because she felt like sleeping When Adi questioned her she always had an excuse Either she was too tired feeling sick or claiming that business was slow Meanwhile she was just lazing around with her phone As time went on the shop began to fail the goods finished and instead of reinvesting the profits Shadi spent the money on data expensive fabrics unnecessary outings and lavish meals for herself When Adali discovered that the store was empty he was heartbroken His hard earned money was ruined and all because Shadi was too lazy to do the work required But Adali was not the type to give up With the little money he had left he decided to start a bull jay farm Since this particular business doesn't require staying around all day and so she will have time to sleep and operate her food he built a well structured pen and brought a good number of chickens He explained to Shadi how easy it was to take care of them feeding them twice a day giving them water and keeping the pen clean Once again he trusted her to manage the business while he focused on his job Unfortunately Shadi did not change She neglected the chickens sometimes forgetting to feed them for an entire day She was too lazy even sweep and to keep the place tidy So the pen remained dirty attracting diseases When the chickens began to die one after the other Adi investigated to see what was wrong He discovered that many had starved or fallen sick due to the filthy environment Within weeks the entire poultry farm collapsed Despite these failures Adi remained optimistic He was determined to set up his wife He doesn't believe in a full-time housewife He decided to venture into another business selling fabrics He traveled to Lagos to purchase highquality anara and lease materials bringing them back to Jabu to sell This time he was careful He was intentional about this particular business and made sure everything was well managed However he traveled for a 3 weeks company training and as he returned the business had once again fallen apart Shi had given out most of the fabrics on credit to her friends who never paid back She had also taken some for herself without accounting for them The money Adiwali had worked so hard to invest was gone again That was when he realized that no matter how many opportunities he created Shadi would always find a way to ruin them Do we still have women like this you have such a loving husband who is ready to open businesses for you and yet you are wasting away the money Anyway feeling defeated he stopped trying to establish Shade in any business He saved his money quietly and refused to tell Shade anything about his finances With patience and careful planning he was able to buy land and build a house By then the people of Ajabu they had noticed Shadi's lazy laziness Many women in the town whispered about how she had wasted her husband's money so many chances to be successful Some even used her as an example to warn their daughters about the dangers of laziness and irresponsibility As the years passed Adwani's patience vanished into thin air He had done everything possible to make his marriage work But Shadi refused to change She had spent her days sleeping gossiping and complained about the things she never put any effort into improving Whenever he tried to talk to her she would either ignore him or claim he was being too harsh One evening after a long day at work Adal returned home to find the house in complete disarray Defty plates were piled high up in the kitchen The sitting room was untidy Ashe she was lying on the couch carelessly scrolling through her phone Frustration boiled inside him He had enjoyed so much hoping that one day she would wake up and realize the damage she was causing But it never happened That night he made a decision He had sacrificed enough and he was tired of carrying the weight of the family alone while Shade did nothing but drag him backwards The next morning Adwali left for work without saying a word He did not respond to Shadi's casual greeting nor did he acknowledge her lazy stretch as she remained on the bed At work his mind was troubled He had built a life with Shadei Yet he felt like he had been living all alone these years That weekend he called the family meeting He invited his elder brother his uncle and a few elders from Shadi's side When everyone was gathered Adwalu spoke with a heavy heart He listed every business that Shadi had ruined Every chance she has wasted and every sacrifice he had made He explained that he was exhausted and he could no longer continue in a marriage where he was the only one making an effort Shal's family tried to plead on her behalf promising promising that she would change but Adiwali was unmoved He had the same promises many times before He had seen her pretend to be remorseful only to return to her careless ways after a few days The meeting ended with no real solution Adal was still undecided but he knew one thing He could not continue living the way he had been The weight of disappointment and frustration was becoming unbearable Something had to change and it had to change soon Shades sat alone after the family meeting Her mind racing with thoughts the whispers in town the disappointment in her husband's eyes and the shame of being called lazy all weighed down heavily on her For the first time she saw the future ahead of her one without a support without the comfort she had always taken for granted And the realization terrified her Determined to prove everyone wrong she woke up early the next morning surprising one day by preparing breakfast before he left for work She tidied up the house washed his clothes and even visited the market to buy fresh ingredients for dinner She imagined that they returning home and praising her efforts Maybe just maybe this will be enough to change his mind But by midday exhaustion had set in The dishes from breakfast still needed to be put away and the pile of laundry she had started now felt overwhelming She glanced at the neatly arranged room and sighed sinking into the couch and muttering "Tomorrow I will do better." The following days were a battle Some mornings she managed to wake up early But by afternoon the energy has faded and she has slipped right back into her old habits She told herself that small efforts were enough and that a diwali should at least see that she was trying But deep down she knew it wasn't enough Change required consistency and she had never stayed committed to anything that required real effort One evening Adi returned home to find the house in the same state he had always known Untidy dishes piled up and Shadi sprouch absent mindedly watching a Yoruba movie on her phone His eyes darkened with disappointment but he said nothing He had already accepted that she would never change Shi noticed the silence the way he barely looked at her anymore Fear gripped her but the weight of laziness was stronger Even when she told herself that she had to try harder the habit of comfort and ease always wor She had spent years avoiding hard work And now even with everything at stake she could not push herself beyond a few fleeting moments of effort Adi on his part withdrew more and more He barely spoke to her and the warmth that once existed between them faded into cold indifference And yet even as she sensed the distance growing she could not break free from the hold of laziness that had defined her life for so long How come she could not break free it puzzles me One evening after another long day of work Adi sat in the sitting room watching Shade do what she did best absolutely nothing She was called up on their bed phone in hand scrolling through gossip blogs Plates from breakfast and lunch still sat untouched in the sink and a pile of unfolded clothes lay in the corner of the room Adi sighed deeply and shook his head He had tried talking He had tried begging He had even tried ignoring her But nothing worked Then an idea struck him If Shade's biggest problem was the comfort of their matrimonial bed then he will take that comfort away That night while Shade snorred blissfully Adali quietly got up grabbed one end of the mattress and began dragging it towards the spare room Shade still half asleep stared slightly but didn't wake up It wasn't until Adi reached the doorway and her head bounced against the hard floor that she finally sat up Adi what are you doing she shouted rubbing her head I'm relocating your office but I'm lazy he said still pulling the mattress Sh blinked in disbelief My office which office the place where you spend all day doing nothing eating and scrolling on your phone That's your office and it's time to move it somewhere else Shy watched in in horror as Adwi dumped the mattress in the tiny stuffy storage room beside the kitchen You can't be serious How can I sleep here there's no fan no space and the kitchen smell will enter my nose she protested her eyes wide Adi dusted his hands Exactly Maybe if you stop sleeping all day you won't notice Shade stomped her foot but Adali ignored her and walked back to their bedroom locking the door behind him The next morning Shadi woke up feeling sore Sleeping on a thin mattress in a cramped room was nothing like the luxury she had been used to She stretched and groaned as her back achd But as she reached for her phone she realized something else Her charger was missing Adi," she screamed stoming out of the room "Where is my charger?" Adiwali calmly sipped his tea I kept it somewhere safe If you want it go and sweep the compound first Shad's jaw dropped What kind of wickedness is this oh it's not wickedness my dear wife It's called motivation Shade huffed and puffed but knowing that her phone was on lifeline she grudgingly picked up a broom and began sweeping It was the first time in years that she had done any household chores without being bked Satisfied with the progress Adali decided to push her further The next day he hid all her expensive wrappers and handbags "If you want them back wash the dirty clothes," he told her with a smack Shade groed Aha Dei you have turned into a tyrant's knee Even Aguero doesn't behave like this But with no choice she reluctantly did the laundry grumbling the entire time For the next few days Adi continued his operation He refused to give her food unless she cooked it herself He turned up the TV whenever he saw her watching movies instead of doing house chores One time he even switched up the Wi-Fi and Shadi fainted from the shock Dei you have to stop this This is oppression she wailed Call it whatever you like but at least now you know where the groom is For a while it seemed like his plan was working Shadi was waking up earlier The house looked cleaner and she even made an attempt to cook instead of ordering food everyday But the question remained would this change last or would her listeners find a way to return one morning just as Aniwal thought his plan was working he heard soft snoring coming from the sitting room He peaked in and found Shade sprawled out on the couch fast asleep with a halfeaten loaf of bread resting on her stomach Adi sighed I knew it Your laziness is imborn Determined not to let her slide he clapped his hands loudly Oya wake up madam I want to eat a for She groaned barely opening her eyes Adi just five more minutes No minutes If you don't get up now I'll pour water on you She knew Adiwali well enough to know that he wasn't bluffing She dragged herself off the couch dragging her feet as if she had just climbed a mountain Why don't we order this a for real roll you know I don't like stress That's the problem Shi you don't like stress But stress is part of life Now get dressed With great reluctance she changed into a boo boo yawning every 2 minutes When she got into the market the noise the crowd and the smell of fresh fish immediately overwhelmed her After an exhausting few hours she finally returned home could last into a chair like she had just completed a marathon Welcome home my darling Please I am famished Shade nodded weakly wiping the sweat from her forehead I hear you but can I at least have a little rest or maybe we hire a shook his head laughing in disbelief Ah Shi Shade laziness is in your blood He finally assisted her in the kitchen before he was able to eat by 8:00 p.m One fateful day when he returned from work at exactly 11:00 a.m his face was unusually serious Shi became concerned My hardworking husband this is quite unusual Is everything all right but they stood there for a moment his mind heavy I have been officially laid off from my job he declared his voice low The company laid me off We are finished and you don't have any business that will keep sustaining us till I get another job Shade froze her phone slipping from her hand She stared at him in disbelief What do you mean you've been sacked she asked You've always been the one bringing in money How are we going to survive now adi side sitting down next to her I don't know yet but we have to face reality We've been living beyond our means and now we don't have a steady income We need to be more careful Shad's mind raced Her comfortable lifestyle now hanging by thread She felt the weight of their situation As the days passed it became clear that they were in trouble The bills kept piling up and her dewari couldn't find another job so quickly They had no choice but to start selling things It began with the small things on used appliances some of Shad's excess clothing and a few old furniture pieces they had once spludged on But soon they were selling bigger things Shadi's beloved designer handbags the TV and even the microwave she had always adored Every sale was a blow to Shad's pride These weren't just possessions They were symbols of the comfort and the luxury that she had taken for granted But with each item they sold she could see the reality of their situation more clearly The laziness that had once ruled her life was no longer an option One day as they sold their last piece of furniture a beautiful carved wooden table that Shi had always cherished she realized just how deep in trouble they were She sat on the floor staring at the empty living room Adiwali I don't want to live like this anymore I can't just sit around waiting for things to get better I have to do something Adiwali who had been quietly observing her nodded It's about time you realized that Shade But the truth is we don't have a choice If we don't work together we'll lose everything Shadi looked at him Determination slowly replacing the hopelessness in her eyes Okay Adiwali I'm in I'll work I will stop being lazy but I need your help Adali smiled for the first time in days We will do it together Shade We're a team From that day on Shade took responsibility in ways she had never taken it before She learned how to budget how to cook more affordably and how to stretch every naira She started a small business of buying and selling and all these small catering jobs since she can now cook Though she struggled at first but she kept going driven by the harsh reality that her old ways would no longer work The struggle was long and there were days when she wanted to give up But the thought of losing everything and sinking into a life of poverty pushed her forward Slowly they started to recover a day while they found some freelance work and Shad's side business began to pick up It wasn't easy but the hardship they faced brought them closer than ever The luxury they had once known seemed so far away now but it didn't matter They had each other and that was enough to keep going They both began to settle into their new routine though it was far from easy One evening after a long day of working Adali came home to find Shadi sitting on the dining table surrounded by a pile of receipts a calculator and a notebook She was looking more serious than he had ever seen her "I've been thinking," she began looking off from the notes "We need to make a plan This isn't just about surviving We need to build something longterm If we don't start thinking about the future we'll be stuck in this cycle forever Adal leaned against the door frame surprised by the intensity in her voice What do you mean i mean we're working hard now but we have no savings If another emergency happens we'll be right back where we started We need to save a portion of everything we earn no matter how small And we need to find a way to grow our money Adiali was really impressed That's a good idea Shi I never thought about it that way For the next few weeks they began setting small goals and they set aside a small percentage of their earnings into a savings jar They both started to realize that it wasn't just about earning money but managing it wisely Every week they sat down together to review their progress But the most significant change wasn't just financial It was the shift in his wife's mindset Shade once a woman who couldn't imagine lifting a finger was now actively involved in every aspect of their survival She even began looking for new ways to grow their income helping Adiwali market his skills online and reaching out to local businesses who might need help with small projects One day as Adiwali returned from another successful job he found Shades smiling holding a letter in her hand "Look at this atali," she explained "I have been asked to cater for a small event next weekend They love the food I made for the neighbor's party." Adiwali beamed "That's fantastic," Shadi "See you're doing it You're really making this work." Shi grinned proud of herself "I guess I am." See how commission has turned the lazy woman into a business woman had tears Even though their journey wasn't easy it had taught them both something profound They had learned the true meaning of hard work of sacrifice and of teamwork And most importantly they had learned that laziness wasn't just a habit but it was a choice And as they looked towards the future they knew that whatever life threw their way they would face it together stronger than ever Months passed and things were finally beginning to look better for Adiwali and Shade They had worked hard made sacrifices and were slowly rebuilding their lives Their business ventures were growing and their savings were starting to accumulate But as Adi stood one morning looking at the successful woman Shahi had become he felt something shift inside him He had to come clean Adali waited for the perfect moment when they were sitting together in the small living room A rare moment of calm in the midst of their busy lives Shadi was sorting through some receipts when Adeali looked at her and said "Shade there's something I need to tell you." She stopped all she was doing her face filled with concern "What is it that the one?" she asked her voice soft "Dally took a deep breath his gaze blossing with hers." "I wasn't sacked," Shabi "I lied." "She couldn't believe her ears." "What do you mean you lied?" "You were not sacked how do we How did we end up like this?" she asked confusion and hurt flashing across her face Adiani smiled softly I wasn't fired Shi the truth is I took my annual leave so early so that we can work on your laziness Since I have tried everything and nothing worked I knew that tampering with your comfort will kill that demon of laziness And I am so proud that it did So my dear wife I am not sorry that I lied Shi could feel her heart swell with guilt For so long she had been lazy selfish and unappreciative of his sacrifices She had expected him to do everything while she lived a life of comfort and indulgence With tears in her eyes she reached out and held Adiwali's hand I am so sorry Adi I have been such a terrible wife I didn't see how hard you were working I didn't understand what you were going through I was selfish lazy and I took it for granted Now I understand that money is hard to come by I genuinely squeezed her hand His voice is warm but firm Shi I should have communicated better But the truth is you've changed I've seen you grow in ways I never thought possible You're not the same person who just wanted to lie around and do nothing You've stepped up in a way that I'm truly proud of Shades tears flowed freely now But this time they were tears of gratitude I promise you at Diwali I will never go back to being that lazy woman I understand now that life isn't about waiting for someone to do things for you It's about contributing sharing the load and being there for each other through tick and thin I will work hard for us for our future I won't be lazy again Adi smiled and put pulled her into a hug I know Shi I know We've both learned a lot and I am proud of you As they embraced Shi realized that she had learned one of the most important lessons of her life But laziness is not a luxury but a choice and a dangerous one at that Laziness wasn't just a habit It was a mindset that could steal the joy of life the sense of accomplishment and the happiness that comes from building something meaningful She was ready to work ready to face each new challenge and most importantly ready to be the kind of wife that I deserved They got all the things that they sold back and her husband opened a massive fabric shop for her which she appreciated and there was no cause for alarm as far as the business was concerned because shade had changed for good Our elders say even the chicken was scratched the ground before finding food which means that you must put in effort to achieve anything in life Thank you so much for watching and thank God that the laziness in Shadi was finally destroyed and they lived happily ever after If you enjoyed this video please like it and share it with a friend and watch this video on the screen next Until I bring you another amazing video take care and stay blessed