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Salva had ever lived through. A man - What are you doing? You cannot save them!
Uncle-SALVA MAWIEN DUT ARIIK! If you give them your water, you will not have
Do you see that group of bushes? You need only enough for yourself! It is useless - they will die,
to walk as far as those bushes. Can you do that, and you will die with them!
Salva Mawien Dut Ariik?

Narrator 2: The group walked for hours. Suddenly Narrator 1: Salva saw tears in her eyes. She dabbed

Salva spotted some rock ahead - it almost seemed their lips with a towel wet with water. The small
to be moving… He went closer. It wasn’t rocks amount of water miraculously revived the men,

at all, it was people. One of the women in Salva’s and they slowly opened their eyes. The group
group opened her container of water. finally seemed complete.

by Pamoditha Sthapit

Consequences of Boiling the Water

Characters: Nurse: Ma’am, to ensure the water is clean, you must
Nya, Nya’s mother, Salva’s mother and Nurse boil it and count till 200 to remove the bacteria.
Narrator 1: Nya’s mother became extremely
Narrator 1: Currently, Nya and her mother were at concerned and scared for her daughter. Nya, who
the hospital while the doctors were checking on was listening to the nurse consult her mother,
Akeer as she had fallen ill. knew how worried she was.
Narrator 2: Akeer had fallen ill from constantly Nya: Mother, do you surely think that boiling the
drinking the dirty water fetched from the pond. water will leave enough water for the entire
Here, the Nurse is informing Nya’s mother about family? I’m certain all the water would dry up
her daughter’s health. leaving there not enough.

Nurse: Ma’am, your daughter is healing fine, but you Narrator 2: Nya knew that there was already a
must give her clean water or else her condition scarcity of water, boiling the little amount of
might worsen. water they had would leave only a tiny amount of
Nya’s mother: I understand, but please, how can I get water which would not be enough for her whole
clean water? All the water in the pond is muddy family.

and dirty. There is no place with clean water near Nya’s mother: I don’t know but we must fi gure

our village. The closest lake is half a day away and something out for Akeer’s sake.
it is almost all dry.

Preparing to Move to the Akobo Desert

Characters: probably because he saw uncle’s gun and was
Salva, Fisherman, Narrator 1, Narrator 2 and Uncle scared he would shoot him.
Fisherman: Your tribe must be tired. Would you like
Narrator 1: Salva kept himself awake by counting to have some rest? There are plenty of safe places

his uncle’s paddles. Hundreds of thoughts going here for you to sleep.
through this head. But soon, snapped out of those Uncle: Of course! Th ank you for your hospitality.
thoughts when he heard his uncle’s voice. We shall leave early in the morning.
Uncle: Salva let’s go, we have docked at the island. Narrator 2: Uncle then walked up to where Salva
Narrator 2: Salva was dazed when he saw the various was.
range of food and grains. Uncle: Here you go Salva. Enjoy this sugarcane,
Fisherman: Oh, um, hee yo go sir, plenty of food for Narrator 1: As Salva savored the taste of the
your group, this will last you a long time. sugarcane, it suddenly reminded him of
Salva: Wow! Uncle, look at all that food! Cassava, something.

Sugarcane, yams and so much more. The amount Salva: You know uncle.
this kind fisherman gave us will last for ages Uncle: What is it, Salva?

Narrator 1: Salva could see a hint of fear in the Salva: It reminds of the time I was with my family
fisherman’s eyes. He figured out that it was and how I used to steal mangoes from my father’s

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