One morning my mother
called me and said, “Etabo,
today you turn six years old.
We have a present for you.”
“What is it? What is it?” I
asked eagerly.
“Tomorrow we’re going by
bus to the market in Eldoret,”
she replied, “And we’re
taking you with us!”
My first visit to the city! I
was so excited that I could
hardly sleep that night.