OLD MALI AND THE BOY (CHAPTER 01) part 01

I am Punished For Stealing

After School one day, I went out to play in the fields with my friends, Dave and Jerry. We were All about twelve years old at time.

As we were playing, We saw some maize* growing in a field. The cobs looked ripe. We decided to pick some and make a fire and cook them.
We started to pick the cobs and put then inside our shirts.Suddenly We heard a shout. the farmer had seen us and was running towards us. We felt exited and ran away across the fields holding the cobs inside our shirts. ;)

We escape into a wood behind the fields and went to a place where no one could see us. We lit a fire carefully so that there was no smoke.Then we cooked the cobs on the fire and ate them with enjoyment. We did not think that we were steeling the cobs of maize* :D

Unfortunately, We were discovered. Everyone in the village knew me :o because my mother was a school teacher village elementary school.

The farmer had recognized me.:/ He told the head master that we had stolen the cobs of maize.


TO BE CON......

*maize --------> maize is a plant. it produces a large fruit called a cob. the cobs are covered with seeds which can be cooked and eaten.