For those arriving by ship the first Zanzibar businessmen they met were often boys in very small boats. They would display their ability to dive to great depths by retrieving pennies thrown by the passengers.
Kwa hao wanaowasili kwa meli, wafanyabiashara wa kwanza wa Zanzibar waliokutana nao walikuwa maranyingi wavulana ndani ya boti ndogo. Wangeonesha uwezo wao wa kuchupa/kupiga mbizi kwenye vina vikubwa kufuatilia sarafu zilizotupwa na abiria.