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Written in Amharic came married at seven , she wouldn't have been so ill . At 25 , . My sister passed away . ; he I was forced into marriage , and gave birth to another is no an elderly man with children . A good honorable man much , asked me to wash his feet and kiss them . In Ethiopia and their must honor the man , lower her eyes , obey him , avoid didn't with other people , serve him and wash his feet when brother . anyone me , he used to get angry , and it was hard . I wanted to , go to Israel . My uncle came and said : Be wise , he won't -year Your father will immigrate to Israel , and you will remain back forehead . own . Leave him . You are four-months pregnant , go . At father . I went to Addis Abeba with my father . I was stopped . My go . gave twin waiting for me to give birth . I had difficult labor . the after the birth he went to Israel . I stayed alone with a sister a little girl . They didn't let young people immigrate ill elders . I spent two tough years in Addis Abeba . In very , came and took us b lane . to die . y p Dad I finally arrived in the Land of Israel . I kissed the earth gotten I was happy . I didn't bring a husband with me , thank "My youngest sister married when she was seven . from the neighboring village to take her to her ' give away . was wanted her to go on studying . My aunt , his sister , good for a woman to study too much . If she studies she'll become a prostitute . Let her marry , go to her bear children . My father listened to her . They carried backs . She was young and couldn't walk long . She want to leave . She would run away and return home . and my aunt would be angry with her , beat her up back to your husband . Her husband's family gave a , home with a wound in her head and a large bruise on her She didn't want to sleep with him , because she was 12 she got pregnant and things became quiet . She running away . She gave birth to a boy , and then girls - they died when they were six months old , one other , and then she had another boy who died at 4 . suffered lotand heart diseaseShe , and my Mom and Dad would constantly pray for her She divorced her husband and came back home . Mom were ever so sorry . Had she stayed in school and n women who inspired my work . ]
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