Charlotte's+story+the+breadwinner

=Chapter 1:market= Today Pravana and father went out to go and sell our goods. I get jealous of her sometimes, she always gets to go out with father! Its so unfair! I haven't been out for years! When Pravana and father came back they didn't have much money. I watched them before they came back. I was watching them from the window I saw Pravana moaning (as usual) and she said to father: There's nothing to do, see! She is so mean to father. Later father told us one of his story's, I get bored of his story's sometimes. It must be yhard for father because he lost one of his leg's. He lost it when he was a teacher and the school got blown up whilst father was still inside. The story father told was about a girl. Father told us the story and it was my favourite. The girl tells the soldiers to fight and don't let the british win! She just came out in the middle of the war (silly thing to do as she could have been blown up or something)!

=Chapter2 - Soldiers Arrest Father := When father and Pravana came home from selling our goods we had dinner. "We only have naan bread today!", Mother told us. "Ughhh!" "We always have naan bread!", I complained. "Yeah!", shouted Pravana. "Well its all we have darlings.", said mother. After dinner there was some shouting and suddenly the door burst open! There were loads of soldiers who came running in! Mother screamed. So did I everyone did except father he bowed his head down not looking at any of us. The soldiers said we are coming to arrest you for going to unerversity in England, and for teaching English history! We all hid I curled up in a ball in the corner of the room. Miriam ran under the table with Ali and Mother went to hide on the seat crying. Pravana started shouting at the soldiers. She started screaming: LET MY FATHER GO NOW!!! The soldiers started to whip her. Then they took father out and we all new he would never come back. We all went to bed without speaking to eachother until the next day. =Chapter three - Mother stays in bed:= The next morning we all got out of bed and had breakfast. Mother didn't get up though, she stayed lying down where she was. Pravana tryed to get Mother out of bed saying: "If you don't eat Mother you will get ill!" Mother said: "Good!" I told Pravana to clear off and go buy some food. "Its to risky!" she complained. "Look do you want to starve?" If not then go buy us some food please Pravana!" "No of course I don't want to starve,but I might get caught by the Taliban!", cried Pravana. Soon after I gave Pravana a list with all the food we needed. I watched Pravana go out to the market Mother still didn't even stir.I went to go and try to get Mother up myself,but she still wouldn't move. Later Pravana came running back with naan only naan bread! We needed so much more thatn that! "What are you doing Pravana?!" "Wheres all the other food you idiot!" I hissed. =Chapter five - Pravana a boy= The next morning Mother and Mrs Weera had something to tell Pravana. "What is it Mother, come on tell me first I bet its something funny!" I said. "OK, OK!" "I will tell you". said Mother. Then she told us. I burst out laughing! "Pravana's going to dress as a boy?" I said still laughing. "Yes she is and we will cut her hair nice and short." Said Mrs Weera. Pravana was not very happy about this. "Why can't Nuria be a boy she's the oldest!" Complained Pravana. "Just shut up you two please!" said Mother. "Nuria can't cut her hair and be a boy because she looks to much like a girl." "You on the other hand look a bit more like a boy, and your hair rather short anyway." said Mother. "Yes you will wear Hussain's clothes, and look like a boy Nuria also has very nice long hair and it would be ashame to cut it all off." Said Mrs Weera."Prisicley!" I said. "And you will be saving your sweet big sister!" I said laughing. "Your not sweet your mean!" shouted Pravana. "But I will save my family. She got her hair cut and dressed in boy clothes. She went out to the market to sell our goods and, buy food. I usually hate Pravana and I hate her now. //(But I was still worried for Pravana's safty.)// =Chapter six - Market= That day Pravana went out to sell and buy good's. I wached her from the window, she was selling alsorts. Then I saw a man walk up to the blanket he was holding a letter. I listened very carfully. OK I couldent hear what they were saying but, I knew what was happening. The man was from the Taliban so I was so scared of what might happen. The man asked Pravana to read the letter to him. I could just make out that the letter was from his wife. She had died and he couldn't read so he gave the letter to Pravana. The letter was from his wife befores she died. Pravana read the letter to him. When she had finished the man had tears in his eyes. I was shocked did the Taliban have feelings like us to? I thought they were just mean heartles pigs! I was wrong. Of course they have feelings but I was excpecting them to whip Pravana or something for making him sad. =Chapter seven - Mrs Weera moves in= The next day Mrs Weera said she was moving in! I mean I was so surprised! Pravana went out to go and sell. Mrs Weera came in with her bags and her little Granddaughter. I watched Pravana again. She was trying to sell her best dress. I felt so sorry for her.A man came by and he said that he has a daughter, so he would like to buy the dress. Pravana needed good money so she said a price. (The price was rather high!) The man said: "Thats to excpensive!" He said another price. Pravana said another price a bit higher than the man had said. Eventurly they got to a good price that they both agreed on.I saw Pravana's face as the man walked off with the dress. I knew what she was thinking. She would never ever ever! See that dress again. =Chapter eight - Shauzia a fat ugly boy=