MY VILLAGE SWIMMING EXPERIENCE

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My Village Experience On Swimming
I remember some years ago on how I learned how to swim. So at one point, my father decided not to take us to the village anymore. He said we were risking our life and wouldn't stay at a place even when we knew the kind of village we came from.

I was 15 years old when I will always join friends To played around the river bank.

Another Experience Occur Few years, I think 5 Years Or So".🤔 A Family member had a wedding, So my Father took all his male children to the village. we took off on Wednesday evening because the traditional food is Thursday as Eggon Cultural Food is a Prior, My Dad and siblings had to traveled to the village to spend a few days for the occasion and return. This was during our holidays. Since we were on holiday he decided to take us along with him.

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One day, we decided to take a stroll on our own to see around the village. we didn't tell anyone because we don't plan to go far.

While walking on this lonely path, we saw a group of boys heading to the river's for swimming in their numbers. the stood from a distance and beckoned on us to follow them. they're all friendly and very simple and were happy to have us go with them, we weren't feeling threatening at all.

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we began to walk behind them and kept following them. First, we got to a tree where there were Ripe mango fruits.

the plucked one of the fruits and threw it at me, I happened to be the eldest among my siblings. I caught the fruit with both hands and took a quick bite. It was very fresh and tasted sweet.

Without saying a word, the pointed to the tree. we looked at it and began to pluck the fruits which were very reachable. I plucked six and filled my pockets. my siblings likewise, Then I plucked 2 more and held on my hands.

When we were done, the began to walk again and we followed them.

When we had gotten to the river, I was not good in swimming so I only play around the river bank with very stricken nervousness, but the boys paused and pointed to me and my brother's to move deeper.🥺

I smiled.

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I was like "thank you. But I can not swim, I reply to one of them."

"I don't like the idea naturally. because I was Scared of drowning so I quickly reply, No Thank you."

but in other not to feel like a weakly I join them guest what? I drank gallons of water, my lil donvic@donvic can relate 🤣😂😂 I felt like my village people came for my soul, very dramatic but it cause me alot, well; I thank the boys we went together' rescue me" from premature death...

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A storm of regret blew and I regretted why I fall to their deception, I pulled out to the river bank, i was devasted, but there is no way I could turn back the clock, Afterwards, we walked our walk our way home...

When we arrive home our father ask about our whereabout' Of Course I Wouldn't tell him the exact truth, if not ahhh...
I explained to him and told him the story but not the truth.

He smiled😅

The next day he took me and my siblings back to Akwanga and went back to the village alone.

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