It's another Saturday in the new month of April. I traveled to my hometown on the 31st of last month. It was a rough and stressful journey but I got home safely. All thanks to God.
I couldn't do anything that day. I woke up the next morning, did my morning prayer and brushed my teeth. I went outside to meet my cousin and sister as I heard them making breakfast at the back of my room.
They were trying to make Pap for the house. Grandma loves drinking pap every morning as that is what she needs as she keeps getting old. Then I saw this seed of Melon placed on the ground
My cousin explained that it is different from the normal melon we cook, but this particular one was from a vegetable leaf called "UGWU". I heard this melon made them visit the toilet many times in a day when they prepared it and ate.
Here is the tree where it is gotten from
I went round the surroundings and was amazed to see these plants growing.
These plants were very little as it was in January when I was still around, but now, they are taking care of all plants- all thanks to my Dad.
I saw these sticks which I asked what it was for? They were trying to protect the plants from animals that keep coming to eat and destroy them. There are some goats that come to eat the produce of farmers in the village. The king made a decree for all animal owners to tie their goats and not to go around destroying plants and trees.
The next day, I woke up and took a stroll down to the King's palace.
(King's house)
(The meeting palace for all Kings and chiefs)
The gas got finished in December last year which Grandma refused to refill because she prefers firewood to cook. That would be uncomfortable as I wouldn't want to prepare a little meal and would have to look for sticks to light the fire. I called the guy refilling for them and he came around later in the evening to help with 5KG which cost me ($8+)
My Dad called a carpenter and they both fenced the plants with sticks to protect them from goats eating and destroying it.
That's all for now
