My Father's Bodaboda
Amani Mcharo

This is my father on his bodaboda, he is the best rider in our village. He wears a helmet to be safe incase he falls.

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My father starts his bodaboda every morning to go to work. I always go outside to wave goodbye when he leaves.

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On school days, he takes me to school on the bodaboda. I sit behind him and hold on, he always gives me a helmet to wear.

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My sister likes sitting Infront of my father when riding the bodaboda. She pretends that she is a rider on an adventure.

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My father rides to all corners of the village to carry school children in the morning. He carries two at a time to arrive early.

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Farmers depend on him on the market days to bring their produce to the market. He carries fruits, vegetables and milk from them.

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My father helps to take the sick to the clinic. He also transports nurses and vaccines when they are going to immunise children.

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He helps people send or receive letters from the post office in town. He also delivers building materials to the fundis.

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In the rain, my father protects himself with his raincoat and a waterproof trousers. He also wears boots that keep his feet dry.

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Most of the other bodaboda riders stop working when it rains. But my father keeps working, he is good at riding on muddy roads.

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Everyone in the village loves my father and his bodaboda. The village people wave and shout his name whenever he passes by.

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When he returns after a long day, I run to hug him. I help carry the things he brings home for us. I am very proud of my father.

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My Father's Bodaboda
Author - Amani Mcharo
Illustration -
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs