Sibi’s Adventures in Alahtene

Mary Fosi Mbantenkhu

Description

Meet Sibi, a vivacious, smart, and audacious girl who leaves the comforts of her coastal town and parents to live with Ndih, her granny in the village of Alahtene. Sibi’s integration into village life is swift and adventurous, aided by the ever-soothing supervision of her equally gallant grandmother and teenage uncle, Ajuenekoh. Recounted from the first person, we follow Sibi’s adventures in school, church, neighbourhoods, the rivers, hills and forests of Alahtene, its buzzy market and most significantly, around Ndih’s fireside. Set in the early 1960s, Sibi’s Adventures in Alahtene bubbles with dozens of breathtaking stories about the intrigues of adult life and childhood in a rural community rapidly integrating into a newly formed African country.

Sujets

• Short Stories
• Fiction
• Children's Literature
• LITERATURE
• Forthcoming
• Children's literature
• Short story

Informations

• Publié par: Jude
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781942876984
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

Extrait

Sibi’s Adventures in Alahtene

Sibi’s Adventures in Alahtene

Mary Fosi Mbantenku

S p e a r s B o o k s Dévé, Côôàô

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Nô à ô ŝ ubcàô ày bé éôucé, ŝbué, ô àŝé  ày ô ô by ày éàŝ, cug ôôcôyg, écôg, ô ôé éécôc ô écàcà éôŝ, wôu é ô wé éŝŝô ô é ubŝé, éxcé  é càŝé ô bé quôàôŝ ébôé  ccà évéwŝ à céà ôé ôcôécà uŝéŝ éé by côyg àw. ô éŝŝô équéŝŝ, wé ô é ubŝé, àéŝŝé “Aéô: Péŝŝôŝ Côôàô,” à é àéŝŝ àbôvé.

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Contents

Càé 1 he Journey

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Càé 2 Alabukum and Alatene

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Càé 3 Ndi Magrebong’s Neigbours15

Càé 4 he Village Head19

Càé 5 A Community Grinding Mill

Càé 6 he Village Market

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Càé 7 Ndi Magrebong’s hree Friends

Càé 8 Activities in Ndi’s Home

Càé 9 Domestic Cores

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Càé 10 Harvests from te Wild

Càé 11 Hunting and Fising

Càé 12 Entertainment at Ndi’s

Càé 13 Ndi’s “Court”

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Càé 14 Village Festivities

Càé 15 Sad Events

Càé 16 Strangers154

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Càé 17 Bad Weater and Ndi’s Bravery

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Gossary o Terms163 Sîgns, Wîse Sayîngs and Common Aatene Proverbs165

Acknowedgement

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1

THE JOURNEY

y àéà gàôé, N Màgébôg, uŝ àvé M béé àbôu Ity-Ivé yéàŝ ô wé ŝé bégà ôŝg é éyéŝg. Sé évéôé wà ï càé ô ôw àé  é àŝ càààc  bô éyéŝ. hŝ àé é vŝô bué. Sé côu écôgzé éôé ô àà bu ôcé ôbjécŝ wéé véy côŝé ô é, ŝé wôu ŝéé juŝ à buy ô. N wàŝ à ééé wôà. Sé wàé ô côué ôg à é gŝ ŝé à àwàyŝ ôé éŝé é vŝuà àcà. ï wàŝ àbôu Ivé yéàŝ ô wé ï vŝé y gàôé ô é Iŝ é à wé ï ué ŝx, ï ô y àéŝ ï wàé ô vé w gàôé ô Nàŝ ŝé wàŝ ôy càé. My àé wàŝ é by é éwŝ, bu y ôé écévé  w xé éégŝ. “Sb, ôw cà à  é yôu gô ô ŝày w gàôé? Sé ééŝ ŝôéôé bggé à ôé wô cà àŝŝŝ é w ôuŝé côéŝ à ô à  é yôu,” ŝé ŝà. ï ŝàé cyg à ŝà à ï ôvé N à wàé ô vé w é. hŝ wàŝ 1961, é yéà ï ŝàé ày ŝcôô, à éw ôŝ àté é ééécé ô y côuy. ï wàŝ bô  é côàŝà ôw ô Aô bu y gàà

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M a r y F o s i M b a n t e n k h u

vé  é ŝàvàà vàgé ô Aàéé. hé jôuéy ô N’ŝ ôé  Aàéé ŝàé à àbôu 5 à.. à ôô à wôé ày by ôy  é côày ô y àé. Môŝ ô é ôéŝ à é buŝy ôô à à Làŝy côôuŝ à àéŝ ŝuc àŝ Man no Rest,God’s Tîme îs te Best,Money Hardà ŝô ô. My à à u côŝéGod’s Tîme îs te Bestô y à à ï. Dug é , ï àŝé y à wy é à côŝéGod’s tîme îs te Bestà é éxàé à  wàŝ bécàuŝé  ŝuéy à Gô’ŝ ôécô àgàŝ àccéŝ. Evé ôug à bô ôcé ŝé é ôy ŝàé: “Nô vôg; Nô àg ô é vé”, ày àŝŝégéŝ ŝ vôé ŝé é ôy ug é ôg jôuéy. Pàŝŝégéŝ écôué àuŝg ŝôéŝ à ŝôé ô é ŝôué véy gég. ï ŝé ôug à ô é jôuéy. hé ôà wàŝ véy àôw, à ô ôé vécé càé ô é ôôŝé écô. ï wôu àé éà wé ï géw u à  wàŝ à ôé-wày ôà à ô céà àyŝ ô é wéé, vécéŝ ôvé ôy  ôé écô à ô ôéŝ, éy ôvé  é ôôŝé écô. héé wéé ôwévé ŝôŝ wéé é vé- céŝ àé à àŝŝégéŝ càé ôu ô é vécéŝ ô ŝéc é ug égŝ, buy uŝ, côcôuŝ, ôàŝé ààŝ, côcôyàŝ, cô, ô ô cô ô ô béàŝ à jôô cé. Wé wé àvé N Màgébôg’ŝ ôé àé  é évég, éxàuŝé à ugy àté é jôuéy ô é uŝy à buy ôà, ŝé wécôé uŝ w à bôà ŝé, wé ôé wà àŝ à ŝcéàg ôu y àé “Sb, Sb”. Sé vé w y yôugéŝ ucé wô ày àvé béé àbôu éévé yéàŝ ô à é é. Hŝ àé wàŝ Ajuééô. Hé ôô wàŝ vŝby ày ô ŝéé bô ô uŝ bécàuŝé y à, wé côg ô é côàŝ, uŝuày bôug ŝôé béà, é Iŝ, à côcôuŝ. Ajuééô’ŝ ôé wô ŝbgŝ wéé wôg  é