celia's+story+The+bread+winner!!!


 * The Bread Winner (from dad’s point of view!) **

I was proud of the day that my 12 year old daughter came with me to the market. Parvana is her name. She normally sits by the stool. Sometimes she sits by the stool watching everyone go past and seeing what my customers buy. And sometimes I //even// think I have my own business with her! We have just got home and mother and the others are playing cards. The others are: Miriam, Ali and Nuira. "Can I play please?" asked Parvana.

‘Knock; knock '

Mother opened the door. It was the Taliban at the door!!! "I want your husband!" one of them shouted at mother. "He went to University in England." "What do you want?" Parvana stood up to her feet. She wasn’t listening to him. "I JUST SAID!!!" He punched Parvana and pushed her back down on the seat.

Yes I am in jail. I may not know for sure. I’m thinking of what Parvana is doing right now. Ooh! She and mother are coming to jail to free me! Oh no! The guard punched mother! SHREIK!YIKES BABE Parvana isn’t giving up .She punched him back! That’s my girl! Oh no! Mother showed a picture of me! OUCH! They lost. They are going back home. I can see the bruises on their feet. Phew, they are home. Mother fell down on her feet. Parvana thought she should make dinner. Mother would wake up soon. Whilst that was cooking, she went off to play with the others. They had dinner, but not mother. They thought she didn’t like it, and she wasn’t hungry, so they left her alone.

__ **Chapter 3 ** __ Now they have told Parvana to get food to assist mum. “But why me?” asked Parvana. “ You have to because you’re the oldest ” said Naira. “But you’re the oldest.”  “Yes but I’ve got look after the kids don’t I? “OK, but don’t blame me if I come back home without anything.” Parvana said quickly, then ran out of the house. Now let’s think. Where would Parvana be in the market? I know! The bread shop! Instead of going inside she shouted to the owner, and he threw the bread to her. “Easy!” She thought and went off to the other shop. Aaaah! She then bumped in to the Taliban!

= **__Chapter 4 __ ** = = = = She is running home right now. Hey, wait a second. Is that Mrs. Weera? = Yes! Yes it is! Parvana must have bumped into her! “Hello dear! Is that Parvana? My eye sight!” “Yes, yes it is .But who are you?” “Why, it is me, Mrs. Weera.” “Oh, do you want to come round our house for a bit?” “Ah why thank you” “Well come along then” They came back to find mum STILL in bed! “Why, isn’t you’re mother a sleepy person!” said Mrs.Weera in surprise. “She’s been sleeping for nearly for days now. “ Interrupted Naira “(?)” “True” Parvana quickly said “Well we better wake her up then.” “(!)” “Come on; help me fill the bucket with cold water.” Said Mrs. Weera, as if she was in charge of the world.

__Chapter 5 __
Mrs. Weera had moved in (probably replacing me!) And can’t understand why we’ve run out of food so quickly. “I keep on telling you, Father isn’t here to let us outside. “You know, I think I've come up with a BRILLIANT plan!” “What?” “Well” She put her arm around us and made me wish I was never born. “OK Parvana go into the bath room and you’re mother will do the honours.” Shall I tell you what the plan was? Parvana shall be a boy in a few minutes!!! “When Mother snipped Parvana’s hair of, she felt like she was bald. But then she felt alright, like she had been like this all her life. She felt her new hair, Mother left her alone for a few minutes so she could feel it in peace. Now it was time to dress up as a boy. Mother turned away to look because the clothes she had to wear were her dead brother's clothes. Mother daren’t look because it reminded her of him and she would always have a tear in her eye to think about it. Now it’s the moment of truth. Will people suspect her or not? = __Chapter 6 __ = = She is in the market. Scared people would point at her = But actually they just went passed her and ignored her. She went to the place where I normally set up my stool and did just what I would do, sat there waiting for customers. The first customer wanted her to sign a letter for her. She said “my uncle can’t be here today because he’s got a meeting, I’m his brother’s son doing this today, He will be back soon.” UNCLE! ME? She signed the letter and he went. Then another customer came. About 2 hours later it was nearly lunch time, so she packed up and went back home.

__**Chapter 7** __

She’s back at the market, as usual and put the stool up. When she was just putting the vase up on her stool, a tea boy bumped in to her, and smashed it open!!! The tea boy looked up at her. “Shaizia? Is that you?” Parvana asked. “Who are you? Get away from me.” The tea boy said. “Shaizia, it’s me, Parvana.” The tea boy looked up at her again. It was her old school friend! “Really?” “Yes //really//” “You’re a boy” “So are you!” “How long have you been doing this for?” “6 months. You?” “2 months.” They walked off together hand in hand. “Where is your father?” “In jail but we will soon get him out” “Normally people who go in jail never come out.” Parvana clutched Shaizia’s hand to stop her walking and said: “He is coming out!” “OK he is coming out.” Parvana let go so she could walk again. “Want to come to my house? Lets run there!” “Oh, OK but promise you will back me up when your mother asks me if I want tea?” “Promise” “OK, but come round any time.” said Mother.

__**Chapter 8** __

Everyday from then on Shaizia and Parvana would see each other. “Parvana, sometimes I feel we don’t get paid enough.”Shaizia said to Parvana one day. “I know, I mean, we have to feed our families don’t we?” “Yes, so the tea boys and I came up with a plan! You may not like it though” Shaizia was right; Parvana did not like it at all. But if she had to feed her family, she would risk it. DIGGING UP BONES? __ The day: __ “Are you sure about this?” “Yes now come on or we will be late “said Shaizia. “OK” The tea boys were already digging them up. After a while, Parvana found a skull! “I’ll call you Mr. Skulls “she said cheerfully. Finally they found about five skulls, ad they were all put up neatly in a row! “Time to sell sell sell!” shouted Shaizia cheerfully. They sold for £ 2,234!!!! __ The End (so far!) __

