Pangs Of Sorrow - A Story

Sorry for not being too consistent on story writing because i've been trying my hands on poetry. Take a look at this story which needs your critiques because i need to know if it worked or not. This part contains chapters 1 and 2. Thanks.

Meaning of some words
tufia- Godb forbid



CHAPTER 1

"Kum, Kum, Kum" the gong sounded as the towncrier hit it with his stick made from hard wood called acacia. This was done to get the attention of the poeple to the news he intended to deliver. The duty of the towncrier was to pass information and this duty was handed down from generation to generation and the current bearer was Akin. He was known for the preciseness with which he hit the gong and the swiftness of his movements.
"Kum, Kum, Kum" it sounded again and he proceeded to deliver his message from the village heads- this was the only system of message delivery. " My people, the king has asked me to inform you that there will be an emergency meeting at the village square tomorrow first thing in the morning as soon as the cock crows. He wants us all to be in attendance" He ended his speech and resumed the hitting of the gong even as he moved from compound to compound and round the entire village.
The reason for the meeting was not madeknown to the villagers but rumours were making rounds that it was to inform them of an impending disaster. This information was from Ami, the village gossip as she was fondly called because she was aware of every happening beforehand although her source remained a secret. The people of Abiri village could only hope and pray that nothing bad happened.
It was already evening and traders were returning from the markets and farmers, their farms. Children were being called home by their mothers - the girls to join in the kitchen were the evening meal was cooked and the boys to get water from the stream. Sounds of wooden mortar and pestle were heared as women prepared food for their families.


CHAPTER 2

The following morning as early as it were, the village square was filled with teeming numbers of men, women, boys and girls all anxious to hear what the news was. As custom demanded, the praise singers announced the arrival of the king, head of the village and also the oldest man, Chief Ayam. He was accompanied by the council of chiefs made up of five title-holding chiefs. After sitting, the king began.
"Great people of Abiri kingdom, i greet you all. Our fathers say a man with fire in his hands has no time for pleasantries, I will go straight to the point"
He explained that Ama, a neigbouring community had breached the peace that lon-existed among them.
"As I am speaking to you right now they are cultivating yam on our land" At this point murmurs and shout of Tufia! came from the crowd. When order was restored, the kigg continued.
"Also, they have challenged us to a fight and you know that a child which says his mother will not sleep, he too will not sleep. They have broken the things that held us together and we must fight"
"Yes, we must" the crowd shouted.
"Every one of you should go back home amd fortify yourselves. Take your wives and children away to return after yhe war. May the spirit of our fathers be with you"
With this everyone left the square. This news brought mixed feelings, some were happy and others sorowful especially the women. Amongst the women who were crying was Mrs. Chinwe and there was a reason for this.

This is a fairly good concept, and you've managed not to make it boring. The chapters are a bit short, though, but you manage to put something interesting into them. That being said...

You have some serious problems about punctuation. Note that whenever you have dialogue of some sort, it must end in punctuation.
Thus:

"Kum, Kum, Kum"

Would be "Kum Kum Kum,"
Also, if it's a sound, don't capitalize it, unless it's the name of an entity that symbolizes the sound.

"Great people of Abiri kingdom, i greet you all. Our fathers say a man with fire in his hands has no time for pleasantries, I will go straight to the point"

Would have a period before the last '"'. Also, you need to capitalize that I.

There are a couple of instances where you forgot to put commas. Remember that it's better to have one extra comma than to have too few.
Like here:

The reason for the meeting was not madeknown to the villagers but rumours were making rounds that it was to inform them of an impending disaster.

Made known, rumors, and a comma after but.

With this everyone left the square. This news brought mixed feelings, some were happy and others sorowful especially the women. Amongst the women who were crying was Mrs. Chinwe and there was a reason for this.

This makes me wince. One, you shouldn't tell us what they feel. You need to show us what they feel, putting description into their actions, their tears, any frustration. Also, you spelled sorrowful incorrectly. There needs to be a comma after it. And this is the end of the chapter, right? Why don't you tell us what the reason is, and not that there is a reason? It can really improve your writing.

Alright here. Some things I saw, so lets get started.

There were a lot of spelling typos throughout this whole piece. A good idea is to read over a piece of work at least twice before posting so you can catch those typos. One typo was this:

When order was restored, the kigg continued.

It's a simple word that has been mispelled. It happens many more times throughout the piece. Read back over it, and you will find them.

Another thing is that you did not use proper punctuation in the dialouge.

"Great people of Abiri kingdom, i greet you all. Our fathers say a man with fire in his hands has no time for pleasantries, I will go straight to the point"

For example, in this line, there needs to be a period after the last word.

PM me if you have any questions or need any help.