a girl named Rafiat was a very rich girl living in kasland, a popular residential area in the country.her father was a mayor whereas her mother owned one of the popular boutiques in the country.she had everything at her disposal yet she had respect for people,because of her behavior she was loved by all.she was the only child of her parent and attended one of the most expensive schools in the country.on one evening a sad incident happened to her family.her father had a fatal accident on the way and died.he was sent to the hospital but all the help being offered was to no avail.the girl and her mother grieved for sometime and went on with the burial preparations.one month after the funeral,the family members of her husband sacked her from her own husbands house,deprived her of her own shop and so she was left stranded.she decided to travel to where she comes from and so one morning Rafiat and her mum set off to the village.they were humbly welcome and they narrated their story to their family and they gave them a room to stay in.a plot of land was given to them to work on.the villagers had the mentality that it is only a boy who is supposed to be educated,so therefore Rafiat was working on the farm with her mum.she sometimes think about how life was for her in the city before her father's untimely death. Rafiat and her mum worked very hard on the fields so they had a lot to eat and sell.most people from other town began to purchase their goods because they were fresh and cheap,so some people were complaining of low purchase of their goods.people started envying them and so a plot was planned by some two old women. the sword of the chief was stolen by the two old women and was sent to the room of Rafiat and her mum whiles they were away.A search was then conducted and when they got to Rafiat and her mum's room they found the sword.they were immediately summoned to the chiefs and people were raining all kinds of abusive words on them.the king tld them that because they were new there he would only tell them to leave within 48 hours.Rafiat's mother in pain and agony rained a curse on the village and left.they went back home,had all their stuff packed and left to kumasi,when they got to kumasi,they knew no one there,rafiat and her mum secured a job,they washed the dirty dishes of a popular chopbar.the owner was very wicked that,she always shouted on the poor girl and her mother.they slept in front of a kiosk closer to the chopbar and woke up at dawn to take their bath behind the stall.oneday Rafiat woke up to find her mum stiff,immobile and cold.she was by then only 12 years .she tried to wakw her mum but all to no avail.it was six oclock when the owner of the stall came,she shouted at them to go and later found out that the girl was crying before she noticed what has happened.she immediately called the police,the little girl narrated everything and her mum was buried as early as possible.The stall keeper decided to take care of the girl,she sold water everyday and brought money.The stall keeper was called Mama Aba,she was a very kind woman.she began to like the poor orphan very well.Mama Aba had no child and so she took Rafiat as her own daughter and looked after her very well.
whereas in the village a serious sickness has occured there,all wanting to find to the cure but it grew more serious and serious each day.
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the poor girl
Non-Fictionabout a rich girl who was suddenly by the death of her father everything was taken away from them.
