Chapter 14 House/Land Finally Disposed

Alas,the house and land we all loved finally was to be sold.It saddened us deeply as the hose and land were our play ground most of the time.

The land behind were planted with sugar canes and plenty of sweet potatoes and other vegetables.The sugar cane gave us plenty to chewed on and extremely sweet.The growing sweet potatoes gave us something to roast on in days we had no money to buy other things to eat.The leaves gave us our green vegetables in time of need.

The tall coconut palms gave our father a little pocket money when he was in need There was a time where he was cheated by an Indian plucker who sold all the nuts he plucked and never returned with the money.When in need even a thief would spare you.

From time to time I too did tried to pluck some nuts to secure some pocket money on our own.While I climbed my kid brother would direct me to which nuts to pluck from the base.Just imagine I was then about eleven years old and my hands could hardy hold round those coconut palms tightly. 

 Their  heights were nothing less than twenty five feet high.No matter what - there were no tasks easier than this yet I overcame it. No  money came dandier than this.This were our coconut palms,we were not stealing.Stealing from our own tree was not stealing.No pocket money this was our way out.

All we got were a few cents per nut,not much but plenty to us. I  bruised chest while climbing down which I hid up by wearing a shirt over it most of the time for a few days otherwise we went around half naked.One little secret when  I was a little boy I never wore clothing as I ran around our compound.I really put on clothing on remittance to school.

Talking about falling from tree I actually felled down from one tree once.In fact I glided down with a broken branch.I always lie to climb tree while a young boy Most of the trees around our land had been climbed by me.

One day I was up a tree about twenty odd high  when the branch I sat on suddenly break away..The branch glided down following strong gust of wind blowing.Circled slightly before it landed directly on ground.When I touched ground I was still sitting on that branch.

What a lucky escape at the full view of all present Mt maternal grandmother ,my siblings and two other cousins.We had a good laugh over it.A fall I remembered firever.