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| Oh, Naomi wanted mamma to come in three days! Three days came, and three days went. The sun was almost gone. "Will mamma come today?" Naomi asked herself. She went to wait and look for her. Zoma, Naomi best friend, came along. Zoma knew how nervous Naomi was wondering if she had a new baby sister or not. "A-ha!" Zoma said. "You stay here and you stay and stay. What is new?" Naomi said, "Mamma had a baby. I heard the singing three days ago. I want her to come in today. I want a baby sister!" |
| "I will wait with you Naomi,� said Zoma. Suddenly Naomi saw something. She cried, "Its mamma! She is coming; She is coming with the baby. Mamma is coming with my baby sister.!" Naomi ran to the bush as fast as she could. She ran as fast as a red deer. Zoma could not keep up with her. There was mamma, there was grandma, and there was baby sister! Now Naomi was very happy. She had a baby sister at last. There were many things to do, but she was glad to do them for her new baby sister. She washed the little blankets. She watched the baby when mamma went to the waterside. Naomi�s father smiled to see Naomi so happy. |
| When Naomi went to the market at Vai-Town, she always stopped at the big store to look for the pink kwee dress. One day, Uncle Vonjo came into the store. He was a very big man in the town. "Good morning," he said to Naomi. "Where is baby sister? You don't carry baby sister?" "She is too little, oh my uncle." said Naomi. "Someday I will carry her. Then she can wear that little kwee dress. Naomi pointed to the dress. "It is fine-o." said Uncle Vonjo. "Do you have money to buy it?" |
| "No, Uncle Vonjo, I have no money. That makes me plenty sad," said Naomi. "Baby sister does not need a kwee dress,� said Uncle Vonjo. "She needs only medicine beads now. Someday you will put a lapa around her." "Yes, my uncle, she will wear a lapa, but many little girls wear kwee dresses now. I want her to have that little kwee dress." At first Uncle Vonjo said nothing. He was thinking. Then he said: " I have many oranges. They are high up in the trees. I cannot get them down. I am too old. My sons all work for L.M.C at Bomi Hills, they have a big Iron Ore mine there. They have no time to help me pick my oranges anymore. |
| Suddenly Naomi knew what Uncle Vonjo was thinking. She could almost see it on his face. "I can climb up in a orange tree," she said. "I can go up, up! I will get all the oranges for you." Uncle Vonjo smiled. "Get your brothers to help," he said. "You can sell those oranges for five cent, five cent. Then you can buy the small-small kwee dress.� Thank your, thank you, Uncle Vonjo!" cried Naomi. She danced a little thank you dance for Uncle Vonjo. Naomi ran home to get her pan. She told Mamma what Uncle said. "Uncle Vonjo is a good, kind man,� said Mamma. "Many people say that about Uncle Vonjo. Then Mamma called Naomi big brothers. "Come, Sumo! Come, Dogba! Help Naomi." |
| Off to the orange trees went sumo and Dogba and Naomi. There were many oranges, but they were high up in the trees. The boys climbed up and tossed the oranges down. Naomi caught them. Naomi worked and the boys worked most of the day. Soon the pan was full. Naomi put the pan on her head and started off for Via-Town. A man came along in a taxi. He stopped and asked, "How much for your oranges?� Five-cent for one," said Naomi. "Five cent, five cent." |
| The man took all her oranges, and she sold everything the first day. She was very happy. Every day, after she had helped with baby sister, Naomi went to get more oranges.. Sumo and Dogba helped her. It was easy to see the oranges. Everyone said "Fine-Fine' and wanted to buy. |
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