DAY 16
HOW I LEARNED USEFUL THINGS
I woke up early. Ever since I stopped being sick Njobo's family began sleeping in the hut again. At night we were eight people huddled with each other on the floor on leaves or parted trunks. Njobo, his two wives, the mother of one of them and his four children. I drank some water and I stayed on the straw mattress listening to the sounds of the village in the morning. The eternal sound of the forest along with the bustling whispers of the daily activities of the Pygmies created a special murmur, almost endearing, to which I was beginning to get used to. Eventually I got tired of lying down and opted to get up and do something. I took some fruit from a basket for breakfast. I was surprised to see that the campfire was permanently going. Some women warme
