and then I was tied from my thighs to my toeswith very strong ropes from camel hide. A long stick was brought and the women took turnsshowing us how to walk, sit, and stand. They told us not to bend or move apart our legs—This will make you heal faster, they said,but it was meant to seal up that place.
Niliwaza sana na kuwazua kuhusu hili, nikaogopa sana kuhusu maisha yetu iwapo katika kipindi hiki miaka zaidi ya hamsini tokea tujitawale bado tu kina baba hawana uchungu wa kuona kwamba mama awaye yeyote ni sawa sawa na mama yako. Kadhalika,umwone mtoto wa mwenzio, jirani, rafiki kuwa ni mwanao.