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Community
Re- Education

STRANGERS AND THIEVES

A STORY FROM MY CHILDHOOD

Samuel Phillipss

rowing up for me was everything my hands could find. But pler narration.
definitely a beautiful of the many reading materials that
thing, not because really had much influence on my The village of love
GI was born with a young mind back then were stories Once upon a time, as the story
golden spoon in my mouth, but told by older people. We had lots went, there was this little village
because I was raised in a home of such Afrikan stories back then. somewhere in Afrika where the
environment of discipline and hard Those stories made some deep people lived in such beautiful har-
work. Learning, then, was deep and impressions on my young mind, mony and goodwill. Every member
went beyond ramming things into even though they carried much fun of the community lived as broth-
your head just to pass exams or to with them as well. It’s from one ers, sisters, mothers, fathers and
impress your parents, teachers or these stories and how it relates to all watched out and cared for each
friends. It was a deep and personal our present day that I am writing other.
daily walk, to find and know myself this article. However, in as much as they lived
from the inside out. Dad was a I cannot tell you exactly whether in such harmony and love amongst
pastor, and mum a primary school the book that carried this particular themselves, one thing however
teacher, so friendship with books story can be found anywhere, even made them very interesting, that is,
and reading materials was just a online, nor can I tell you that I will on their market day, sellers would
natural thing you would make. relay the tale exactly how I read it bring their farm products and crafts
back then. But I am pretty sure I to the market for sale but would
So, I grew up reading anything and can at least provide you with a sim- not sit to watch their goods. They

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