Inside the matron’s office, a few moments later, he listened
bewildered as another hard woman told him a strange story, and an
even longer tale, that had nothing at all to do with his simple and
orderly world, and made no sense whatsoever.
“You say it is not sick?” he asked her confounded.
“It’s perfectly normal,” the Day Matron assured him.
“And it is not bewitched?”
“It’s not witchcraft.”
“Why is it … different?” He asked her.
“Why?” she asked, exasperated. “Because it is different.”
bewildered as another hard woman told him a strange story, and an
even longer tale, that had nothing at all to do with his simple and
orderly world, and made no sense whatsoever.
“You say it is not sick?” he asked her confounded.
“It’s perfectly normal,” the Day Matron assured him.
“And it is not bewitched?”
“It’s not witchcraft.”
“Why is it … different?” He asked her.
“Why?” she asked, exasperated. “Because it is different.”
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| With a lot of humour, the author tells us how the community reacts to this strange baby, and how Tomei seeks the advice of a medicine man, who is not entirely loyal to him. |
| The Boy Gift hm books 2007 ISBN 978-1-84728-471-6 |
| Toma Tomei wants to become chief of his clan. But the father of nine daughters has a chance to achieve his aim only if he has a son. So he has great hopes when his wife gives birth to their tenth child. The next morning he is shown his baby – it’s a boy, but ... |
| The Boy Gift by Meja Mwangi |
The Boy Gift
