chapter+7

Presenters: Juliana, Christina, Alexandra & Mikaela Summary:  PARVANA - Summary for chapter 7  Now looking like a boy Parvana started working on the streets in order to support her family. Parvana’s mother told her that if anyone asked, she was to tell them that she was her father’s nephew Kaseem. She was also to tell them that her father was ill and that she had come to stay with the family until he was well again.  Parvana’s father always told her to choose the same spot to sell their goods. He would always say, “If we’re at the same place every day, people will know we are here and they will remember us when they need something read or written.” Parvana always liked it when her father said ‘we’ as she felt part of the business. He would always spread the blanket and goods he wanted to sell, he would put on the side. He would spread his pens and writing paper out in front, Parvana would do the same.  A Taliban soldier walked up to Parvana and pulled out a letter from his vest which was addressed to his wife Fatima Azima who was dead. The soldier sat down beside her and told her to read the letter which was from his wife’s Aunt, Sohila. Parvana began reading the letter the soldier which said that his wife would have a good life, she would have a good husband and have many children. Parvana saw a tear roll down the soldiers eye which landed in his beard, she began to wonder if Taliban’s had feelings?  After a few hours of selling her goods, Parvana realised that she needed to go to the toilet. As there were no toilets around her, she would need to go home. She began packing up her goods when something caught her eye in a blacked-out window. It was a flicker of movement but she thought she must just be imagining things. With her blanket tucked under her arm, money safe in her pocket, Parvana proudly ran home.   HOMEWORK QUESTIONS:

1. What did Parvana learn about the Taliban soliders while reading the letter ?? 2. What evidence is there to remind parvana of her father in the market place??