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ByMoyo Okediji

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***This is a story that my Luo friend told me. She says it’s from among the Luo people of Kenya.

In Yoruba we call it “Àǹfààní àdúgbò.”

Please help me translate Àǹfààní àdúgbò to Oyinbo.

Wife 1: Our husband has not yet returned home?

Wife 2: No o. It is now 11 pm.

Wife 1: Where did he go?

Wife 2: I don’t know o.

Wife 1: The way our husband uses our plantain outside this home….

Wife 2: …we thank God it’s not like soap, otherwise, it would all be finished by now.

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***Reader’s Note:

I was informed that I should complete the ENGLISHMAN IN BENIN CITY series before moving on to the next series, THE RETURN.

I will therefore return to the ENGLISHMAN IN BENIN CITY, and continue with Part Thirty-six. To refresh the memory of our readers, I have placed parts Thirty-five and Thirty-four at the end of Part Thirty-six.

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