Wednesday, January 2, 2008

A Story: Mr Moyo goes to the Doctor

'What is your job?' asked the doctor.
'I am a farmer' replied Mr Moyo.

'Have you any children?' the doctor asked.
'God has not been good to me. Of 15 born, only 9 alive,' Mr Moyo answered.

'Does your wife work?'
'No, she stays at home.'

'I see. How does she spend her day?'
'Well, she gets up at four in the morning, fetches water and wood, makes the fire, cooks breakfast and cleans the homestead. Then she goes to the river and washes clothes. Once a week she walks to the grinding mill. After that she does to the township with the two smallest children where she sells tomatoes by the road side while she knits. She buys what she wants from the shops. Then she cooks the midday meal.'

'You come home at midday?'
'No, no she brings the meal to me about three kilometers away.'

'And after that?'
'She stays in the field to do the weeding, and then goes to the vegetable garden to water.'

'What do you do?'
'I must go and discuss business and drink with the men in the village.'

'And after that?'
'I go home for supper which my wife has prepared.'

'Does she go to bed after supper?'
'No, I do. She has things to do around the house until 9 or 10.'

'But I thought you said your wife doesn't work.'
'Of course she doesn't work. I told you she stays at home.'

(Source: Presented by the Women and Development Sub-committee Ministry of Community Development and Community Affairs, Zimbabwe to Women's Regional Ecumenical Workshop, 26 June 1989, Harare, Zimbabwe).

2 comments:

Nikhat said...

Hey! I posted this one too on my rediffIland and got 6 comments!

dragonlord785 said...

isn't it funny how that works?

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