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Harvests of Tears It was a hot afternoon. We had taken shelter under the tree in our compound from th
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As a young boy, excitement had begun to build inside my mind. My grandfather was the right person we
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“I shall be going back home my daughter,” my grandfather said. “When you feel lonely, you can come o
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Mother had told me that the fact that father ate the food showed she was free from any accusation co
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He began to speak slowly and in pain, and in an unusual manner. He said many things of his sorrows,
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As it was the tradition of our people for the living to inspect the dead before he or she could be b
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They sang, eulogizing my father as a hero. But I could hardly remember him to be one. By evening, whe
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That was not the news Mother needed at that moment. She could not in any condition sell her body, ne
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That was at least a sound reasoning. Mother lowered her face to the floor and sighed. Iremma stood u
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CHAPTER SIX Grandfather Died The mourning period ended one year after. The sackcloth had been removed
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Suddenly, Grandfather took ill a few months after the one-year period of mourning of his son. The si
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I was too little to understand anything. The thatching job was for boys and men much older than I a
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sticks which the previous year’s rain had destroyed. She was at the top, in the area of the inner ro
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Our rest did not last very long, before we went back to work. We steadily worked another session in
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being a fearless young boy, so I opened the door and saw my grandmother whom I love so much. She had
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CHAPTER NINE I Was Missing My Childhood I was rapidly growing and Mother loved it. It was a period of
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I was only increasing in size, but I was too young to catch up all that she wanted me to learn. Ther
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Mother stood up, hugged me and took my hands sluggishly. I was dragging her against her will. She we
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CHAPTER ELEVEN My New Khaki Short I was growing. Sometimes, my mind told me that Mother was too young
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I followed her without hesitation. We stopped at a shop where wares were sold. She priced almost all
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CHAPTER TWELVE The Proud Udodi One morning, I was coming home from the stream with a head load of my w
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I went out. Many thoughts came into my mind and troubled me. I reasoned that fighting Udodi back wou
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Neighbors heard angry voices and poured into our compound looking at everyone’s face in askance. Chi
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We were happy that she recovered and we resumed our farm work. Suddenly, Mother, too, got sick and t
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On one of those nights, Mother called me to her bed and told me she could not endure the pain anymor
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN Against All Odds There were tough and carefree days when Mother behaved as though she
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I pleaded her forgiveness and promised henceforth I would be a good son she would be proud of. I was
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Night of Story The moon had reached its full cycle and was bright in the sky. Its
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN Fallen Apart I thought that quarrel would not continue the day after I made up with Mo
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Mother Found Guilty My grandparents sent message across asking us to come for new ya
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‘Papa, I am deeply sorry that you have gotten it all wrong. You say things that have never really co
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Living for Tomorrow Many things came together to make me unhappy. I was into many tho
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I grew rapidly into a black, well-built and handsome man like my father but I had my Mother’s face.
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CHAPTER NINETEEN Leaving Home Mother knew she could survive without me around. My younger ones hav
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Mother talked to me like she would to her adult brother and held herself firmly. She did not drop te
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CHAPTER TWENTY Away from Home I soon settled down in my master’s house. For brief periods in those tim
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE The Pains of Motherhood I was happy at the end when my master finally allowed me to
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‘She has refused to eat anything since the last Eke market day,’ Mma whispered to me in her tears. ‘
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I looked at Obi, who kept stretching his legs and body wearily. Sleep still weighed heavily on his e
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Our mind ran into many things - our memories with her as a young hardworking mother, our mealtime an
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