Mofart Ayiega

“We end up having a big, big, big, big simba.”

Yeah, I’ve been thinking for the past few days, “What can I share with the group?” And it is hard sometimes, when you are thinking of the best topic to share with people, then you end up finding a lot of stories.

So today I pick a story from simba. Simba is a common word for dogs in Africa. It is rude sometimes to call, for instance, dog as Mofart. Where I come from the culture does not allow. Probably people will be thinking, “Why call somebody Mofart?” “Why call a dog Mofart?” I mean.

So, simba. I want to share a story about simba. So, sometime back probably 15 years ago, my mom wanted a dog. And of course, my mom and my elder brother, they love dog. The other group is my sister and I, probably we are not fond of pets. So we were debating, then my dad decides, “Hey, a friend of mine, who is a serviceman, has a German Shepherd puppy.” Then my mom convinced my dad, “Hey, probably, we should go and take a puppy.” That’s how we ended up having a simba.

It is not easy, a dog growing. I remember it was young, taking care of the bro, it was not easy. Especially my mom telling us, “Hey, you have to cook.” Especially when our — the person who was helping us in the house chores was not available. Then simba is growing every day now and then, and we end up having a big, big, big, big simba. So, I remember when we were coming from school sometime — that is during the half terms when the school, it is out like half of the term — we could go with the simba, with my brother, to train him how to hunt.

Yeah, that’s all I wanted to share about simba.