Savannah's+Story

=The Bread Winner = = __Chapter 1 - MARKET__  = =  I waited and waited for a customer, but nobody would come. Parvana sat next to me, and sat there very paitently, but it didn't last for very long. "Father, do we have to sit here and wait till someone comes?" "Listen Parvana, I have to make money to feed you, your mother and your sisters, and little Ali aswell," I answered. "I know, I know, but there's nothing to do!" Parvana said. "Look, you can go home if you want, just come back later and you can walk me home." I said. "No! I am definitley not leaving you here!" "Ok then!" I replied. I sighed. We sat there ages waiting for a customer. "Looks like nobody is coming today," I said. "Hopefully, we'll get more people tomorrow!" "I hope so," Parvana said. "C'mon, let's go home." = = __Chapter 2 - FATHER IS ARRESTED! __ = = Me and Parvana went home. As soon as we got home Parvana went straight to Nooria and gave her a nice big hug. She really must have been happy to get home. I just sat on the floor and rested my leg. "It's not very often I get to rest my leg like this," I said. "That's because you spend nearly all day at the market selling all our goods. Why did you come home early today?" my wife askes. "Well, Parvana was begging to come home. I needed to rest my leg and we were both tired." "You poor thing!" she said. We were then resting nice and peacefully at home when suddenly a couple of soldiers burst through the door. "What's happening?" Ali asked. "Parvana whats happening?"he asked again."I dont know !"Parvana answered back."Mother"Nooria shouted."Father" Parvana screamed.The soldiers grabbed me by my arms,they had one arm each.They dragged me across the floor, before I new it,Iwas no longer with my family. = = __Chapter 3 - MOTHER IN BED __ I sat on my dusty metal floor and just waited for my snack to eat. It isn't nice being in jail,all those cobwebs,spiders,flies, it's nasty.Just when I thought things couldn't get any better, I received a letter through my prison cell window.It said :To Father on the front.It's from Parvana ! I thought. I opened it up carefully and inside it said:= =//To Father,//= =//"We are all missing you very much,mother is staying in bed all the time,she won't come out of bed. She needs you,we all need you,we can't do anything without you. You need to come home. Love Parvana.//=   Chapter 4 - MRS WEERA

 I was terribly sad about my wife staying in bed, but there was nothing I could do. Then I got another letter through my window. On the front it said : "Ms Weera." Who's Mrs Weera? I thought. Well, there was only one way to find out!! So I opened it carefully and inside it read : //"Hello I'm Mrs Weera, I have met your daughter Parvana, she is very nice. But she wants you back. Thankyou. Mrs Weera." // I understood how much my family needed me, but like I said before, there was nothing I could do!

Chapter 5 - PARVANA TURNS INTO A BOY

I sat on my pillow and tried my best to get to sleep, there was nothing else you could do if you were in jail. Just eat, sleep and wonder whether you'll ever get out! Suddenly I heard someone calling. 'FATHER! FATHER!' It almost sounded like... PARVANA! I straight away ran to the window, it was more like a limp because I only have one leg. When I looked through the window it wasn't Parvana. "Father it's me Parvana!" he or she said. "Parvana? What happened to your hair?" I asked. "Well, I pretended to be a boy so I could get food from the market to feed our family, so I cut my hair!" I was   shocked!!!

Chapter 6 - MARKET

I told Parvana to go back home incase the soliders saw her. "Give your mother my love," I said. "I will. I will also take over in selling our goods at the market," Parvana said. I watched Parvana walk into the distance until I could see her no longer. I wished I was with my family, I didn't do anything to deserve to be in here! I just hoped Parvana had success in selling our goods at the market. I wished I was with Parvana selling our goods at the market.

Chapter 7 - MRS WEERA MOVES IN

I sat in my cell waiting for a soldier to come and tell me which job I had to do.A few minuites a soldier arrived but it wasn't about a job, it was about a letter because he said:"I found this in my office,it's a letter from 'Parvana' he said, does it belong to you?"he asked. "Yes ,Parvana is my daughter"I said."ok here you are.I think you don't deserve to be here, you should be at home with your family."he said.Iwas suprised he said that.Inside it said: To Father, I want to let you know that Mrs Weera has moved in, and she is trying to help mother. I have sold a few of our goods and I have been feeding the family. Love Parvana xx

Chapter 8 - SHAUZIA (TEA BOY) I was so bored in my prison cell.Looking through the window is much better than just sitting down here,so I went to the window and watched what was happening outside.About an hour later the same soldier that gave me the letter from Parvana came back and said "I found this boy outside the building who says he wants to have a word with you"The soldier left and this boy,who I had never met before said:Hi i'm Shauzia,me and Parvana met the other day,and she really wants you back."Shauzia said."I know,but I can't do anything about that problem,so you better go"I said "ok"shauzia climbed through the window and walked away.

Chapter 9 - DIG UP BONES I wondered if I was even going to get out of the place.Just then I heard a creaking noise, it sounded like someone coming down the stairs.Soon after a different soldier came ,and he said: "A girl called Parvana says that she and her friend Shauzia are going to dig up bones to make money to feed her family." "ok" I replied.The soldier went.Digging up bones,thats disgusting I thought.I just hope my family is ok.