一、契克离乡契克跟着母亲和两个姐妹一起生活在乌莫奥菲亚。父亲好几年前就死了。母亲辛勤劳动,维持三个孩子的温饱并供他们上学。他们吃的东西,大多是母亲自己种的,象薯蓣、木薯、玉米、豆子、大蕉,还有许多蔬菜。她还靠做小买卖,卖干鱼、棕榈油、火油和火柴赚点钱。 First, Chick leaves Chick with his mother and two sisters living in Umfolia. My father died a few years ago. The mother worked hard to maintain her three children’s food and clothing and to go to school. Most of the things they eat are grown by their mother, such as yam, cassava, corn, beans, plantains, and many vegetables. She also makes small purchases, selling dried fish, palm oil, oil and matches to earn some money.