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Published in the United States by Anchor  \nBooks, a division of Random House , Inc ., New York, and in  \nCanada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.  \nOriginally published in South Africa by  \nCambridge University Press, Cape Town, in 1966.  \nAnchor Books and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House , Inc .  \nThis is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nAchebe , Chinua .  \nChike and the river / by Chinua Achebe ; [illustrations by  \nEdel Rodriguez] .  \n[p. cm](p. cm) .  \neISBN: 978-0-307-74207-0  \n1. City and town life—Nigeria—Fiction.  \n2. Niger River—Fiction. 3. Blacks—Nigeria—Fiction.  \n4. Nigeria—Fiction. 5. Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. I. Rodriguez, Edel, ill. II. Title .  \nPZ7 .A174Ch 2011  \n[Fic]—dc22 2010050595  \n[www.anchorbooks.com](www.anchorbooks.com)  \nCover design and illustrations by Edel Rodriguez  \nv3 .1  \nFor my daughter, Chinelo, and for all my nephews and nieces  \nContents  \nCover  \nTitle Page  \nCopyright  \nDedication  \n1 : Chike Leaves His Village  \n2: Chike in Onitsha  \n3: Chike on the Banks of the River  \n4: Ezekiel, the Spoilt Child  \n5: Those Who Answered to “Abraham”  \n6: Brain Pills  \n7: The Fate of the Coin  \n8: Chike Falls Out with S.M.O.G.  \n9: The Money-Doubler  \n10: Chike Returns to Chandus  \n11: Pride Goeth Before a Fall  \n12: The Miserly Trader  \n13: Chike ’s Dream Comes True  \n14: Chike on the Boat  \n15: Chike Is in Trouble  \n16: Chike ’s Troubles Grow  \n17: What the Thieves Did  \n18: How It All Ended  \n1  \nChike Leaves His Village  \nChike lived with his mother and two sisters in the village of Umuofia. His father had died many years ago. His mother worked very hard to feed and clothe her three children and to send them to school. She grew most of the food they ate—yams, cassava, maize, beans, plantains, and many green vegetables. She also traded in dry fish, palm oil, kerosene, and matches.  \nChike was now eleven years old, and he had never left his village. Then one day his mother told him that he would be going to Onitsha in the new year to live with his uncle who was a clerk in one of the firms there. At first Chike was full of joy. He was tired of living in a bush village and wanted to see a big city. He had heard many wonderful stories about Onitsha. His uncle ’s servant, Michael, had told him that there was a water tap in the very compound where they lived. Chike said this was impossible but Michael had sworn to its truth by wetting his first finger on his tongue and pointing it to the sky. Chike was too thrilled for words. So he would no longer wake up early in the morning togo to the stream. The trouble with their village stream was that the way to it was very rough and stony, and sometimes children fell and broke their water-pots. In Onitsha Chike would be free from all those worries. Also he would live in a house with an iron roof instead of his mother ’s poor hut of mud and thatch. It all sounded so wonderful.  \nBut when the time actually came for Chike to leave his mother and sisters he began to cry. His sisters cried too, and even his mother had signs oftears in her eyes. She placed one hand on his head and said,“Go well, my son. Listen to whatever your uncle says and obey him. Onitsha is a big city, full of dangerous people and kidnappers. Therefore do not wander about the city. In particular do not go near the River Niger; many people get drowned there every year …”  \nShe gave Chike many other words of advice. He nodded his head and sniffed because his nose was running. Chike ’s nose always ran when he cried.  \n“Stop crying,” said his mother.“Remember, you are n","cbCaicJS1AXz31OH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicJS1AXz31OH","pdf",1848781,53,"English","# Contents\n## 1 : Chike Leaves His Village\n## 2: Chike in Onitsha\n## 3: Chike on the Banks of the River\n## 4: Ezekiel, the Spoilt Child\n## 5: Those Who Answered to “Abraham”\n## 6: Brain Pills\n## 7: The Fate of the Coin\n## 8: Chike Falls Out with S.M.O.G.\n## 9: The Money-Doubler\n## 10: Chike Returns to Chandus\n## 11: Pride Goeth Before a Fall\n## 12: The Miserly Trader\n## 13: Chike ’s Dream Comes True\n## 14: Chike on the Boat\n## 15: Chike Is in Trouble\n## 16: Chike ’s Troubles Grow\n## 17: What the Thieves Did\n## 18: How It All Ended","[{\"question\":\"Who is Chike and where does he live at the start of the story?\",\"answer\":\"Chike lives with his mother and two sisters in the village of Umuofia. 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