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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22 Feb 2008 : 04:00:27
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This is a story and one of many about a grand old man by the aforesaid name.He lived a real life in a Gambian society and made his mark.One of his characteristics was that of a gourmand,because he loves his food but add that to his fabulous dislike for work then you will begin to see where i am heading to with this story. Reports had it that because of hatred for all types manual labor, Pa Laker feigns all kinds of ailments to avoid working on any productive venture which involves his hands or bending his back to till the soil ,i mean farming etc.As he would not work to earn his food no one wants to invite him to eat or share their meals with him. One wonders how then he gets to feed himself. But this man had his own ideas as to how to solve that equation. He eats what he gets and bides his time to exploit any opportunity that opens up for him to get his meals. One day he was walking past a certain residence and smelt the scent of sour milk.He shouted a greeting and the head of the family cautioned his wife to hide the calabash of porridge and sweetly sugared sour milk under the bed.The wife complied but pa Laker stood at the fence talking to the man.He chatted for a long ,long time and then announced that he was going home saying his good byes.The man he was chatting with at that point suddenly asked him to wait for dinner even though that invitation was not meant by him. He just said it without really meaning to actually invite Pa laker. The later turned around and told him 'Me eat dinner with you a Fula , you fula only eat Bayro and I don't like bayro surely you know that!' Well ,the man hearing this statement of Pa Laker was so relieved that he called the wife to bring out the meal as pa laker was not going to join them after all.The wife brought out the meal but pa laker stood nearby pretending that he was about to go ;the man repeated the invitation and Pa laker then squatted and using the 'kalama' a utensil used for drinking porridge and started gulping away with such greedy haste that the man got angry and left the meal in frustration. I should mention that the man was joined by his wife and kid to eat that meal so when the Fula man got up the wife stayed on with her child. Soon however the woman could not stand Pa Laker's wolfish devouring of the meal so she grabbed the calabash and swished it over Pa Laker's head .The latter shouted at the lady telling her 'Don't swish the calabash over my head that is not polite eh he!' Intending to cow her to bring the calabash back for him to finish the food . The husband became so furious and told Pa Laker 'H eh !man ,she will swish the calabash over your head and over your fathers head and if you do not like it, i will cut your xxxxing head off' Pa laker replied 'Ha Ha You were the one who invited me even after i told you that I do not eat Bayro Yama tonye.Its you who troubled me now!and I shant tell you thanks after this !,good bye.With these words he walked away as he had the need for food solved for that night.
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