{"id":1724,"date":"2014-04-10T16:22:12","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T16:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nplschool.co.uk\/videos\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2014-04-10T16:22:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T16:22:12","slug":"life-as-a-slave-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nplschool.co.uk\/videos\/life-as-a-slave-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Life as a slave"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Months after being captured, I found myself on board a slave ship. It wasn’t long before I began to waste away. Darkness surrounded me, so did other children who were in the same pain as me. Was this the normal it is or is it hell?<\/p>\n

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Daytime fell and the nightmare got worse. It didn\u2019t change for me, it\u2019s always dark. My eyes were stuck open and I felt like crying for my family. What did I do to deserve this? Everyone is screaming their hearts out to get out. I do so miss my family. Why can\u2019t we just go home? We\u2019re all innocent.<\/p>\n

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The stoop stopped and I was dragged off it onto the quay side. The sun blinded me and I felt I was in a fireplace. The daylight and baby-blue sky made me smile but inside I felt anxious about what would happen to me. What have I done wrong? Looking at my arm, I saw leather-like skin and bone. My eye sight is returning mesmerise all kinds of nature. I see silhouetted monsters and strange things around me, all survived the journey. I hear birds tweeting-like I did in my home land. This nightmare can\u2019t be real.<\/p>\n

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The Sale!<\/span><\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n

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Pandemonium<\/p>\n

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Whipped<\/p>\n

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Chained<\/p>\n

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Wretch<\/p>\n

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Chaos<\/p>\n

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Annoyed<\/p>\n

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Searing pain<\/p>\n

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Freedom<\/p>\n

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Revenge<\/p>\n

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Unusual<\/p>\n

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Strange<\/p>\n

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Bidding<\/p>\n

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Worried<\/p>\n

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Cautious<\/p>\n

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Anxious<\/p>\n

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Curious<\/p>\n

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Nerve-wracking<\/p>\n

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Ravenous<\/p>\n

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SOLD!!!<\/p>\n

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I have been on the plantation for as many years as I can remember. Separated from my family make my heart melts. If I could choose any wish it would be to see my mum, dad and sister again. The only safe time in my life is night time. I hate working on tobacco! Then I fell into a deep sleep and dreamt about a story of Kirikou\u2026<\/p>\n

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About a century ago, an intelligent, African boy called Kirikou was born on the inland of Kenya. Kirikou was brave and strong but there was one thing standing in his way.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The evil sorceress, Karaba, was powerful, beautiful and vain and had a massive hatred of children and other men and women. But there was a reason. She had a poisonous thorn in the centre of her back. When Kirikou stole her golden jewellery, she sent a snake down the hole Kirikou dug to try hunt him out.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The fetishes were here slaves, just like minions. Turned men into red-eyed robots, fetishes never let anyone past. If anyone tried to pass and was caught, they\u2019d be turned into stone or slaves.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Kirikou began his adventure by camouflaging as a bird using leaves. Eventually, when Karaba was looking for him, Kirikou jumped from a tree onto her back and pulled out the thorn from her back. The evil vanished and Karaba became kind to all. <\/i><\/p>\n

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Karaba thanked Kirikou and then they kissed. Suddenly, Kirikou transformed into a happy, young man. Kirikou and Karaba were married and enjoyed many years of each other\u2019s love together. <\/i><\/p>\n

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We must remember, this is the story of Kirikou that is still being told today. It also shows that a little brave boy knows what to do and when to do it to bring peace to his homeland, Kenya.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n

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