Ọmụmụ okpu okpueze

Okpu okpueze bụ ụdị okpu a na-ejikarị eme biya, ihe ọṅụṅụ dị nro na condiments taa. Okpu karama a amarala ndị na-azụ ahịa nke oge a, mana mmadụ ole na ole maara na e nwere obere akụkọ na-atọ ụtọ gbasara usoro imepụta okpu karama a.
Onye na-ese ihe bụ mekaniki na United States. Otu ụbọchị, mgbe onye na-ese ihe si ọrụ lọta, ike gwụrụ ya, akpịrị na-akpọkwa ya nkụ, n'ihi ya, o buru otu karama mmiri soda. Ozugbo o meghere okpu ahụ, ọ nụrụ ísì dị iche iche, ma e nwere ihe na-acha ọcha na nsọtụ karama ahụ. Soda ahụ adịla njọ n'ihi na ọ dị oke ọkụ na okpu ahụ tọgbọrọ chakoo.
Na mgbakwunye na inwe nkụda mmụọ, nke a mekwara ka mkpụrụ ndụ ihe nketa ụmụ nwoke nke Painter kpalitere ozugbo. Ị nwere ike ịme okpu karama nwere akara dị mma na ọdịdị mara mma? O chere na ọtụtụ okpu karama n'oge ahụ nwere ụdị ịghasa, nke na-abụghị naanị na ọ na-esiri ya ike ime, kamakwa, a naghị emechi ya nke ọma, na mmanya ahụ na-emebi ngwa ngwa. Ya mere, ọ chịkọtara ihe dị ka okpu karama 3,000 iji mụọ ihe. Ọ bụ ezie na okpu bụ obere ihe, ọ na-arụsi ọrụ ike ime. Onye na-ese ihe, bụ onye na-enwetụbeghị ihe ọmụma banyere mkpuchi karama, nwere ihe mgbaru ọsọ doro anya, ma o chepụtaghị echiche dị mma nwa oge.
Otu ụbọchị, nwunye ahụ hụrụ na Painter dara mbà n’obi nke ukwuu, wee sị ya: “Echegbula onwe gị, ezigbo m, ị pụrụ ịgbalị ime okpu karama ahụ ka okpueze, wee pịa ya ala!”
Mgbe o gechara okwu nwunye ya, Painter yiri ka ọ nọ na-atụ egwu: “Ee! Gịnị mere na echeghị m ihe ahụ?” Ọ chọtara otu okpu karama ozugbo, kụgidere mpịachi gburugburu okpu karama ahụ, na okpu karama nke yiri okpueze ka e mepụtara. Mgbe ahụ, tinye okpu n'ọnụ karama ahụ, ma mesịa pịasie ike. Mgbe ulechara, a chọpụtara na okpu ahụ siri ike na akara ahụ dị mma karịa okpu mkpuchi gara aga.
A na-etinye okpu karama nke Painter mepụtara ngwa ngwa ma jiri ya mee ihe n'ọtụtụ ebe, ma ruo taa, "okpueze" ka dị n'ebe nile na ndụ anyị.