SONDU/MIRIU PUBLIC LIBRARY
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HOW I LIVE AT HOME, AT SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY
My name is John Abonyo. I live in Thurdibuoro Location, Nyando District in Nyanza Province. In our home we have one grass thatched house which is leaking every where when is heavy rain with enormous wind. My father died when I was too young that I could not start even going school as a nursery learner.
As the saying goes pregadies do not come single my grand mother also died. Due to those things that were happening my mother could not help, her responsibility is to go to the lake to cut papyrus reeds to make mats. As we were also not leading a luxurious life, we could assist our mother by making strings for mending mats.
We lived like that until we reach school going age. At that juncture I saw my mother giving me a pencil and a half sized exercise book to go to school. I was lucky to meet some of age mates at school. My life in school was fascinating but sometimes boring. Although I went to school until I reached in Standard four, I saw that life in School is really difficult.
Because at that time teachers may tell us to bring so many things that I could not even carry. As I was always a respectful boy I could not refuse to do what my teachers told me. Although sometimes it may be difficult for me because School was about four kilometres away from our home and I must reach School in time when carrying those things.
So I use to sneak over the fence with my friend who was a mischievous as a monkey. We did like that as we were the cleverest pupils in the school then even teachers. One day I was late and I tried to be in School through the fence. Unfortunately teachers had become curious about me. Suddenly one of the teachers walked swiftly and steathly up to where I was perplexed when my eyes landed on tall creature caught my hand ,my hear skipped and I wish the ground could open up swallow me.
My mind a whirl when I saw the teacher walking with me towards the office. On reaching there I was dumbfounded when I saw the head teacher hold a strong cane on her hand , she explained why I was late and I was tongue-tied .within thrush of dark tail she started caning me.
At the same time she was throwing scaring words at me as the strokes landed on my poor buttocks . I tried to open my mouth to cry and only ended in yells ,I looked at her in a clandestine manner and tried to run but only ended in a crawl.As from that time henceforth I vowed not to sneak out of school again. As from I become patient ,polite and respectfull boy until sat for K.C.P.E.
After that I was to help in my community as strong ,handsome and respectful .I help in communal work like controlling soil erosion .I a m also a well known footballer .One day there was a competition between us and neighboring school.In my presence it was a walk-over .