5 minThe Gateman Who Owned the Company
The manager treated the new gateman like nothing. He had no idea who he was.
Treat everyone with respect. You never know who they are.
5 min
Funke fries akara by the roadside in Ibadan to pay her school fees. Her older sister Bukola is ashamed of her, marries a rich man, and knocks Funke's akara into the dust in front of the whole family. Years later, Bukola's husband loses everything, and she joins a long line of people asking for a job at a restaurant. She does not expect who she meets inside.
The lesson
Honest work is never shameful.
Questions to ask after watching
- Why was Bukola ashamed of her sister's work?
- What did Funke do when the akara fell in the dust? What would you have done?
- Funke gave Bukola a job, but started her at the stand. Was that fair?
Get the storybook
The Sister Who Sold Akara as a picture book. 32 pages, ages 4 to 10.
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