MALAWI PRIMARY EDUCATION Compiled by Nkhoma B English Learners’ book@©) ~ for Standard O : t Q Malawi Institute of Education Va got ot ost? ysAcknowledgements -. . - UNIT 1 UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT 24 UNIT 27 UNIT 28 UNIT 29 UNIT 30 UNIT 31 UNIT 32 UNIT 33 Contents My life at primary schoo! The golden chance ‘The heavy rains ‘The market day... : Why motikeys have a scar ......2sss:isetseeedeeeviaseeees Caring for the sick .......+ Chakanika becomes a prosperous farmer... Once beaten twice shy 2... The stings of death . The gift from my’ parents Let's do it again ...... ‘The good citizen . The world of fashion The reckless driver .......+ Préserving our environment... Why frog has a rough skin . ‘Our member of parliament . ‘The snake in the grass ‘The sports festival .... Madalitso a friend to all . ‘The famous speech Let's do it again .... Sending messages . Aday to remember Temwa defends herself The trip to the lake . .. Mathero becomes an employer . ‘The terrible accident... Chimwemwe's future plans My favourite club Our beliefs 00.6.4. My first day at secondary school Let's do it again ..My life at primary school When I look back to the day I started my primary school education, it feels like a few days ago. Yet, seven years have now passed since I started school as a little boy, My parents were not sure of my safety when they sent me to school. What worried them most was that schools were not a stone's throw away from home as they are now. The schools were also far apart from each other. As a result during the early days of my school life, my mother and father took turns to escort me to school every day. On arrival at school, they made sure that they walt and see if 1 had safely entered my classroom before they went back home. ‘There were times when | wanted to go to school on my own like what most of my friends did, but my parents were not sure whether I would reach school safely alone. They did this for two years. However, in the third year I began to desert them. Every morning, immediately after my breakfast | ran to school. I did this nat because | was late, but because I did not want to be escorted to school anymore. preg my parents realized that | was a grown up and that J could walk to school In those dayé, school uniform was a requirement for every child. We had to wear school uniform every day from Monday to Friday. I had one-set of school uniform. My parents could notafford two sets of school uniform because they were just Subsistence farmers, Therefore, it was not vasy for them to raise a lot of money: We all enjoyed wearing uniform. Our teachers insisted that the shirts and pairs of % 1shorts we wore as school uniform should be of our size. They did not allow uniforms which were too big or too small, We learmed in mud classrooms. The floors were not cemented. Therefore, our uniforms became dirty every day. My mother had to wash my uniform every evening so that it is clean the following day. T used to walk six kilometres to and from school. had to start off very early in the moming. However, every day I reached school after one period had gone. There were times when my teacher punished me for coming to school late, | had to do- the punishment after classes, This meant that I reached hame very late in the evening. In addition, if | did not do well jn an exercise, my teacher detained me at ‘school to give me extra lessons. ‘There were also times when I did not want to go to school. So T would play in dirt to make my uniform dirty. However, my parents made sure that the uniform was washed and pressed so that I wear it on the following day. There were days when I had to pretend that 1 was sick. 1 would tell my parents that | was ill when in fact I was nat. Sometimes I pretended to be ill when my parents had slaughtered a chicken for relish on that particular day. | feared that they would eat the chicken without leaving some for me. My parents still forced me to go to school. | thought they were harsh to me. In spite of all the hurdles in my way, | did not leave school, I persisted to this day when Lam sharing my experiences at primary school with you my dear reader. I ‘am confident that next year I will begin a new life at secandary school. Answering comprehension questions 1 How many years has the writer been at primary school? 2. Why did the writer's parents escort him ta school? 3. ‘Did the writer like to be escorted to school? Give a reason for your answer. 4 If you were the writer, would you like ta be escorted to school? Give a reason for your answer. 5. Which words in the story tell us that there were not many schgols during the writer's time? , 6 Do you think the writer liked the punishment his teachers gave him? Give a reason for your answer, 7 Which words in the story tell you that the writer is stil at primary school? Exercise A Identifying words that have opposite meani Find words in the story, "My life at primary school", aa have moe meanings to the following words, ‘Opposite Example: receiving” "sending(A @eparture ecommerce 1 2 3 4 kind 5 6 7 before, pebese early 8 with Exercise B_ Writing a letter Write a letter to your friend telling him or her about your life at primary school. ‘You may use the following points. Paragraph 1 How long you have been at primary school What it was like when you began school Where you are now Paragraph 2 Your memorable experiences at primary school Paragraph’3 Your bad experiences at primary school What you think about your future Exercise C Solving a crossword puzzle Solve the following crossword puzzle using the clues given below. Clues Down 1 certain (4) 2 make (6) 4 past tense of meet 3) 5 mother and father (7) 8 crops are grown here (6) 10 cover your body with a piece of cloth (4) 12 start 6) 14 without an escort (5)3. what school children wear (7) 5. leamers do it at school when they do something wrong (10) 6 when the sun sets (7) 7 not old (3) 9. not permanent (9) 11 not polite (4) 12 the opposite of git! (3) 13. morning meal (9) 15. past tense of lead (3) Exercise D Completing sentences Complete the following sentences with appropriate question tags Example You are in standard 8, You are in standard 8, aren't you? 1 This is not your final eu school, 2 You will write the final examinations this year, 2 3. Your sstr dd not write the same examinations lst yea, ——————4 Thisis your headteacher, z § This is good news, 6 There arenot many learners in your class, 2 7 Some children run away from this school, 2 8 ‘My patents forced me'to gp torachoot, 9 This meant that I had to reach home late, 2 10 Sometimes he did not want to go to school, 2 aaa 2(own? } The golden chance \ ‘We all sat quietly in the sitting toom watching television, We kept our ears up to hear the name of the winner in the draw. We were all anxious to hear if one of us had won the competition and the trip to Britain to watch the world cup. "Thay fooling that you will win the competition today, Theradi,’ said my sister, Mwayé "Why? Lasked her. a “You sent more entries than we did. Moreover, you are the only football fan in this house,” she said. {don't think so," I said. "This is not the First time T have participated ina competition. [ have entered many competitions but | have never won any,” I said to her. "I just do it for fun, not necessarily to win,” I told her. ‘Anew company in our area had organised the competition. The name of the company is CEFPRO, This is an acronym for Central Fruits Products, The com: produces fruit juice from frults grown in our area such as mangoes, paw- bananas. It produces different fruit juices to meet different tastes company was established, many in our area were just left pathetic to see a lot of mangoes and other fruits being wasted away. ition, people were supposed company’s ui drinks tothe compeny the set empty bots Pany. The aim of the competiti. company to gain 8 market share and to increase the demand forte 6 \pany Paws and . Before the to rot, It was really of any of the ‘was for the Products,grand rizes of the competition were air tickets for three people to go to ae to atch world cup games. In addition, the winners would also receive 600,000 each as allowances for their board and lodge. ‘At first, I did not want to participate. I thought it was childish for me to collect empty bottles in order to enter a competition. Hi ,, two weeks after the launch of the competition, | decided to try my luck. I thought I couild be one of the lucky three. Therefore, | collected many empty bottles and sent them to the organizers through the boxes which were placed in various shops in our area. I did so not without a'cost to me. Many people were laughing at me, Some were saying that [ had last my mind because I was geing into waste bins outside shops to pick up the empty bottles. Although they discouraged me, I did not give up since I knew T was just trying my luck, Three draws were to be conducted, On the day of the last draw, I became very nervous. I decided not to watch the draw on television because the first two had ‘been done but | had not won, However, Mwayi persuaded me to watch. The director of ceremonies at the function was already seated in front of the hall which had been decorated with advertisements of the various products of the company. Many people were still walking inte the hall. Some people brought their children along with them. Many were hoping that they would be the winners. Then the director of ceremonies stood up to announce the lucky three winners. People in the hall held their breath for a moment. The director of ceremonies announced the winners one by one. When she mentioned my name everybody in the house jumped up and shouted at the top of their voices for joy. They all rushed to huig me. "You have won, Theradil” They shouted. "You have won, Theradif" 1 just stood speechless in the room. | did not know what to say. I was the happiest of alll in the house because I knew this was my life time chance to watch world cup games live. It was also an opportunity for me to see the &réatest football players in the world playing. What a golden chanee it was! Answering comprehension questions ‘Who is narrating this story?” ‘Where did this story take place? Who said, ‘I just do it for fun, not necessarily to win,"? What is the name of the company that organised the competition? Why did the company organise this competition? How did people enter the competition? What were the winners going to-receive? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Why does the writer say that he Participated in the competition with a cost? 79 Why was the writer nervous on the day of the last draw? 10 How many people won the competition? 11 Which two reasons does the writer give for saying the win was his" life time chance?" Exercise A Completing a dialogue . Copy and complete the following dialogue between Theradi and Chikondi. Chikondi We will go to town this afternoon. Would you mind joining us? Theradi No, 1 Chikondi Would you mind going before lunch? ‘Theradi No, 1 Chikondi Would you mind going to town by mini bus? Theradi No, 1 Chikondi Would you mind paying for your fare? Theradi Yes, | because | do not have any money. Chikondi Okay, don't worry, I will pay for you. Theredi ‘Thank you very much, Chikondi However, would you mind buying your own funch in town? ‘Theradi Yes, I Chikondi That's alright. I will pay for your lunch as well. Theradi Thank you very much, Chikendi You are welcome Exercise B_ Identifying words with simil, anin, e ar me; Find words in the passage that have similar ‘Meanings to the followin, Example: journey ‘ip i 1 without talking 2 moreover Sa 3 makes ae eee eae &Exercise C Writing a letter You won an air ticket and money in a competition to go to Europe to watch the football world cup in England. Write a letter to the organizers of the competition thanking them for the ticket and money you have won. You may use the following points: Paragraph 1 = Acknowledge receipt of the ticket and money Tell them the date you received your prize Paragraph 2 Tell them when you want to leave for England and why ‘Tell them other places you would want to visit while in England before the games Paragraph 3 Thank them for the prize Exercise D Completing sentences ‘Copy and complete the following sentences. i EIFIFLEP REE What would you do if you had money, Hellen? If Thad money, Lwould go to asalon. What would you have done if you had passed the examinations last year? If Thad passed the examinations, | What if you had failed the examinations? Mf Thad failed the examinations, 1 What would you de if you did not finda place to repeat? HfL had not found a place 1 What if your father did nat have money for fees? If he did not have money for school fees, I ‘What if you had no chance for employment, what would you do? If Lhad no chance for employment, | 9Exercise E Identifying parts of speech Identify the parts of speech of the underlined words in the sentences below, Example: This is my father, this demonstrative pronoun father noun 1 We all sat quietly in our sitting roam watching television, 2 I thought | could be one of the lucky three. 3 [became very nervous. 4 Three draws were conducted, but I did not win, 5 Then the director of ceremonies stood up. & Left the sitting room and went te my bedroom. 7 Many people were laughing at me. 8 [knew I was just trying my luck 9 Twas surprised to hear such a noise, 10 I did not know what to say. Wwti HH, ‘When the dark clouds held a meeting in the sky ‘We knew sooner tears would fall. Fall on the hard surface that had waited, Waited patiently with hope, Hope that grass would come to life. The sky lit up It was to be a thunderous storm, ‘Astorm that would revive the earth's heart beat ‘The heart beat we had waited for Waited since the four year drought Rivers would swell again with water To moisten the hard soil for the farmer The rains came And kept falling! Falling! Falling! ‘Trees were uprooted And down branches went Staggering, falling Qn our mud houses Much to our shock Did we expect this much? UWBridges protested angrily, And nails gritted as they resisted Falling on migrant sands "Roads closed, bridges swept away” Read the road signs To warn speeding motorists, Houses swept, crops washed away Livestock lost ‘The death toll still rose Like fever in a patient Did we expect this much? Relief aid required urgently ‘By Harry James Kamwaza Answering comprehension questions What does the word ‘tears’ mean in the first stanza? How long did people stay without rain? In what way did the heavy rains cause damage? Give three ways. What does the word ‘heart beat’ mean in the second’ stanza? Identify one phrase that shows that what happened in the poem was unexpected. 6 When are the events in the poem taking place? Exercise A Completing a table on poetic devices Copy and complete the blank spaces in the table with appropriate postic devices or phrases. ween Example: clouds held a meeting personification Revive the earth’: Pregnant with water aii Like fever ina pExercise B Completing a poem Copy and complete the blank spaces in the following poem. The cry of a tree You set harmful bush fires That burn my soft stem But who burns yours? {also feel pain like you do, How many of my children Do you plant when you cut me? When you burn me for charcoal In your search of money The forest guards Should surely arrest you Exercise C Matching poetic devices with their meanings Match the poetic device in column A with its meaning in column B, Column A. Column B 1 persona 2 personification 3. simile a. place where events take place and time when events happen b, person taking part ina poem, play or story © when a word used conveys a totally different meaning 4 thyme d. the use of symbols to represent objects or ideas 5 symbolism .. when a word means what actually the thing is 6 setting £. words in a poem deliberately organized to produce a musical beat or sound. 7 tone g. when objects with life are treated or made to behave like human being . two or more words with similar sounds at the end The person speaking in a poemColumn A Column B — 10 theme j. when two unrelated objects are compared t to provide a clear image of what is being said, characterized by use of “as” and “like” 11 poet k. emotional expression of a poem intended by a poet eg, sad mood 12 figurative speech| 1. central message in a poem, play or story m. averse ina poem Tn. one who writes a poem ©. the voice quality ina poem which expresses the speaker's (personas) feelings and thought towards something eg light tone Exercise D Correcting sentences ‘The following sentences have errors. Copy and re-write them. correctly. Example: Write a sentence with your exercise books, Write a sentence in your exercise books, Idid not went home. He receive a letter yesterday, ‘Let us discuss about the poetic devices. Mary go home every day. i They has three children. Tenjoy drinking porridge. Mrs Tehuwa puts ona black suit everyday. Mayeso cannot cope up with work in Standard 8, 9 [like fishing because Iam used. 10 I leave in Blantyre. Suave enune[unr 4 | The market day It was Friday morning. Mapopa remembered the stories his grandmother, Nyambizi, had told him about market days at Sanjemuleke, The stories prompted. him to accompany her to the market. He wanted to see for himself what activities had made the market day at Sanjemuleke known country wide. “Let's go to the market now,” Mapopa said, Its very early, let us wait a bit)’ said Nyambizi, "By the way, will you not go to school today?” She asked. "No, | won't. I want to go to the market with you,” Mapopa said. “We can go in the afternoon when you are back from school,” his grandmother ‘said, "Won't we be late if we do not leave this time? | want to see everything, I don’t want to miss anything,” Mapopa said. “Of course, you may miss some things but you are not going to sell any thing. are You?" She asked. ¥ "No, I'm not,” answered Mapopa. "Therefore, don't worry about time. We will go," Nyambizi assured him. Mapopa and his grandmother hired bicycle taxis. These were the common means aya Port in the area. They arrived at Sanjemuleke market in the morning. It was “ety big market which brought together business people from all the ing areas, 15~~ 1 Mapopa was curious ta learn what actually happens at the market. However, he was somnesibiat hesitant to move around for fear of people noticing that he had Not gone to school. To make things worse, he was in school uniform, “Look at those men dragging live goats! Where are they taking them to?” Mapopa asked, “Where they sell animals,” Nyambizi answered. “There are different places for different commodities in this market,” she said. “Well, why don't we Start visiting the place where they sell animals first?” Mapopa suggested. “That's alright but remember, the market is very big. We may not be able to visit all the places,” Nyambizi said. There were over a hundred goats being sold. Buyers and sellers were busy negotiating the prices. The prices ranged from K2500 to K6000 per goat. The second place they visited was where they'sell second hand clothes. Here, Mapopa was interested in how customers were attracted by the sellers! slogans, Some sellers used megaphones to announce the prices af their goods. Some played the latest music on the market. Many people went there because af the music bt ended up buying a lot of clothes. “Now let us go up there, under those big m’bawa trees, 1 want to buy oil,” Nyambizi. said "What type of oil could that be, grandmother?” Asked Mapopa. “It's castor oil, natural and Like it beceuse its multipurpose. You can use it as a lotion to smoothen the skin or you Se on a Wound so that it heals," Nyambizi explained. When they arrived at the place, Mapopa noticed th, st the sellers were old women and he was puzzled. His grandmother expl ee they were the only group of people who knew how to process and strc rant It was already 3:30 in the afternoon and Nyambizi told Ma home after visiting several places in the market. However, Be Off for some more places. As they debated on what to do next, Mapopa's cta On visiting Daliyamuy, called him. The teacher asked him why he was absent frey 88 teacher Mr, Mapopa was dumbfounded. He had no answer. Mr Daliyamna qos SPOOL first thing Monday morning with his guardian, mM to see him The excitement about the market day adventure ended, ab z home was a quiet one. Mapopa was in deep thoughts mane Thejoumey back Monday. Fear gripped him 1 ol Nat KNOW What would hapmon old happen on Monday. Mapopa had no swiss! memeries about the market an ° him on the business peaple who nothing atthe end of the dar, le was as sad as 16Answering comprehension questions 1 Which day was the market day at Sanjemuleke? 2 Why was Mapopa very anxious to go to the market? 3. Why did some sellers use megaphones to call out the prices of their goods? 4 Ifyou were Mapopa, could you have gone to the market instead of going to school? Give a reason for your answer. 5 Why was castor oil sold by elderly women? 6 How was the market divided? 7 Why was Mapopa gripped with fear? Exercise A Completing a table Copy the table below. Then complete it as you listen to the story your teacher will read to you. The market day Advantages 1 Disadvantages 1 Effect Effect Ss s Exercise B_ Making sentences -a sentence with each of the following words to show that you understand its Meaning. ample: prompted What prompted you to start school again?5 megaphones 6 multipurpose Exercise C Writing a speech ‘You have a debate in your class on “Is it good to go to the market on schoal days?” Write a speech which you would make during this debate, either in support or against this motion, You may use the following points. In support of the motion * You help parents carry commodities to the market * You help parents make money © You make your own money ® You see various commodities * You meet various people * You easily buy or sell things ‘Against the motion * You miss what your friends have learned * You may meet bad people * You may fail in- examinations or tests * You may copy bad behaviour Exercise D Completing a word web Copy and compicte the following word web on ‘market’ In each case use to-extend and complete the web. One part has been done for you as an caneExercise E Identifying verb tenses Copy the following sentences in your exercise books. Identify the tense used in each sentence. Example: She is running to school. (Present continuous tense) 1 Tamureading an interesting book at the moment. 2 Teachers teach learners. 3 Ourheadteacher works very hard. 4 We are learning English. 5 She passed her examination because she had studied very hard, 6 He was only 11 years old when he went to secondary school. 7 Have you ever been to the market? 8 The teacher was going to the bus depot when he met us. 9 I cannot find my pencil. Have you seen it? 10 How long have you beenJeaming mathematics? 11 He has already posted the application letter. 12 Mary sill write a letter today- 19y monkeys have a scar Allorig time ago, people lived in small houses in villages surrounded by big forests, The forests had different kinds of animals. Every village had a chief. The people grew their own crops for food. Every year, they harvested and stored their crops in safe places. One of the villages was called Kamboni and it was headed by Mazuma. Chief Mazuma had the biggest garden in the village. For many years people had been stealing from her garden but no one had ever been caught. The chief used to warn _ people not to steal from her garden but nobody took her seriously. ‘One day, Chief Mazuma called for a meeting with her people and said, “| have called for this meeting to warn you for the last time that you should not steal from my garden. This time I want to tell you that my garden has been protected by special charms. Whoever steals from my garden again will be cursed forever ‘FPet also warn your children,” she said. see (peeve Mou When the harvesting season started, everyone was excited except the Kwenda family. This family was lazy. They did not grow anything in their garden. In fact rumour had it that feeds eee dened to steal from the chiefs garden. Unfortunately, noone cau stealing. Therefore, the: he was a thief. ape Bovpecet Sat One night when. was asleep, Kwenda - "Namasina! Namasina! Wake up!" he said, oe aue his wife Namasina. "What's wrong my husband?" Namasina asked. j 2 |*\'m very hungry. | want to go to the chief's garden to steal some fruits for us to - eat,’ Kwenda said while putting on his clothes. “What?” Namasina asked, waking up, Have you forgotten the chief's waming?” Namasina reminded them. "Oh! Namasina my wife, the chief says this every yeat. However, every year we steal crops from her garden but nothing happens. She was joking,” Kwenda said opening the door. “The chief was serious. Maybe today she was telling the truth. You may be caught," Namasina tried to stop her husband but he did not listen, “Wait until I come back with some food," Kwenda said, After some time Kwenda camg pack with a sack full of maize and oranges. Namasina woke up her son, Mkute and they ate the oranges together. In the morning. Kwenda and his family realised that they had turned into monkeys. They did not come out of the house because they were ashamed. By afternoon, the people of Kamboni Village were worried because the Kwenda family was not yet out of their house. The villagers called Kwenda but he did not respond, Therefore, they decided to break the door of the house to see what was wrong with the Kwenda family, Sitting in the corner of the house, all hairy and seared, were three monkeys representing Kwenda, Namasina and Mkute. Some people rushed to the chief's house to report what had happened to the Kwenda family, When the chief came, she said, “Not long ago I warned you that I, had protected my garden with charms. You ean now sev that the Kwenda family has tumed into monkeys because they stole from my garden. This is a lesson to you all. Get this family out of the house and then into the forest where they now belong." the chief said. As the three monkeys were being chased into the forest, people noticed scars on them, "Why do they have scars on them?” The villagers asked, The chief explained that the sear is a mark to show that those monkeys had stolen food from her Barden. When the three monkeys got into the forest, they scared away the other monkeys. After this incident, all monkeys bom after have sears at the bottom, Answering comprehension questions 1 What was the name of the village which was surrounded by a big forest? 2 What problem did the chief have? 3 What did the chief do every year? § What did chief Mazuma say when she called the people for the last time? 2What was the rumour in the village? ‘Why was it difficult to prove that the rumour was true? 7 Today how can we tell that these are the monkeys which Mazuma's garden? 8 How did chief Mazuma punish Kwenda's family? Mention three ways. Do you think it was good for the chief to punish the Kwenda family? Give a reason for your answer. Exercise A Matching words with their meanings Match each word in column A with its meaning in column B. aw stole from Chief ° Example: Column A Column B Joking talking in.a way that causes laughter Column A Column B : 1 forest a. permanent mark on the skin due toa wound 2 harvest b. hairy animal with a scar on the bottom 3 steal ¢. inform someone about danger 4. charm d. being afraid of something 5 surface e._where many trees grow 6 rumour 7 monkey £. take without permission &- gather mature crops h, outside part of somethin i. substance far protection J. unfounded truth Exercise B_ Writing a folktale ‘Write a folktale. You may use answers to the follows Paragraph 1 Where did the story happen? NB questions, Who were involved in the story? What happened? eas Paragraph2 How did it happen? Paragraph 3. What lesson does the folktale teachpExercise C Completing a table Copy and complete the table below with gender appropriate words. ‘Example: ‘Village headman Village head Column A. Column B 1 idmaster/mistress 2 kinsman 3 police woman/man 4. mankind 5 head girlyboy 6 watchman 7 chairman/lady 8 groundsmen 9 master/mistress of ceremonies 10 sports master/mistress Exercise D Identifying noun clauses Identify the noun clause in each of the following sentences, State the function of the noun clause you have identified. Example: The fact that Monkeys have a scar is not strange. Noun clause L Function that Monkeys have a scar in apposition to noun “fact” 1 The rumour that Jeremy was caught stealing shocked his teacher, 2 The news that his car had been involved in an accident made him collapse with shock. 3 The news that Rose had been selected to secondary school pleased het parents. 4 The report that Mr Khalila had failed the examinations displeased his wife. 5 The message that Madalitso won a mini bus in the competition made her § The announcement that the headteacher was on transfer shocked the learners. ~,\ 2 Many years ago, there lived a famous family in Chiyambi Village: It was the Nthenda family. The family had four children, two boys.and two girls, They had stayed in many places in the country before they came to live at ‘Chiyambi Village. This was because both Mr and Mrs Nthenda were working. Mr Nehenda was working as a police officer whereas Mrs Nthenda was.a nurse. The Nthenda family did not stay in one place for many years. Usually they would stay for a maxima ‘of two to three years. Then they would move to another place. The Nthenda family made friends with many people everywhere they, stayed. Their home was a good example of a bee-hive for visitors. After working, for many years, Mr and Mrs Nthenda rotired a their home village. By this time, all their children we daughter who was a bricklayer got married to.a driv teaching at a university. One of their boys was an engineer, whereas their last-born child was. lawyer. All the children were Working in town and were happy, One day their eldest sents went to her husband's village children wanted to see their grand parents, While she Was 34 of her sons fell very ill Unfortunately the hospital wae = farse. ee ila ee! i a ee ee Erase Mrand Mes Nikon wese eae Sete alba peice allowing morning, Mrs Nihends sete ot may to sev her Brandon, She had z the vilage 5 She arsived atthe village after raya the hole day tn order tr atte and went to live in te married. Their eldest er. Their other da ea 24Inthe morning, Mrs Nthenda saw that the reom in which her grandson slept was unhygienic. The beddings which the patient was using were neither adequate nor lean. She also noticed that the little bay was not being given liquids and fruits. ‘Therefore, early in the morning, Mrs Nthenda told her daughter to go and wash the beddings that her son was using. While her daughter was at the river washing the beddings, Mrs Nthenda started cleaning the room. She swept the floor and dusted off all the cupboards, She also prepared some porridge for the little boy and gave him some oranges which she had brought. In addition, she boiled some water for the boy to take a bath. By the time her daughter came back, Mrs Nthenda had not only fed the little boy, but also bathed him-in warm water and given him a Jot of liquids. : When her daughter came back, she was surprised to see that her son was showing alot of improvement. He looked much better than when she had left him in the moming. "What medicine did you give him, mother?” she asked. “did not give him any medicine," she replied. "Lonly gave him the things that he needs as a patient,” she explained. "What things does a patient need, mother?" Her daughter asked again. “It's a long story, but I will try'to make it short,” she said. "When I was being trained as a nurse, we were told that the most important thing a patient needs is proper care and of course appropriate medicine. This is the basis of nursing as propounded by Florence Nightingale the pioneer of professional nursing,” she said. “Every day a patient needs to take a bath, sleep in clean beddings, wear clean clothes, eat good food from clean utensils and take a lot of liquids,” she explained, “But you never told me about this before, mother,” complained her daughter. "No, I-didn’t, I'm telling you now,” she answered. “In fact, a patient needs to take a lot of fruits too. In addition, you need to give the patient a lot of time to rest. Show lot of love to your sick child, In that way you will see a lot of improvement. Of course, do not forget to take a patient to hospi tal for medical treatment,” she explained. “Thank you very much mother for your advice,” she said. “You are welcome,” Mrs Nthenda replied. Answering comprehension questions } How many children did Mr and Mrs Nthenda have? 2 What was Mrs Nthenda’s carver? 3 Why did Mr and Mrs Nthenda's home in the village become a bee-hive for Visitors? 25