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L'analphabétisme est l'incapacité ou la difficulté à lire, écrire, comprendre un texte/phrase et compter, le plus souvent par manque d'apprentissage. Il se distingue de l'illettrisme, terme utilisé en France quand la personne a été scolarisée en français mais que cet apprentissage n'a pas conduit à la maîtrise de la lecture et de l'écriture ou que cette maîtrise a été perdue.

Question: E tɛ nyí "analphabemétisme" ?
Answer: incapacité ou la difficulté à lire, écrire, comprendre un texte/phrase et compter, le plus souvent par manque d'apprentissage
Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia and is also the largest archipelago in the world by size (according to the CIA World Factbook). Geologically, the Indonesian Archipelago is one of the most volcanically active regions in the world. Geological uplifts in the region have also produced some impressive mountains, culminating in Puncak Jaya in Papua, Indonesia at , on the island of New Guinea; it is the only place where ice glaciers can be found in Southeast Asia. The highest mountain in Southeast Asia is Hkakabo Razi at and can be found in northern Burma sharing the same range of its parent peak, Mount Everest.

Question: Wanene mafi girma a cikin ƙasa a kudu maso gabashin Asiya?
Answer: Indonesia
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 - 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death.

Question: ọjọ́ woni aya ọbabinrin Elizabeth gun ori oye united kingdom?
Answer: 1952
The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd, and Anthony Horowitz. The latest novel is Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz, published in May 2018. Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond, and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.

Question: Fim din James Bond na wace kasa ne?
Answer: British
ï»¿Ndama wa Parna  

Parna alikuwa mvulana  mwembamba mrefu.  Alikuwa katika darasa la  tatu.  Alipenda kuvaa koti refu la  rangi nyeusi. Alipewa koti  hilo na Mjombake, Teteyo.  
Wakati wa likizo, Parna  aliwachunga ng'ombe wa  wazazi wake.  
Siku moja, Parna alikuwa  akiwachunga ng'ombe.  Ghafla, mvua ilianza  kunyesha.  
Wakati huo huo, Cheusi,  ng'ombe aliyekuwa kipenzi  cha babake, alizaa.  Ndama aliyezaliwa  alipendeza. Alikuwa mzuri  kuliko ndama wote ambao  Parna aliwahi kuwaona.  
Parna alifurahi  kuwahudumia Cheusi na  ndama wake. Aliwasahau  ng'ombe wale wengine.  
Aliwaza, "Babangu aliahidi  kunipa ndama ikiwa  atakuwa wa kike."  
Alipokuwa akiwaza hivyo,  alisikia mkono ukimvuta  juu kwa nguvu.  Parna alimwona Mjomba  Teteyo. Alikumbuka na  kuuliza, "Mjomba,  ng'ombe wako wapi?"  
Mjomba Teteyo alimjibu,  "Mamako aliwapata  ng'ombe wote zizini ila  wewe na Cheusi. Aliingiwa  na wasiwasi akanituma  nije nikuchukue."  
Mjomba Teteyo akasema,  "Nitambeba ndama huyu.  Kisha wewe na Cheusi  mnifuate nyuma."  Parna alielezea kwa  msisimko jinsi Cheusi  alivyozaa ndama aliye  mzuri zaidi ya wote.  
Watu wote walifurahi  walipoona kwamba Parna,  Cheusi na ndama  walikuwa salama.  
Parna akamwuliza  babake, "Je, utanipa  ndama huyu kama  ulivyoahidi?"  
"Ndiyo, mwanangu,  ndama huyu ni wako.  Ahadi ni deni."  

You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:  Ndama wa Parna  Author - Soila Murianka  Translation - Ursula Nafula  Illustration - Jacob Kono  Language - Kiswahili  Level - First paragraphs  Â© African Storybook Initiative 2017  Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0  Source www.africanstorybook.org 

Question: Parna alikuwa akiwachunga nini
Answer: Ng'ombe
They are descended from the Lunda people of the Lunda Kingdom and are closely related to Lunda people in Angola and DR Congo who like them speak Chilunda.

Question: Lulimi nshi ulo ibumba lya ba Kanongesha-Lunda balanda?
Answer: Chilunda
MADHARA YA UCHAFUZI WA MAZINGIRA

Mazingira ni kitu muhimu katika maisha ya binadamu. Katika nchi yetu, tunapaswa kudumisha usafi ili kijiepusha na magonjwa ya uchafu au magonjwa yoyote. Unapoishi katika mazingira safi, hapo basi afya yako itakuwa njema, lakini usipo hudumia hayo yote utapata afya yako ikiwa mbaya ama unagonjeka kila mara. 
 
Hapo awali, palikuwa na familia iliyokaa jirani yetu. Walikuwa wakipenda kuishi katika mazingira machafu. Walipoelezwa umuhimu wa usafi hawakutaka kuskia lolote. Walipuuza wanakijiji kwa kusema kuwa wengine hawajakufa mbona wao wafe. 

Naam, wahenga na wahenguzi hawakukosea waliposema, asiyeskia la mkuu, huvunjika guu. Basi siku yao iliwadia, watoto wa mama moja walishikwa na ugonjwa wa kipindupindu na hakua na hela zozote za kuwapeleka hospitali, basi alianza kuomba wanakijiji wampe hela ili akawatibu wanawe. Alianza kujiombea msamaha kwa kusema asamehewe kwani angelijua hangepuuza maneno yao. 

Lakini hakuwa na lake, kila mwanakijiji alimtoroka na kumwambia ajipange na maisha yake kwani alielezwa umuhimu wa usafi na hakujali. Tuyatunze mazingira yetu ili maisha yetu yawe mazuri na tusipatikane na magonjwa yoyote. Mazingira ni muhimu na tunastahili kuyazingatia.



Question: Nchi yetuinapaswa kutunza nini 
Answer: Usafi
The minimum age for a Code 1 or 2 licence is 17, and for a Code 3 licence it is 18. At the age of 16 a Code 1 licence limited to motorcycles with engine capacity under 125 cc may be obtained. Learner's licences are valid for 18 months, and, except for Code 1 licences, require that the learner be accompanied by a fully licensed driver. It is not compulsory for a learner driver to have a big red "L" on the rear window, but it is recommended so that other drivers can have patience with the driver. 

Question: Ikhodi ethi C1 ezincwadini zokushayele imele ukuthi lowo muntu ugunyazwe ukushayela luphi uhlobolwemoto?
Answer: motorcycles
Tamim bin Hamad was born on 3 June 1980 in Doha, Qatar. He is the fourth son of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and second son of Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned, Hamad's second wife. Tamim was educated at Great Britain's Sherborne School (International College) in Dorset, and at Harrow School, where he sat his A-Levels in 1997. He then attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, graduating in 1998.

Question: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yavukiye he?
Answer: in Doha, Qatar
wageni na watalii wanaozuru Pwani kwa ajili ya likizo wametakiwa kuondoka baharini ifikapo saa kumi na mbili jioni ili kuhakikisha usalama dhidi ya mawimbi makali na uhalifu. Agizo hili lilitolewa na wakuu wa usalama akiwemo Kamishna wa Kaunti ya Kilifi, David Wanyonyi, na Kamishna wa Kaunti ya Mombasa, Mohamed Noor. Bw Noor alibainisha kuwa kikosi cha KWS kinasaidia Polisi wa Utalii na kwamba washukiwa 36 wa uhalifu walikamatwa Kisauni. Gavana wa Kilifi, Gideon Mung’aro, alihimiza upanuzi wa barabara ya Mombasa–Malindi, akisema kaunti yake ilipokea watalii 500,000 mwaka jana. Kamanda wa Trafiki Pwani, George Kashimiri, alitangaza matumizi ya kifaa cha Alco-blow kudhibiti ulevi. Naye Afisa wa NTSA, Douglas Nyagwoka, aliripoti kuwa madereva 23 walisimamishwa kazi kwa kuendesha kwa kasi, huku Naibu Mwenyekiti wa Wamiliki wa Matatu, Salim Bates, akiwataka madereva kuwa waangalifu.

Question: Kamanda wa Trafiki wa eneo la Pwani ni nani?
Answer: George Kashimiri
L'anko (餡子) ou an (餡) est une pâte de haricots azuki (sorte de haricot rouge), originaire de Chine, où elle est utilisée ainsi qu'en Corée et au Japon, dans différents mets sucrés. La cosse est parfois enlevée. Puis, une fois bouilli puis broyé, l'azuki forme une pâte épaisse. Cette pâte est ensuite sucrée avec du sucre ou du miel. Il existe plusieurs consistances d’anko, selon la finesse du broyage de l'azuki.

Question: E tɛ nyĭ Anko?
Answer: pâte de haricots
Dakar (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2021. The area around Dakar was settled in the 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal.

Question: Kedụ aha isi obodo Senegal?
Answer: Dakar
UBUMWE NI IMPATSI UBUMWE NI UBUGUMU Birumvikana ko abahanga n'abahanga, bakomanze ubwo basobanuraga ko ubumwe ari imbaraga gutandukana ari intege nke. Izi ndimi za kihanga zisobanura imyanya itandukanye rwose. Bisobanura ko ubumwe mu gukora ikintu butuma ikintu kigera ku ntego. Ariko, gutandukana ni intege nke. Uyu mugani ubwirwa abantu batabona agaciro k'ubumwe. Bakoreshwa mu kubasobanurira ko kugira ngo ubumwe butere imbere, abagize umuryango bagomba guhuza. Byongeye kandi, inkingi imwe ntibaka amazu. Amahoro y'ibiti yatwikiriye mu kibaya cya Sahau. Imimerere yo gukomeza ako karere ni nziza. Abaturage benshi bari kwimuka.

Question: Udhaifu huonekana wakati watu hawana nini?
Answer: UBUMWE
Enyi m, Onye iro m N'okporo ámá Mfalele, e nwere otu nwa okoro aha ya bụ Bobo. Ya na ndị mụrụ ya bi. Bobo na-akwanyere ndị mụrụ ya na ndị niile nọ n'okporo ámá ha ùgwù. Mọnde bụ ụbọchị ndị mmadụ na-ejikarị eme ihe n'okporo ámá. Ụmụaka na-akwadebe ịlaghachi ụlọ akwụkwọ mgbe ngwụsị izu gasịrị. Otu ụbọchị, ka Bobo na-aga ụlọ akwụkwọ, ọ hụrụ enyi ya, bụ́ Jeuri. Jeuri na-alụ ọgụ ma na-akparị ndị ọzọ. Ọ na-anọkarị n'ụlọ akwụkwọ. Ọ bụ nwa okoro na-agba chaa chaa ma na-akparị ndị ọzọ.

Question: Bobo yakizuula nti yali akoze omukwano
Answer: Onye iro
UIMARISHAJI WA MICHEZO KATIKA NCHI YA KENYA

Michezo ni njia ya mtu kujihusisha katika kazi ya kujifurahisha ili kupitisha muda. Kwa mfano kandanda , riadha na kadhalika.

Serikali ya Kenya ikiongozwa na Rais imechukua hatua mbalimbali ili kuimarisha michezo. Kwa mfano, kuwafadhili wachezaji wanaposhiriki katika mashindano ya kimataifa.

Serikali kupitia rais imeteua wizara ya michezo ili iweze kutatua shida zinazokumba sekta ya michezo.

Serikali kupitia wizara ya michezo imeanza michuano ili kukuza talanta ya wachezaji.

Serikali inajenga uwanja wa michezo kama alivyofanya rais Moi alipotengeneza uwanja wa Kasarani.

Kupitia wizara ya michezo kuna ukuaji wa kampuni kama vile kampuni ya kutengeneza majezi ambazo wachezaji hutumia katika michezo yao.

Kupitia wizara ya michezo, kuna ukuaji wa wizara zingine kama wizara ya kitamaduni ambapo watu huonyesha tamaduni zao kwenye jukwani.

Kupitia wizara ya michezo, imeimarisha ukuaji na utunzaji wa vyombo vya safari kama vile barabara, reli na hata kupitia usafirishaji wa maji.

Wizara ya michezo imewzeshauletaji wa bidhaa nchini na hata pesa za kitalii; kama vile wachezaji wanachezea nchi za ulaya.

Wizara ya michezo imewezesha kukua kwa sifa ya nchi ya Kenya kama vile Eliud Kipchoge aliyevunja rekodi dunia nzima.

Ukuzaji wa miondo msingi kama vile uchimbaji visima ili kuimarisha maji safi nchini na hata chakula.

Michezo imeimarisha uombaji wa jinsi mtu anavyoishi na matendo ambayo ni mema kama vile kujenga barabara kupitia ujuzi na ng’ambo.
Kupitia michezo kuna ukuaji wa shule za kukuza talanta na hivyo kueneza ujuzi.

Kupitia wizara ya michezo imeimarisha ukuzaji amani kama vile michuano kati ya bara la Afrika. 

Question: Mbona serikali imeanzisha michuano
Answer: Ili kukuza talanta ya wachezaji
He was appointed as Prime Minister on 18 September 2014 to 21 June 2021. He replaced Amama Mbabazi, who was dropped from the Cabinet.

Question: Ruhakana Rugunda yagizwe minisitiri wa Uganda ryari?
Answer: 18 September 2014
ASIYESIKIA LA MKUU HUVUNJIKA GUU 
Binti Kidawa alikuwa msichana wa kipekee katika familia ya Bwana na Bibi Hamida. Alikuwa msichana wa mcha mungu sana alimpenda mungu sana kwani alienda kanisani kila siku na maombi yasiyo kwisha. Alikuwa kidato cha nne akisubiria mtihani wake wa kitaifa. Darasani alikuwa namba moja kwani wengi walimsifia sio walimu, wazazi na hata wanafunzi wanzake. Alifanya kazi zote za walimu kwa wakati ufao na alitaka kujua mengi asiyoyafahamu kwajili ya kuhitimu katika kidato cha nne. Binti Kidawa alikuwa msichana mtiifu kwa wazazi na pia walimu kwani alifanya kazi zote alizoagiziwa na mamake wakiwa nyumbani. Alisifiwa na kila mtu apitae kwani watu walimpenda sana Binti Kidawa. 
Binti Kidawa alipomaliza kidato cha nne huku akisubiria majibu yake ya kidato cha nne, alianza kubadilika ghafla kwani mgema akisifiwa tembo hulitia maji. Kwamba Binti Kidawa alijiona amekua na pembe zimeanza kutokea kwani mama yake alimkanya kwa mienendo na marafiki aliyokua ametangana nao. Lakini wapi, kwani alikuwa kama asiyesikia la mwadhini wala mteka maji msikitini . Hivyo basi Binti Kidawa hakusikia la mama yake na 
wazazi wake ila aliendelea kufanya alichokuwa akiendelea. 
Alikanywa wala hakukanyika, aliambiwa wala hakusikia kilicho baki tu wazazi wake walimuacha afunzwe na ulimwengu kwamba sikio halisikii dawa. 
Mchovya asali huchovya mara nyingi Binti Kidawa aliyekuwa msichana mtiifu kila aina ya sifa alipewa yeye kwamba alikuwa na heshima na kumpenda mungu. Kwani Binti Kidawa alikuwa amekwisha poteza maisha yake. Naam, baada ya mwezi moja, Binti Kidawa alianza kutapika tapika na kutema mate huku alikuwa amekonda kakondeana kama sindano iliyokuwa kitandani tu. Urembo aliyokuwa nayo Binti Kidawa alikuwa hauonekani tena, amebaki kama mifupa tu.
Naam, licha kuwa Binti Kidawa alikuwa mwerevu darasani na mwenye mcha mungu na kupenda wazazi wake na walimu amebaki tu akilialia kwa kutosikiza wazazi wake. Kwani hivyo basi alikuwa ameambukizwa ugonjwa wa kutamaucha wa ukimwi na pia alipachikwa mimba. Fahamu hayo Binti Kidawa alipoteza usichana wake na kwa kutojuwa cha kufanya kwani mtoto msikilivu haambiwi di. Binti Kidawa sasa amebaki kulialia tu, hana la kufanya wala lakutenda 
Ama kweli asiyesikia la mkuu huvunjika guu. 

Question: Kidawa alikuwa binti kutoka familia ya nani
Answer: Bwana na bibi Hamida
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked singles world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time (behind Margaret Court's 24). Along with her older sister Venus, Serena Williams was coached by her parents Oracene Price and Richard Williams. Turning professional in 1995, she won her first major singles title at the 1999 US Open. From the 2002 French Open to the 2003 Australian Open, she was dominant, winning all four major singles titles (each time over Venus in the final) to achieve a non-calendar year Grand Slam and the career Grand Slam, known as the "Serena Slam". The next few years saw her claim two more singles majors, but suffer from injury and decline in form. Beginning in 2007, however, she gradually returned to form despite continued injuries, retaking the world No. 1 singles ranking. Beginning at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, Williams returned to dominance, claiming Olympic gold and becoming the first tennis player to achieve a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles. She won eight out of thirteen singles majors, including all four in a row from 2014-15 to achieve a second "Serena Slam". At the 2017 Australian Open, she won her 23rd major singles title, surpassing Steffi Graf's Open Era record. She then took a break from professional tennis after becoming pregnant, and has reached four major finals since returning to play.

Question: Da wane wasa ne aka sani Serena Williams?
Answer: tennis
The building, on the site of a former bus station, was developed by Rwandan businessman Hatari Sekoko and built by Chinese engineers. The building work began in 2006 and the complex opened in 2011.

Question: kigali city tower yubatswe ryari?
Answer: 2006
NJIA MBALI MBALI ZA KUIMARISHA BIASHARA NCHINI KENYA 

Biashara ni kati ya shughuli nyinginezo ambazo Wakenya hujishughulisha nayo, imekuwa nguzo muhimu katika ustawishaji wa uchumi wa nchi. Biashara mbalimbali huchangia katika ukusanyaji wa ushuru ambazo hutumiwa katika kufanya maendeleo mbalimbali kama vile ujenzi wa barabara, hospitali na hata shule. Kutokana na manufaa haya, ni sharti serikali na wananchi wafanye juu chini ili kuweza kuimarisha biashara. 

Njia ya kwanza kabisa ya kuimarisha biashara ni serikali kutoa mikopo kwa akina mama wafanye biashara ndogo ndogo, kama vile wauze mboga. Kina mama hawa wakipewa mikopo, watawcza kujiinua kibiashara kwa kuongeza bidhaa wanazouza na hivyo basi kupata wateja wengi. Hili litasaidia maana mama huyu atapata pesa za kujitosheleza na hata baadaye kupanua biashara yake.  

Njia ya pili ni kwa kuwawekesha wakulima wa mifugo na hata mimea kupata masoko ya kuyauzia bidhaa zao nchini na hata nje ya nchi. Wakulima wengi hukosa pahali pa kuuzia bidhaa zao na baadaye kugharamikia hasara. Kwa kuwezeshwa kupata soko za kuuzia bidhaa zao, wakulima watauza bidhaa zao kabla hazijaharibika au kuuza kwa bei ya kukata tamaa kwa sababu ya kukosa pa kuuza.  

Njia ya tatu ni kwa mashirika ambayo hutoa mikopo kwa wananchi kuwapa muda wa kutosha ili kuyalipa. Mara nyingi mashirika haya huchukua vitu ambavyo watu hawa humiliki, wakati mwingine za biashara. Hii hupelekea kuporomoka kwa shughuli za biashara za watu hawa. Kwa kuwapa muda wa kutosha wa kulipa madeni haya, wakulima watu hawa wataweza kujiinua na kuimarisha biashara zao. 

Ili kuimarisha biashara, serikali pia inastahili kukarabati barabara zinazounganisha maeneo ya uzalishaji kama vile mashamba ya mimea na ma masoko. Ni jambo la kuhuzunisha kwa mkulima kupata hasara kwa kuwa bidhaa zake ziliharibika kutokana na hali duni ya barabara. Hili hupelekea kwa mkulima huyu kupata hasara kubwa na hata kuachana na biashara ile. Hili linaweza kuepukwa kwa kukarabatiwa kwa barabara ili kuhakikisha kuwa bidhiwa zinafika sokoni kwa wakati ufaao. Hili likizingatiwa, mkulima ataweza kupata faida kubwa na hivyo kuimarisha biashara yake.
Biashara yaweza kuimarishwa pia kwa kutilia mkazo na kutolegeza kamba kwa kupiga marufuku uuzaji wa bidhaa ghushi katika masoko. Bidhaa hizi ghushi husababisha wakulima wanaouza bidhaa halali kupata hasara kwa kuwa watu watanunua bidhaa zile ghushi kuwa kutojua.

Question: Biashara imestawisha uchumi wa nchi gani 
Answer: Kenya
Eels are elongated fish, ranging in length from to . Adults range in weight from 30 grams to over 25 kilograms. They possess no pelvic fins, and many species also lack pectoral fins. The dorsal and anal fins are fused with the caudal or tail fin, forming a single ribbon running along much of the length of the animal. Most eels live in the shallow waters of the ocean and burrow into sand, mud, or amongst rocks. A majority of eel species are nocturnal and thus are rarely seen. Sometimes, they are seen living together in holes, or "eel pits". Some species of eels live in deeper water on the continental shelves and over the slopes deep as . Only members of the family Anguillidae regularly inhabit fresh water, but they too return to the sea to breed.

Question: Mikunga wafyonzaji wana uzani gani?
Answer: from 30 grams to over 25 kilograms
MASAIBU YA DICKSON
Katika kijiji cha karatina kuliwa kuwa na mzee mmoja aliyekuwa akiitwa Hamsa. Hamsa alikuwa na watoto kadhaa ambao wengi wao hawakufanya vizuri katika masomo yao isipokuwa mmoja ambaye alifahamika kama Dickson. Dickson alibahatika kumaliza shule ya msingi na kuenda katika shule ya upili amabapo alipitia changamoto mbali mbali kama kukosa karo ishara tosha kuwa kwao walikuwa maskini kwa sababu babake mzee Hamsa alilazimika kufanya kazi katika mashamba ya watu ilikupata hela kidogo kukuidhi mahitaji ya kijana wake Dickson.
Dickson kwa baba yake alikuwa ndio mwangaza au tegemeo katika familia yao na hiyo ndio ilifanya babake kung’ang’ana ili kumsomesha. Kwa bahati nzuri Dickson alipita mtihani wa kitaifa na kuingia katika chuo kikuu cha Kenyatta kule mjini Nairobi. Akiwa kule chuoni alipatana na wanafunzi mbalimbali toka sehemu zingine na kutoka  katika tabaka tofauti. Mara nyingi angepatana na wapendwa wawili wawili wakitembea huku wakiwa wamefurahi wakionyesha ishara ya mapenzi yaliyomwaacha Dickson na maswali nyingi kuhusu ni lini au wapi amabapo angewai mpata mpendwa ambaye wangependana naye na msichana ambaye angependa katika hali yake ya umaskini.

Mara nyingi Dickson alipokuwa darasani mhadhiri wao wa fasihi angefanya maisha yao yakuwe magumu walipouliza maswali mhadhiri wao. Daktari Mungai angetumia mafumbo kujibu maswali yao na kuwa kejeli kuhusu kuuliza maswali ambayo kulingana naye walipaswa kuyajua  eti walifunzwa katika shule ya upili. Kupitia jinsi walivyofanyiwa mara kwa mara wanafunzi katika darasa la kina Dickson wengine wao waliamua kuacha masomo, mwingine alisema kuwa babake alikuwa anamiliki majumba na angeenda kuyakusanya kodi. Mwingine naye alidai kuwa mchumba wake alikuwa na kazi nzuri iliyompa pesa ya kutosha kuyakidhi mahitaji yao wawili na hakuwa na haja na masomo tena. Dickson alishangaa na kubaki kuduwaa ambacho yeye angemiliki na akakosa jibu.

Masaa ya kuenda nyumbani ilipofika alienda zake nyumbani ambapo alikuwa anaishi katika mtaa iliyoachiwa wachochole na watu wenye tabaka la chini. Alipofika nyumbani kwake alikuwa anahisi njaa na alihitaji kupika. Bahati mbaya hakuwa na chakula chochote cha kupika isipokuwa unga na ikabidi apike uji uliokuwa mweupe pepepe. Alipokuwa akiendelea na upishi mlango  ulibishwa na hayo kulingan naye hayakuwa ya kawaida. Aliamua kufungua mlango na alichoshuhudia yalimuacha na maswali pale mlangoni alikuwa msichana mrembo aliyeumbwa akaumbika.

Alijifahamisha kwa Dickson kama Penina na alimwambia kuwa alikuwa amemwona pale chuoni kwa muda mrefu na alikuwa amemwona na siku hiyo alikuwa ameamua kumtembelea na kumwambia ukweli wake kuwa anampenda. Kilichomshangaza Penina ni kuwa Dickson alikuwa anakunywa uji. Licha ya hayo, Penina alisema kuwa mapenzi hayakujali kuhusu utabaka. Waliamua kuchumbiana na kuishi pamoja. Baada ya hao kuhitimu Penina alimwambia Dickson atafute kazi na alipokosa kazi, Penina aliamua kumfukuza Dickson katika nyumba walikoishi kwa sababu aliyamiliki. Dickson alitaabika sana na kuchoshwa na maisha.


Question: Katika kijiji cha karatina kulikuwa na mzee aliyekuwa akiitwa
Answer: Hamsa