Letter from AlasoThe following is most of the text of a letter that Alaso sent to me. I transcribed it almost exactly as it was written in order to portray her letter as accurately as possible. I have made a few comments, which I enclosed in brackets.
Soroti Family Helper Project Nov-04-1994 Dear Ms Angie, I was so glad to read your letter dated August 20, 1994 that I received on the 1st of November. May thanks for it. Other wise how are you getting on here? I am geting on fairly too. My arm that was bitten by a scorpion healed a few weeks ago and I can now write again. It was real pain any way but I kept praying day and night for recovery. Greetings from my grand parents and Oruka my brother. [Oruka is her cousin, but the family relationships in her culture seem to be much more blurred than in mine. Often the terms that she uses are "cousin-brother" and "cousin-sister".] Oruka is working very hard at school as they are soon doing there final examination to mark the end of primary education. We are still receiving our rains up to November. In the past years this would be the maximum of our dry season. How ever God has blessed us and we hope to have more food crops than we had last year. Sorry for the dog you lost. I hope Sally is no longer sad as it got another friend. [My parents' dog Tyler died, and his sister Sally was not doing well until they got her a new little sister...] In our country or district here dogs are kept to keep security at night so that thieves don't come and steel our property. Also dogs are used for hunting wild animals such as squirrels, rabbits, antelopes, and many other animals that are eaten as food. So a dog is a very important animal in a family. But it is unfortunate we have not tamed one in our family. But my brother Oruka wants to buy one. Groundnuts that we grow are planted or sown and they bear their seeds under ground. It is in a shell and when you want its seeds you crack the shell and you get at least 2-3 seeds in each shell. Each plant can have more than ten shells or pods. After 4 months it is harvested, dried, and stored in what we call grainaries or polythere bags. They can be eaten fresh as you hervest or they are shelled and fried and with salt. This one is very good to eat shile drinking tea. We can also be pounded and grind and used for making soup in various foods. Some people also like putting it on bread and eat. I end here thanking you for the help that you have shown me in this year. May God been you indeed. I am your beloved sponsored child. Alaso Mary Want to see a Story from Alaso? Want to see more Photos of Alaso? Back to Alaso's Page Back to Main CCF Page |