This work consists of seven chapters and a short epilogue. From the point of view of its narrative technique it should be placed somewhere between an autobiography, a cycle of short stories or sketches, and a novel. Special attention is devoted to a big mudhole by one of the main roads, Which causes numerous accidents and troubles, but it never filled up—A symbol of the traditionalism and inertia ruling the lives of the inhabitants. The second chapter gives a picture of the Annual festivals of the town and other special events, Such as the sorceress being invited to cure illness in a family. In the 3rd and 4th Chapters The narrative changes from the third to the first person with reminiscences of a more personal kind from the author's childhood, Especially her intimate and warm relationship with her grandfather. The daughter of a landlord in the town, she spends her pre-school days playing and “helping” her kindly grandfather To grow vegetables in the garden of the compound.