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The Woman with One Hand

"The Woman with One Hand" explores the profound themes of resilience and adaptability in Swahili culture. This captivating tale highlights the journey of a woman overcoming adversity in a community characterized by both prosperity and hardship. Through the lens of rich Swahili vocabulary, the story conveys universal truths about survival, gratitude, and the indomitable spirit of individuals facing challenges. The narrative is both a celebration of strength and a reminder of the importance of support and refuge in difficult times.

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The Woman with One Hand

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  1. The Woman with One Hand A tale told by the Swahili

  2. Vocabulary Review • Swahili - a member of a Bantu people of Zanzibar and the neighboring coast of Africa; “coast dwellers” A – inland dwellers S – indigenous tribe

  3. prosperity - a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune A – loss; poverty S - thriving • mortar – a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle A – paper plate S – cereal bowl

  4. pestle - a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar A – solidify S – mill; crush • fare - to experience good or bad fortune, treatment, etc.; get on A – get stuck S – get through; advance

  5. stealthily - a sly or furtive departure or entrance A – honest; revelation S – covert; secrete • maimed – to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple A – aid, cure, heal S – batter, hurt

  6. refuge – a place of shelter, protection, or safety A – homeless S – sanctuary; den • emerge - to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity A – disappear; fade S – become apparent; arrive

  7. gratitude - the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful A – not thankful; disregard S – appreciative; honor • scoundrel – an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain A – respected person S – black sheep; crook

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