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They already had six daughters when Namukhaywa became pregnant with their seventh child. Ndong'a vowed to leave his wife if she gave birth to another girl but promised a grand celebration if it was a boy. When the time came, Namukhaywa delivered twins: a boy named Mukhwana and a girl named Mulongo. While overjoyed with Mukhwana, Namukhaywa felt sadness for Mulongo. She decided to leave Mulongo with the midwife and take Mukhwana home to her husband. Ndong'a was delighted with his son and organized a village celebration. The story highlights themes of gender preference and the emotional complexities faced by mothers in such situations. The illustrations by Wiehan de Jager and Ursula Nafula bring the narrative to life, depicting the cultural setting and the characters' emotions. The African StoryBook Initiative permits commercial use and adaptation of this work, provided the copyright and credits are maintained.","Namukhaywa  \nWriter: Matthews M Wanga  \nIllustration: Wiehan de Jager Ursula Nafula  \nEnglish Story Book  \nNamukhaywa  \nWriter: Matthews M Wanga  \nIllustration: Wiehan de Jager Ursula Nafula  \nEnglish  \nWriter: Matthews M Wanga  \nIllustration: Wiehan de Jager Ursula Nafula  \nCopyright © 2014, African StoryBook Initiative  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nLong time ago, in the village of Elunyiko, there lived a man called Ndong’a and his wife called Namukhaywa. They had six children. All of them were girls.  \nWhen Namukhaywa was pregnant with her seventh child, Ndong’a warned her,“If you give birth to another girl, I will leave you. But if you give me a baby boy, I will hold a big party for you!”  \nWhen it was time to give birth, Namukhaywa went to the traditional midwife. Would the child be a girl or a boy?  \nIt was a boy AND a girl – twins! She  \ncalled the boy Mukhwana, and the girl she called Mulongo. As she looked at Mukhwana, she was very happy. But as she looked at Mulongo, she felt sad. She felt that there was only one thing she could do.  \nNamukhaywa left Mulongo in the care of the midwife and took Mukhwana home to her husband.  \nShe proudly showed Ndong’a the baby boy. 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