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Writer: Violet Otieno
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Illustration: Catherine Groenewald
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© African Storybook Initiative, 2015
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Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father. |
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They looked forward to the holidays. |
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Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their grandmother. |
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She lived in a fishing village near a large lake. |
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Odongo and Apiyo were excited because it was time to visit their grandmother again. |
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The night before, they packed their bags and got ready for the long journey to her village. |
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They could not sleep and talked the whole night about the holiday. |
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Early the next morning, they left for the village in their father's car. |
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They drove past mountains, wild animals and tea plantations. |
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They counted cars and sang songs. |
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After a while, the children were tired and fell asleep. |
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Father woke up Odongo and Apiyo as they arrived in the village. |
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They found Nyar-Kanyada, their grandmother, resting on a mat under a tree. |
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Nyar-Kanyada in Luo, means 'daughter of the people of Kanyada'. |
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She was a strong and beautiful woman. |
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Nyar-Kanyada welcomed them into the house and danced around the room singing with joy. |
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Her grandchildren were excited to give her the presents they brought from the city. |
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"First open my gift," said Odongo. |
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"No, my gift first!" said Apiyo. |
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After she opened the presents, Nyar-Kanyada blessed her grandchildren in a traditional way. |
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Then Odongo and Apiyo went outside. |
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They chased butterflies and birds. |
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They climbed trees and splashed in the water of the lake. |
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When it was dark they returned to the house for dinner. |
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Before they could finish eating, they were falling asleep! |
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The next day, the children's father drove back to the city leaving them with Nyar-Kanyada. |
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Odongo and Apiyo helped their grandmother with household chores. |
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They fetched water and firewood. |
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They collected eggs from the chickens and picked greens from the garden. |
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Nyar-Kanyada taught her grandchildren to make soft ugali to eat with stew. |
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She showed them how to make coconut rice to eat with roast fish. |
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One morning, Odongo took his grandmother's cows to graze. |
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They ran onto a neighbour's farm. |
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The farmer was angry with Odongo. |
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He threatened to keep the cows for eating his crops. |
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After that day, the boy made sure that the cows did not get into trouble again. |
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On another day, the children went to the market place with Nyar-Kanyada. |
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She had a stall selling vegetables, sugar and soap. |
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Apiyo liked to tell customers the price of items. |
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Odongo would pack the items that customers bought. |
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At the end of the day they drank chai tea together. |
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They helped grandmother to count the money she earned. |
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But too soon the holidays were over and the children had to go back to the city. |
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Nyar-Kanyada gave Odongo a cap and Apiyo a sweater. |
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She packed food for their journey. |
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When their father came to fetch them, they did not want to leave. |
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The children begged Nyar-Kanyada to go with them to the city. |
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She smiled and said, "I am too old for the city." |
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"I will be waiting for you to come to my village again." |
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Odongo and Apiyo both hugged her tightly and said goodbye. |
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When Odongo and Apiyo went back to school they told their friends about life in the village. |
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Some children felt that life in the city was good. |
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Others felt that the village was better. |
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But most of all, everyone agreed that Odongo and Apiyo had a wonderful grandmother! |
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Holidays with grandmother page # |
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Holidays with grandmother.
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Writer: Violet Otieno.
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Illustration: Catherine Groenewald.
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Language: English.
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© African Storybook Initiative, 2015.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution
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(CC-BY 4.0) Version 4.0 International Licence
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Disclaimer: You are free to download, copy, translate
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or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you
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attribute or credit the original author/s and illustrator/s.
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