The Lives And Time Of Wanjohi: Real Live Story

When i finish form 4 (about 10 years later, nearly 2002), i did not score good maks to go unviesity. So my father called me in the big house and asked 'wanjohi, you fail exam. You want to be police, or teacher of primary? I said i want business. what business? i said Matatu. The father said, no. no no. look for more. i said slaughter. buy cows and slaughter at Githinjiro. He said ok and give me 50,000.

So, i go to neibor, Mwaniki, i buy bull for slaughter. but i did not carry the bull at night because it was Zebu and if mix with my father grade cows, it must jump on them at night, mate and they born Zebu and zebu has no milk. So i tell mwaniki, tomorow, i will come carry my bull for slaughter on friday.

Tomorrow morning, when i go to correct the bull, i meet a person coming from neibor that sell me the bull. He say to me 'Wanjohi, oooh am pole, for what i hear happened to your bull.'

I ask What? he tells i hear your bull die at night. the dead body of your bull is at field. I go to owner home and ask what to do. He say to me 'wanjohi, you buy the bull yesteday, so it it died, it was on your hand. I feel bad and go home to look for other thing to do. Me, Wanjohi did not become slaughter!.

Another time, i trie to buy a car. old no battery Toyota K70 but engine good. I can start and go. So i pay 30,000 and go home to collect batery and mechanic. tomorow morning, i go to collect the car with mechanic. We find the man who sell to me the car holding his shin at their big house.

He say ' Wanjohi, ngari yaku ndirakiiruo Gear box na magulu ma bele ni kimwana giakwa kiria kinene hwai utuku. Ona mbeca iria urarihire nikiraiyire ciothe. Kieigirire umalamali. no fangi na njohi kinyuaga ' tranlated in english, 'Wanjohi, your car was stolen Gear box and flont legs by my biggest baby. He even steal your money. He is only drink beer and fangi.'

I tell him, noo no no. You pay for gear box and legs. i buy full car from you. He tells me, you say that, he steal your money also. i afraid i loose all, so i call breakdolwn to carry the car to garage without gear box and legs. He refuse but i tell him i call the police. He fear and say 'ok. hathala na faida shituaranaga hamwe'. in english, it says, profit and loss walk same same.

People of earth are of many types. If i was bad, i would have produced war at his house. More things, school is not all things. If i did not become teacher, i become beter things!

Thank you.