The Woman Who Would Be King
September 19, 2009
When Peggielene Bartels of Silver Spring, Maryland was woken by a 4am phone call, she heard words no American woman ever expects to hear; “You have been named King!” It was explained to her that her uncle, the king of Otuan (population 7,000) in Ghana, Africa had passed away. A ritual involving praying and pouring schnapps on the ground by the town elders revealed she was destined to be the new ruler. Female kings are rare but (apparently) not completely unheard of. While the job is a high honor, it does not pay well. Therefore, Bartels will retain her job, condo, and 1992 Honda in the U.S. while using vacation time to occasionally travel to her kingdom. click here for limerick
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