With the rains setting in, long-distance farming became a
gamble. Eka Atim had a not-too-cheering outcome today.

The sun dimmed, trees reeled and
the wind whooshed through leaves. Across the sky sturdier birds glided
leisurely.

The women called one another,
carried their loads and hurried along the tracks to the village. Sad though Eka
Atim was, a thrill ran through her body as she met a