A wani gida Book One Complete Hausa Novel
A wani gida Book One Complete Hausa Novel is a dramatic Hausa story filled with family tension, sharp words, fear, humor, and the everyday troubles inside one household. This English translation presents the story in a clean and readable format for novel lovers.
A wani gida Book One Complete Hausa Novel English Translation
Without shame or hesitation, Dan Talo knelt before his wives. Saliva almost dripped from his mouth as he kept talking endlessly, pouring out meaningless words.
“Koni, please send him away. Let him go. He has filled my ears with useless nonsense,” Mai Buruji said, glaring angrily at Dan Talo.
“Who are you calling useless? Woman, you have insulted me enough. If she begins with her insolence and disrespect, you will hear it. Have I disturbed you? Have I swallowed you? Is that what you think?”
“Oh, I am not even surprised. Since this is the height of shamelessness, wait for them to bring your food. Eat it, lick your fingers clean, and when you are done, come back and disturb us with your endless complaints.”
Lamishi handed him a bowl of food. His mouth was already sealed with anger, but he collected the bowl and went outside, saying,
“I am coming back. Let me finish eating first, then you will repeat what you just said.”
“That is all you know, useless man,” Mai Buruji muttered.
Lamishi returned after placing the children’s food aside. She dropped their own bowl of food in front of Mai Buruji, sat down, and said,
“You never get tired of drawing that man’s anger upon us. He will come here and insult us until everyone’s mood is ruined.”
Mai Buruji only laughed as she lifted a handful of rice to her mouth. Just then, someone called out loudly from outside.
“Are the people of this house around?”
“Greedy woman! You know very well that we are always here at this time. Come in and eat,” one of them replied.
“No one hates people when food is involved. Food is everyone’s friend, I swear,” the woman answered.
Without saying Bismillah or anything else, the woman known as Yabbuga pushed her hand into the bowl and began eating rice. As she ate, she also tried to tell them some news.
“Please stop all that noise. Eat first before you start talking too much,” one of the women said.
“There is news,” Yabbuga said.
“We already know. There is never a shortage of gossip under your wrapper,” another woman replied.
Lawwali Enters the House
Suddenly, someone kicked away the water kettle that was placed near the entrance of the house. He came in drunk, praising himself loudly and speaking with wild confidence. At last, he let out a terrifying shout that made Yabbuga choke on the rice in her mouth.
Out of fear, she started coughing heavily. The rice seemed stuck in her throat, refusing to go down.
“Lawwali, between you and Allah, will you kick my kettle away and leave me to buy another one? You…”
Before the complaint could continue, Lawwali shouted,
“Where is my food? I am hungry. My stomach is empty like a dried-up ocean.”
“The one in the kitchen is yours. Go and take it, you useless spoiled man,” someone answered.
He jumped suddenly as if he was not the same person who had entered in a drunken state. He pulled out a large, sharp knife, rubbed it against the ground, and gave another terrifying scream.
Yabbuga leapt up in fear and ran straight into Lamishi’s room, saying,
“Bad luck brought me to this house today. Lawwali is around. If I had known he was here, I would never have come here because of useless greed. Today, trouble has caught me. Allah, help me leave this house safely.”
Her body trembled, and sweat broke out all over her. In her entire life, she did not fear anything, not even the Allah who created her, the way she feared Lawwali. The five daily prayers did not concern her as much as gossip and hypocrisy did around the neighborhood.
Lawwali was the kind of person who could injure someone and disappear. People could search for him everywhere and still not find him. Even if he was arrested, he would not spend the night in a cell. He would be released the same day, and whoever caused his arrest would only bring trouble upon themselves.
That was why people had stopped reporting him to the authorities.
Yabbuga Runs Away in Fear
Lawwali took his food and went out to his room, which was located at the entrance area of the house. As soon as he left, Yabbuga released a deep sigh of relief. She quickly finished licking the food from her fingers and peeped through the window to check whether he had truly gone.
When she saw that he had left, she rushed out immediately. She held her shoes in her hands and quietly left the house, moving carefully so that he would not come out and meet her on the way.
Lamishi tried calling her back, asking her to stay and tell them what had happened in the neighborhood while they were away. But Yabbuga only told them to come and meet her at home.
She wanted absolutely nothing that would connect her with Lawwali. The reason was simple: Lawwali had strong backing from powerful people. Because of his fearlessness and because he carried out whatever task they assigned to him, they valued him greatly.
They considered him a useful and important asset. They protected him with money, influence, power, and authority so that nothing would happen to him.
The Family of Dan Talo
Lawwali was the eldest son of Lamishi, who was Dan Talo’s senior wife. After him came three daughters: Rakiya, Ashibi, and Lami. All three were already married and living in their husbands’ homes. The youngest child of Lamishi was Mubaraka.
Mai Buruji had two sons, Kamilu and Jamilu.
About A wani gida Book One Complete Hausa Novel
A wani gida Book One Complete Hausa Novel continues with the lives of Dan Talo’s family, showing the struggles, quarrels, secrets, and dramatic events surrounding the people in the household. The story blends humor, fear, family conflict, and social reality in a way that keeps readers interested.