Follow the Adventures of Three Haitian Girls Who Want to Rescue a Servant Girl Named Tifani Restavek From a Mean Family

Three adventurous and well-off Haitian girls, Lili, Lala, and Lila set out to rescue a servant girl named Tifani Restavèk from a mean neighbor family who mistreats her and makes her do all kinds of forced labor while their own children, especially KansonFè IronPants, tease her while watching her work her heart out in the stiffling Caribbean sun. These three girls go to private catholic schools in Port-au-Prince. Way before the quake that hit Haiti, the three girls devise a plan to start reading stories to Tifani while she stands by the fence. They want to teach her to read and write. In general, Restaveks (servant boys and girls whose parents can not take care of them and economically forced to let them go live with well-off city dwellers) do not expect to be treated well and go to school. Will these girls ever even get close to Tifani to tell her about their plans? A miracle would have to happen first. All of Tifani’s work is for nothing. Her only reward is more work and belittling. Tifani can not go to school or even take reading and writing lessons. Her supervisors, the Mesye and Madanm of the house would not let that happen. Then, on January 12, 2010, a 7.1 quake hit and destroyed Port-au-Prince and its nearby communities in less than 35 seconds. Lili, Lala and Lila’s mission changes. They set out to find and rescue Tifani from under the mountains of rubble. Will they ever find her alive? Is the quake the miracle that will make her supervisors, Mesye and Madanm KansonFè, set her free? Tifani may as well find her freedom right in the midst of the rubble that covers her frail body.




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Sad Times for Haitian Children! Captain Katastwòf Natirèl Smuggled Favorite Bouki and Malis to Miami, Florida!

"Bouki and Malis Turned Boat People - Bouki ak Malis Pran Kanntè"

Authors, Charles J. Desmangles and Kevin Levin, have done a great job writing this novella in Haitian Creole, Spanish, and English. Bouki and Malis Turned Boat People:Bouki ak Malis Pran Kanntè. It is based on the plasticity and richness of the Haitian folklore. Two of the most recognizable characters of Haitian folktales play a central role in this story.

In this novella, the authors show Bouki's desperation and push factors contributing to his agreement with a sleek, sophisticated local criminal and people smuggler / trafficker known as 'Captain Katastwòf Natirèl.' Bouki was deep in debts because he wanted to maintain a lifestyle he could not afford on the meager catches of a fisherman. Caught and deported several times by U.S. Border and Coast Guard, Captain Katastwòf Natirèl (Captain Natural Catastrophe) was on a black list. Bouki thought he was smart enough to pull this trip on his own. He refused to be known as the butt of his brother's jokes, a simpleton, a fool. He did not want Malis, his intellectual brother, to know about the details of that trip. All the while, Malis never hesitated to put him down and make him realize that he needed his expertise, language skills, and critical thinking.

Charles J. Desmangles and Kevin Levin interweave elements of the Haitian culture in this remarkable Haitian Creole, Spanish, English novella. Things must have been really harsh in Haiti if these two famous characters of the Haitian folklore finally decide to leave the country on a perilous raft to cross illegally to the U.S. shores. When faced with an upcoming storm, Captain Katastwòf Natirèl led his crew to Santiago, Cuba to seek temporary refuge. He forced everybody to learn Spanish in order to pass for Cuban refugees. Will Booki, Malis and Captain Katastwòf Natirèl make it to the dry grounds of Florida?

This story is set against the backdrop of Haiti's devastated agriculture, political upheavals, insecurity, presence of UN troops or Minustah, series of natural disasters such as hurricanes and 2010 earthquake, barren lands and tree-less mountaintops causing widspread floodings, destroyed ecology, infrastructures and educational institutions with a local population that depends more and more on imported goods and used clothes euphemistically known as 'pèpè.'

In this novella, the authors also implicate and relate the complicity of the catholic church whose priest, Father Francois, refuses to use Haitian Creole and French in his mass in his dogged efforts to cater to a dwindling but rich and powerful group of Latin language enthusiasts, les Bourgeois Commercants Mulattres (native Haitians of Syrian, Lebanese and.. descent). He did not heed Professor Malis' advice to start leading mass in Creole just like the Voodoo priests and protestant churches do all over the country with great success. What's worse is that Father Francois never said a word or raisee his stubby pinky finger against the clandestine smuggling and chaperoning of Haitian children who took these rickety boats to get reunited with their parents in Miami. Sister Marie Lafontant made her money chaperoning children and paid the priest under the table without counting her generous tithes to the church.

"Bouki and Malis Turned Boat People - Bouki ak Malis Pran Kanntè" is a book that will make you laugh and cry in the same sentence or paragraph. This book should be a required reading for anybody who wants to understand Haiti and the 'Boat People' phenomenon. Definitely, it should be required reading for any NGO, tourist, international workers in Haiti. It should be a required reading for any sociology students. This novella is edited by Prof. Joseph J. Charles

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"Excerpt from "Bouki and Malis Turned Boat People.."

“They said that I am supposed to pass the shark test too,” Bouki said to Malis.

“What are you talking about?” Malis asked.

“I was told that it is a test developed by the American authorities to separate Cubans from Haitians. They say that sharks like Haitians’ blood and flesh. They eat Haitian migrants whose boats capsize in high seas between Haiti and Bahamas. “

“Come on, Bouki, think straight. Respect yourself. It looks like you are losing your consciousness, you are coming in and out of consciousness. It appears that the waves of the sea and the crossing made you lose your mind. Americans are not like that! Where can they find these sharks?”

“Malis, I am not crazy. You always think I am crazy!”

“Crazy people hold this kind of talk!”

“I am a fisherman, but I am afraid of sharks. Their teeth are like saws.”

“Hello Bouki, you are no longer on the ocean now. You are on firm U.S. soil!”

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Sharks and Surfers' Meetup at Lunch Time: Compelling Funny Shark Story in Haitian Creole and English

Father Shark Is Teaching His Two Pups How to Hunt -Papa Reken ap Anseye De Pitit Li Yo Jan Pou Yo Fè Lachas

Compellingly funny shark story inside! Summer, Sun, Sea, Shark, Sand...Surfers!

Here is the release of my most recent short story written in Haitian Creole and English. I wrote it to be read in a group setting such as in a classroom. I am trying to provide and diffuse reading materials written in these two languages.

Brief Review: Sea, sands, seals, surfers and sharks! Have you had enough sharkzilla stories for shark week? Here is another one. This is a short story written in Haitian Creole and English for those who want to go on a monster shark adventure. This is a fun story for those who want to practice their reading in Haitian Creole. What will father shark teach his pups to hunt for? Seals or surfers! Find out whether the surfers will escape the hunger-motivated hunt.

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Father Shark is teaching his two pups how to Hunt - Papa Reken Ap Anseye de Pitit Li Yo Jan Pou Yo Chase

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Haitian Creole orthography follows its pronunciation. It is composed mostly of these sounds: a, ay, an, b, ch, d, e, è, en, f, g, h, I, j, k, l, m, n, ng/y, o, ò, on, ou, oun, p, r, s, t, ui, v, w, y, z
There are no mute letters in Kreyòl
Haitian Creole: Vowels
Non Nasal Vowels: a, e, è, i, o, ou, à, ay
Nasal Vowels: an, en, on, ann, in
a is pronounced like “a” in cat, mat, Pat etc.
à followed by a consonant is pronounced separately. An Pàn (broken down)
an is pronounced like the first sound found in English words Van-n (van), pan-n (pan) etc.
e is pronounced like the sound of “ay” as in say, lay, stay
è is pronounced like the sound of “et” as in wet, vet, get, let
en is pronounced like the sound produced by “en” as in garden, den
i is pronounced like the sound of “ee” as in see, peep, meet
o is prounounced like the sound of “ow” as in low, grow, row
ò pronounced like the sound of “o” as in bore, sore, more etc
on pronounced like the sound of “oun” as in young, Don Corleon
ou pronounced like the sound of “ou” as in you, route etc.
ay as in i found in I, kite, die. Lakay, kay – home; bagay –thing; bay – to give
in as in machine (machin-car)



Egzèsis: Exercise: Repete mo sa yo – Repeat these words
a: kanaval (carnival), Rara, papa, sa, la-a, sa-a, manba, manbo, gonbo, gan, dan, la, lala, gaga, blabla, bwa(Wood), kap (kite), grajè (insolent), kapab, patat, Sajous, malad, gaya; rale kò ou / rale kò w la – get out of here!; sapat, plat; pa chat (cheating)
e: bebe, tibebe, Pete, sese, rele, pese, bwate, tete, prete, kraze, boule, pase, rete, ale, sere, mache, ponpe, vole, sekle (weed out)
è: bèbè (mute), lèt, milèt (mule), dèt, tèt, malèt, bèkèkè, mèt (owner, teacher, profesor, proprietor), bèt (beast, animal), tèt nèg (very expensive; literary, a negro’s head), rèk, onè, respè, (Onè is a form of greeting in Haiti to whcih you can reply with respè); pènètrè (insolent), byè, myèl, pwomès, sèt,
en: renmen, limen, toulimen, genyen, fèmen, senyen, tenten, reken, benyen, penyen, pen, Mennen, nen, vwazen, sen, demen, enganm
i: di, piti piti, tikras, piki, pitit, pilon, piman, pistach, pitimi, zanmi, diri, ri, si, santi, manti, senti, sentiwon, pise, mize (waste time in carrying out an errand) ; li (he, she, it, t oread); chich (cheap, non-generous, li chich anpil – he is very cheap); tibebe
o : poto, swazo, yoyo, po do, do, anwo, moto, toro, moso, mòso, mato, chapo, repo, mo, dodo, yo, voye, sote; bay soklo (to cheat as in a relationship, marriage), cho
on: bonbon, pon, janbon, non, won, djon djon, pijon, kanton, pilon, kamyon, zonyon, san wont, konte,
ò : mòso, bòkò, kò, aransò, mòn, lòt, bòs, dakò, lò, vòlè, vòlò, antò, antòch, wòl, gwo djòl (djòl is mouth in a pejorative way, big mouth, hippotamous mouth-like), masòkò, kapòt (condom), pòt (door); radyo dyòl (Word of mouth); bòl soup (a bowl of soup)
ou : jou, toujou, joumou(squash, pumpkin), soup joumou (squash soup), fou(crazy), pou (for), tout moun (everybody), kajou, sou (on, drunk), foufou, foufoun, toutou, woule, souke, mapou, debouye
an : dan, matant, pe dan ou/ pe dan w ! (shut up), gan, janm, van, anndan, pandan, pantan, eskanmòtè (insolent), dan senyen – bleeding tooth/teeth ; manje (food, to eat); anpenpan
à : an pàn (broken down) ; Bekàn (bicycle), caravan, savàn

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Bouyon Bèf - Beef Stew - Boeuf à l’Haitienne
Se vyann bèf ak tomat e piman bouk. Li gou anpil. (It is a flavorful, tasty beef with tomatoes and peppers.)

Diri kole / Diri ak Pwa - Riz et Pois - Haitian red beans and rice
Diri Olè - Haitian Rice Pudding - Arroz con Leche
Griyo (Grillots) - Yummy, Tasty, flavorful cubes of glazed, fried pork
These cubes are often soaked for an hour or so in sour orange marinade, then slow-roasted until they become tender. Then fry them in oil until they look caramelized. Yummy!
Mayi Moulin (Mais moulu) - Haitian Cornmeal Mush

Thanksgiving Vocabulary:
Cornbread or American cornmeal bread - Pen mayi Moulin
Cranberry - Kannbèj
Squash / pumpkin - joumou (gato joumou - pumpkin pie)
Patat dous - sweet potatoes called yams in the US.
Yams can be white and yellow in the Caribbean and Africa. Yanm is the creole word.
Kodin woti - roasted turkey, dinde rôtie
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On the Menu - Sur La Table - Sa N’ap Sèvi
Non Resèt Ayisyen - Names of Haitian Recipes - Les Noms des Recettes Haitiennes - Los Nombres de las Recetas Haitianas

Bannann Peze - Haitian twice-fried green plantains
Bananes Pesées (French)
Tostones is bannann peze is a snack or side dish in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.
Patacones is bannann peze in Central America, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela
Notes: You will need a tostonera to flatten the plantains before their second frying. Or any flat surface, a glass or a small plate will do too.

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Three adventurous and well-off Haitian girls, Lili, Lala, and Lila set out to rescue a servant girl named Tifani Restavèk from a mean neighbor family who mistreats her and makes her do all kinds of forced labor while their own children, especially KansonFè IronPants, tease her while watching her work her heart out in the stiffling Caribbean sun. These three girls go to private catholic schools in Port-au-Prince. Way before the quake that hit Haiti, the three girls devise a plan to start reading stories to Tifani while she stands by the fence. They want to teach her to read and write. In general, Restaveks (servant boys and girls whose parents can not take care of them and economically forced to let them go live with well-off city dwellers) do not expect to be treated well and go to school. Will these girls ever even get close to Tifani to tell her about their plans? A miracle would have to happen first. All of Tifani’s work is for nothing. Her only reward is more work and belittling. Tifani can not go to school or even take reading and writing lessons. Her supervisors, the Mesye and Madanm of the house would not let that happen. Then, on January 12, 2010, a 7.1 quake hit and destroyed Port-au-Prince and its nearby communities in less than 35 seconds. Lili, Lala and Lila’s mission changes. They set out to find and rescue Tifani from under the mountains of rubble. Will they ever find her alive? Is the quake the miracle that will make her supervisors, Mesye and Madanm KansonFè, set her free? Tifani may as well find her freedom right in the midst of the rubble that covers her frail body.




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Pa Ponpe Sou Kabann nan! – Stop Jumping on the Bed! - No Salten en la Cama! is the story of six siblings: Lili, Lala, Lolo, Lila, Lola and Lele who could never stop jumping on their parents' bed until a series of mishaps and accidents started taking place. Manman Baba and Papa Bibi's kids were only afraid of the housemaid who often complained about having to clean up all these children's mess. One day, Manman Baba stayed home and found out how much headache her children can give to the sitter and maid. Find out what happened to the kids and why they finally decided to change and stop messing around so much.

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Haitian Creole Lessons for all of January 2011 / Lecciones de Creol en el mes de Enero de 2011

Haitian Creole Lessons for all of February 2011 / Lecciones de Creol en el mes de Febrero de 2011

Haitian Creole Lessons for all of March 2011 / Lecciones de Creol en el mes de Marzo de 2011

Haitian Creole Course for all of April 2011 / Lecciones de Creol en el mes de Abril de 2011

Haitian Creole Course for all of May 2011 / Lecciones de Creol en el mes de Mayo de 2011

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Addendum #2: Dyalòg ak Vokabulè

Dyalòg ak Vokabulè

Toma ak Titonton rankontre – Toma and Titonton met

Toma: Bonjou, Titonton. Ki jan ou ye jodi-a? (Hello, Titonton. How are you today ?)

Titonton: M’ byen. E ou menm? Ban-m nouvèl papa ou ? (I’m fine. And you ? How is your father?)

Toma : M byen wi. Papa-m pa gaya (I am fine. My father is not well. He is ill)

Titonton: Ki jan Marimat ye? Eske l’ap demele-l? (How is Marimat? Is she getting along?)

Toma: Marimat byen wi. L’ap kenbe (Marimat is fine. She is getting along)

Titonton: Sa fè lontan nou pa wè. S’ak pase ? (We have not seen each other for a long time. What’s up?

Toma: Monchè, m’ap boule (my dear, I am managing)

Titonton: Bon, monchè, ban-m nouvèl mennaj ou a ? (Okay, dear, how about your girlfriend ? )

Toma : Nou te kraze sa (We had a breakup or we broke up)

Titonton: Depi kilè ou pa ansanm avèk li ? (How long have you not been with her ?)

Toma: Ou enterese nan li? (Are you interested in her?)

Titonton: M pa menm konn non-l, non. Ki jan’ l rele ankò? (I do not even know her name. What’s her name?)

Toma: Li rele Jaklin. (Her name is Jaklin)

Titonton: An Kreyòl, se Jaklin. An fransè, se Jacqueline. (In Creole, it’s Jaklin. In French, it’s Jacqueline)

Toma : Monchè, kite-m kraze rak / Kite-m ale ! (my dear friend, let me take leave of you. Let me go!”

Titonton: Oke Toma. N’a wè mwa pwochen si Bon Dye vle. (See you next month, God willing !)

Toma: Oke. N’a wè nan inivèsite-a (Right. See you at the university).

Additional Haitian Creole Expressions and Explanations:

M’ap kenbe – I’m getting along

M’ap boule – I am managing

Mwen la / m la – I’m okay

M pa pi mal - I am no worse

M byen – I am fine

Wi – yes
Non – no
Explanations of Wi and Non in a sentence:
Use “Wi – yes” with positive declaration sentences. Non is used with negative declarative sentences.
Exercises – Egzèsis:
Ki sa? What ? Sa ? what?
Ki sa sa-a ye? What is this ?
Sa ou pral fè lavil? (What are you going to do downtown ?)
Sa ou ap chache la-a? (What are you looking for here ?)
Sa ou bezwen? Sa w bezwen? Ki sa ou bezwen? (What do you need ?)
Ki sa ou fè lè ou malad ? What do you do when you get sick ?
M-al nan dispansè-a / I go to the healthy station.
Repete – Repeat
Ki sa sa-a ye?
Se yon zeguy – It is a needle
Ki sa sa-a ye?
Se yon mato – It is a hammer
Eske gen yon tibokit sou sab la? Is there a pale on the sand ?

Ki kote? Kote? Ki bò? Where?
Ki kote ou travay? Where?
Ki kote ou ap travay? Ki bò ou ap travay ? Where are you working ?
M’ap travay nan izin nan – I am working in the factory
Ki kote ou prale? – Where are you going?
M pral legliz (church)
M pral nan mache (market)
M pral Pòtoprens (Port-au-Prince
M pral anba lavil (downtown)
M pral lapòs (Post office)
M pral lekòl (school)
M pral danse nan rara (popular music and dance)
M pral nan kanaval (carnival)
M pral Fòlibète – I am going to Fort Liberté
M pral Kap Ayisyen. Kap Ayisyen nan nò peyi dayiti
Ki kote lèkay ye? Lèkay nan sid peyi a
Ki kote Jakmèl ye?
Ki kote Gonayiv ye?
Ki bò Jeremi ye?

Ki sa ou pral fè lavil ?
M pral voye yon lèt ak yon kasèt bay manman-m k’ap viv Nouyòk ( I am going to send a letter and a casette tape to my mother who is living in New York)
M pran nan mache Fè pou-m sa achte materyèl lekòl pou timoun yo (I am going to the Iron Market to buy school supplies for the kids)
Nòt Kreyol: Translation of the Preposition “To” indicating motion to a place:
Kreyòl uses “Nan” before the noun indicating the place to express motion to a place. Also, keep in mind that nouns that refer to specified, unique places usually do not need the definite article. For example, I am going to church – M pral legliz; I am going to school – M pral lekòl.
Ki kote konpè Jak prale? Where brother Jak going ?
Li pral travay nan jaden li - He is going to work in his garden.
Poukisa – Why?
Poukisa tout timoun sa yo ap mache yonn dèyè lòt konsa? Y-ap mache an fil endyen – Why are all these kids walking in line like this ?
Se yon pwosesyon. Gen yon mès nan legliz katolik la – It is a procession. There is a mass at the catholic church.
Pè-a pral bay lamès – The priest is going to preside over the mass
Ki moun ki / Ki moun - Who
Ki moun ki pral Kanada? Who is going to Canada?
Ki moun ou vle envite nan fèt ou a ? Whom do you want to invite to your party ?
Ki moun ki vle ede-m? Who wants to help me?
Ki moun ki konn danse ? Who knows how to dance ?
Eske ou konnen yon moun ki konn pale alman? (Do you know somebody who knows German ?)
Ki moun ki pale fransè nan legliz la ? Who speaks French in church ?
Pa gen moun ki pale fransè ak alman nan legliz la – There is nobody who speaks French and German in the church
Possessive in Creole
Whose is it? Se pou ki moun?
(Belonging to, pertaining to, indicating possession)
Bato sa-a se pou Jan. Se bato Jan.
Se rad Tipapa. Rad sa-a se pou Tipapa
Notes / Nòt: An easy way to understand and express possession in Haitian Creole is to have the noun referring to what is owned followed by the name of the owner. If a pronoun follows a noun, it is used as a possessive adjective.
Examples: Se lajan/kòb Delòm. Se kòb li – (It’s Delòm’s money. It is his money)
Se chokola Manno ak Wobè. Se chokola yo – It is Manno and Robert’s chocolate. It is their chocolate.
Se vwazin Terèz – Se vwazin li – She is Teresa’s neighbor. She is her neighbor
Se liv Joslen. Se liv li – It is Jocelyn’s book. It is his.
Se mallet Jisten. Se malèt li – It is Justin’s suitcase. It is his suitcase.
Konbyen? – How much / How many?
Konbyen rad ou wè nan chanm nan? - How many pieces of cloth do you see in the room ?
M wè yon chemiz (shirt), yon pè pantalon (pants), yon mayo (t-shirt), yon pè soulye (a pair of shoes), de pè sapat (a pair of thongs), yon kravat (tie), de jip (skirt) yon pè chosèt (socks), yon pè tenis (a pair of tennis shoes) epi yon ba (stockings)
Other forms of possession: Asking questions
Pou ki moun kay sa yo ye? Poukiyès kay sa yo ye? Whose are those houses?
Pou ki moun plim sa-a ye? Poukiyès plim sa-a ye? Whose is this pen?
Pou ki moun kreyon sa-a ye? Poukiyès kreyon sa-a ye? Whose is this pencil?

Sa yo se kay leta (kay gouvènman) – These are government houses /buidings
Pouki moun plaj sa yo ye? Poukiyès plaj sa yo ye? Se plaj prive
Whose are these beaches? They are private beaches
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Eske ou gen yon bagay? Do you have anything (something)?
Non. M pa gen anyen – No, I do not have anything

Pale-m sou kenskof, Ayiti - Tell me about Kenskoff, Haiti

Nou bouke / Nou fatige - We are tired

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Translation :

Poukisa Tijan P-al Lekòl –
Why Tijan Does Not Go To School
The Godfather’s Mercy – Parenn Pran Pitye

Once upon a time a little boy named Tijan decided to learn how to read and write. Tijan was born in a little village located next to Léogâne, Haiti, on top of a huge mountain called Katwen. He is Mrs. Altidor’s second child. He has an older sister who is living with her father’s relatives. Tijan’s older sister’s name is Marijo. Tijan does not have the same father as Marijo. In fact, he does not know his father. Marijo’s father has sent her to school. Tijan does not have a parent who can send him to school.

Every year, he gets very sad when he sees his older sister’s new uniform, shoes, socks, books and other supplies. Tijan would like to learn how to read and write too but his father did not recognize him.

Mrs. Altidor can not help Tijan find his father. She does not know the identity of her son’s father. Mrs. Altidor does not remember anything at all because she is always drunk. She enjoys drinking Tafia (a strong alcoholic beverage in Haiti), alcohol, and smoking cigarettes. When she earns any money, she wastes it in beverages, junk food, and fried goodies. That is why Marijo’s father had taken her away from her.

Tijan is ten years old now. His friends have started to tease him and to call him names such as “idiot, dumb beast, animal.” They thought he was imbecile. However, he knows he is not dumb. He has a plan. “If only the plan can work, I will be able to show everybody that I am an intelligent guy.”

That is how Tijan decided to walk to the residence of his godfather who was living in the city of Léogâne. His godfather had a lot of contacts in town. He has sent all of his children to school. Mr. Bonifas took pity of Tijan who broke out crying and complaining.

“It looks like you are moving away, Tijan!” remarked Mr. Bonifas as he spotted him. “Where is your mother? Why did she not come with you?”
“Godfather, I want to live with you. I can not take it any longer up in the mountain,” Tijan replied. “Manman-m, my mother does not want to do anything for me. All the money she earns goes to her alcohol. I am ten years old. I do not know how to read and write.”
Surprised, Mr. Bonifas asked, “Your mother has not sent you to school?”
“No. She is drunk all the time. She does not have a dry day. She has no time to think about such things.”
“Your mother has never told you about your father.”
“No. Do you know my father? You know I am fatherless. Marijo has a father. She is living at her grandparents’ home.”
Mr. Bonifas looked at his eyes. He did not utter a word. Neither did he try to answer his question or reveal his father’s identity.
“What were you doing during all these years?”
“Every year I thought my mother was going to send me to school. But she never had time to do that.”
Mr. Bonifas became meditative. He was taken aback by his godson’s declarations. He thought Tijan had the same providing father as his older sister, Marijo.
“Alcohol is a bad thing. It is a vice. The woman neglected her responsibility because of tafia. That is what is destroying the country.”

Mr. Bonifas opened the back door of the store. He took the little box of clothes and sandals that Tijan had carried. That was all his possession. He placed it in a room behind the counter. He said, “Welcome home! Welcome to my home! I am going to do all I can do for you. I am going to raise you just like my ten sons and daughters.”
“Am I going to become your 11th child?”
“Yes. You are my godson, Tijan. The only thing I ask is to work hard at the store and at school.”

Mr. Bonifas telephoned his wife to announce the news of Tijan’s arrival.
“Darling, I have news for you. Do you remember my godson who lives on top of the mountain of Léogâne?”
“Hello darling. Yes, I do. The mountain people who know have told me that she has no more strength to walk down to trade around here. She drinks too much tafia.”
“Aha! You know her very well.”
“She is a drunkard. She has other vices too. She smokes. No men want to stay with her too long. Did they ever find out who the father of her son is?”
“Cheri, darling. I can not answer this question.”
“Why not, honey?”

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"Godfather's Mercy - Pitye, Parenn! or Parenn Pran Pitye; plus Popular French, English, and Haitian Creole Phrases" provides you with the most popular basic phrases in French, English, and Haitian Creole. It also comes equipped with easy-to-use vocabulary in all three languages. In addition, it presents Tijan's story and his godfather's mercy on him. Fatherless, 10-year-old Tijan decides to leave the treeless mountaintop where he lives with his always-drunk mother in search of an elusive education in crop-rich downtown Leogane, Haiti. Will Tijan reach his dream of learning how to read and write? Will her mother even realize that he went missing? Find out how His godfather, Mr. Bonifas, convinces his wife as he decides to offer to Tijan the same opportunities and access to education and a better life their own children enjoy. The text of this story is translated into English from Haitian Creole.
               

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