Category: Childhood Stories

  • Amna Channie

    The Village Quilt Series (Ep.3)

    A TRAGEDY AVERTED Enter the first player: Her name was Caroline Drayon-Bruce and she was an Afro-Guyanese by birth. Since a hyphenated surname was unheard of in this rural village, its use prompted respect and awe from the humble villagers. Moreover, she was educated and was the headmistress of the village school. She oozed colonial […]

  • Amna Channie

    Rural Legends & Stories : # 4 and 5 “Charow-Charow” (An allegory) and “Trial by Water”

    CHAROW- CHAROW: A metaphor for kindness. Listen and sing if you remember dis song. 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Charow, charow mere bhaiya Tum tum mein ya -tum Bookh mere, mere bacha Tum tum mein ya-tum 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 She was a little bird. She did juss lay she eggs and dem hatch out into lil baby bird. The baby dem […]