Mukomana ane makore 180 okuberekwa akabatwa weti pamubhedha - mukomana mukuru kwazvo: kureba 12 cm, makore XNUMX makore. Vabereki vake vakauya naye ndokutanga kundiudza kuti vanomuranga sei pamubhedha wakanyorova: vanopinza chiso chake mumachira akanyorova, uye vanomunyima zvihwitsi, uye musamurega achitamba neshamwari dzake. Vakamutsiura, vakamurova netyava, vakamumanikidza kuti ashambidze mucheka wake, asuke nhovo dzake, arege kunwa masikati. Uye Joe murombo akaenda kunorara kwemakore gumi nemaviri akatevedzana uye zvine hungwaru akagadzira mubhedha wake manheru ega ega pasina musiyano.
Pakupedzisira, mukutanga kwaJanuary, vabereki vake vakauya naye kwandiri. Ndikati, “Joe, wava mukomana mukuru zvino. Teerera zvandinoudza vabereki vako. Vabereki vadiwa, Joe murwere wangu hapana anofanirwa kuvhiringa varwere vangu. Imi amai muchawacha hembe dzaJoe nekuisa mubhedha wake zvakanaka. Ucharega kumutsiura. Hauzomudzvinyiriri. Uye rega kumuyeuchidza nezvemubhedha wakanyorova. Uye imi baba hamungamurangariri kana kumutorera chinhu. Mubate semwanakomana womuenzaniso. Ndizvo chete zvandaida kukuudza nezvaJoe."
Ndakaisa Joe mumaziso chaimo ndokuti, “Nditeerere Joe. Patova nemakore gumi nemaviri iwe wakanyorovesa mubhedha wako. Kudzidzira kurara mumubhedha wakaoma kunotora nguva. Muchiitiko chako, zvinogona kutora nguva yakawanda kupfuura nguva dzose. Zvese zvakanaka. Iwe une kodzero kune imwe nguva yenguva yekudzidza kurara mumubhedha wakaoma. Ndiko kutanga kwaNdira zvino. Handifunge kuti tichabudirira mukati memwedzi isingasviki, zvakanaka, Kukadzi kazhinji mwedzi mupfupi, saka zvisarudzire iwe kana wapedza hunyoro, ndinofunga Zuva raApril Fool richava rakanaka. "
Nguva kubva pakutanga kwaJanuary kusvika kuSt. Patrick's Day (pamberi peZuva raApril Fools) rinoratidzika kureba kumukomana wemakore gumi nemaviri. Izvi zvinoenderana nemitemo yevana. Saka ndakati, “Joe, harisi basa remunhu paunotanga hupenyu hwakaoma — paSt. Patrick’s Day kana April Fools’ Day. Hazvina kana basa neni. Ichava secret yako.»
Muna June, amai vake vakauya kwandiri ndokuti: “Joe ave ane mubhedha wakaoma kwenguva refu. Ndazviona nhasi." Haana kukwanisa kutaura kuti zvakanga zvatanga nguva yakareba sei. Iniwo ndaisaziva. Pamwe paSt. Patrick's Day, kana kuti pamwe paApril Fools' Day. Ichi ndicho chakavanzika chaJoe. Vabereki vakateerera mubhedha wakaoma chete munaJune.