A Stranger at Home by Christy Jordan-Fenton

Author:Christy Jordan-Fenton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Annick Press Ltd
Published: 2013-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

I swallowed the bannock in my mouth. “Gulliver’s Travels,” I said out loud.

“No,” she said in English, shaking her head. And then she repeated the word “read.” I wasn’t sure what she wanted of me, so I opened the book and began reading aloud.

“No,” she said again and pointed from the page to herself. “Me.”

My mother wanted me to teach her to read, but it wasn’t as simple as opening the book and doing it. She didn’t even know how to speak English. How could she expect to read it?

I thought for a moment while I chewed and swallowed another bite. Maybe if I taught her to write her name she would be satisfied. I found a small scrap of paper and a pencil and printed her name, which happened to be the same as that of my father’s favorite singer: Lena. Then I handed the paper to her and pointed for her to write below it. She shook her head like a shy student. I handed her the pencil and smiled to reassure her.

The ulu, a knife with a rocker-like blade, is traditionally used by Inuit women for tasks such as scraping hides, cutting hair, or preparing food.

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