A story where a king fathered a child with a peasant and hid the child to protect his reputation. Years later, widespread famine struck the kingdom. Orunmila, divining Ogbè Ìrosùn, revealed that the famine was caused by the 'denial of the blood.' When the king publicly acknowledged the child (bringing the blood into the light), the rains returned.
A powerful king had a son with a peasant woman but hid the child to protect his royal reputation. As the child grew in secret, the kingdom began to suffer from a lack of rain and failing crops. No one could explain the famine until the King consulted Orunmila. Orunmila cast Ogbè Ìrosùn and spoke of a 'hidden light' and 'denied blood' that was choking the land. Realizing his error, the King brought his son to the palace and acknowledged him before the people. Immediately, the skies opened and the rains returned.