Maisha's+retold+version+of+The+Breadwinner+By+Deborah+Ellis

After another day of failiure in buisness, Father and Parvana - his 12- year old daughter - headed for home. everyday they would waste lots of time trying to puersuade customers to come and buy one of thier goods or get a letter read or written.

You see,Father was one of the lucky ones in Afghanistan. he was well - educated, in England.his wife - Fatarna- had studied there aswell.She was a magazine editor, but since the Taliban had took over she had been forbiddened from doing that.A lot of other things were - according to the Taliban law - not allowed aswell, for example; women were not allowed out without a burka and without being accompanied by a man, children were not allowed to go to school, and photographs were'nt allowed aswell.Ooh, and before I forget, things from different countries were also illegal. Since the taliban were very religous, they took it offensive and against thier religon, and thier culture for some reason or other.

Father lived in a bombed - out building with his wife and his four kids;Nooria, aged 17, Parvana, 12, Maryam, 5 and lastly young Ali, aged 1.And before I forget, he had a son called Hossain.What I meant by "had" is that he was no longer with them.He had been blown up in a land mine.

Father and his family had moved a couple of times already because of the heavy bombing. By now,most of thier goods had been either destroyed or sold.So all they had left was; a scruffy toshak, a damp matress - full of bugs, a stack of dusty drawers, and a tall cupboard, that contained all thier remaining goods in it.(which was'nt very many)

With thier tiny wrecked room/house, they had a small washroom.they got thier water from the neighbourhood tap.

Father tried his very best to keep his family alive and well. His children were sick of having the same food day after day,but they did'nt complain, at least they were fed. Everyday, for all three meals, they would have; cold tea and damp naan bread.And when they could afford it - some sensational peaches - that was everyone's favourite.