Yoruba Girl Dancing pg 1-40

Summary

As i start reading the book, I meet the main character, whose name is not mentioned yet, I am also introduced to Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Delma, Aunt Rose, Uncle Geroge, Patience, Uncle Henry, Nimota, Yowande, and some foster children. The book starts during the evening as Grandpa and the main character are about to read a section of the bible before eating dinner. Then, I learn that Grandpa is the richest and most important man in Lagos. She goes to a market that is forbidden by her parents with her friends and while they were on their way, some girls called them "Oyinbo" which means 'white person' (this brought back old memories of being made fun at school for being the lightest Nigerian in the school. When they get back from the market, Grandma asks where they went and they lie to her. Grandma questions them some more and eventually she finds out and punishes them by whipping them (usual Nigerian punishment). There is going to be a wedding and Nimota put a curse on Yetunde that wont make her get married anytime soon. The curse starts to take affect and Yetunde becomes ill. Later on in the book, there's seems to be a rush to get to Lagos. Patience is forced to get the few items she can carry and leave for Lagos.

Quote

"She was right, in our house we spoke four languages, and two of them were English". (Bedford 1)

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This was a very humorous quote to me. The spoke two types of english which is what my family also speaks. When i first read it, I started laughing because English is one language and they spoke it in two types. See in my country there is two type of English. There's "oyinbo english" and "Pigeon english". Oyinbo english is the american styled english, the one americans speak at home. Pigeon is however different. Pigeon is just like the regular, but people who speak it add words. For example An oyinbo would say "I am coming" but someone who speaks pigeon english would say "I dey come". It means the same thing but its said differently.