a long walk to water by Maya Riddle

Salva

riddmaya — 2023-09-18 18:34:46 UTC

1. He used to feed cattle before he went to school.
2. Salva is 11 years old.
3. Salva has three brothers, and two sisters.
4. He has a uncle that he been walking with since he got left.
5. Salva is from the village called Loun-Ariik
6. Salva's full name is,(Salva Madwien Dut Ariik).
7. Some years go by and now Salva is 22 years old.
8. Salva thinks his family has been killed.

Nya

riddmaya — 2023-09-18 18:56:24 UTC

1. She is tall for 11 years old.
2. She collects water for her family every day.
3. The war that she was in was in 2008.
4. Nya had to walk long ways just to get water & stared walking in the mornings and came back later that night.
5. Nya had to go to a camp to find water and had to stay with the nuer tribe.
6. Nya takes two daily trips to the pond to just get water.
7. Nya made the long hot walk to the pond, and when she got there she had to get a drink of the water.
8. Nya's story takes place in 2008.

Marial

riddmaya — 2023-10-16 18:52:35 UTC

1. Marial is one of Salvas friends ( they met when they were walking).

2. Marial wasn't from where Salva was from.

3. Marial Is 11 years old (the same age as Salva).

4. Marial spoke Dinka but with a different accent.

5. Marial died. (We think he died from getting eaten by a lion).

Buska

riddmaya — 2023-10-18 18:16:06 UTC

1. Buska was from a village called Jur-chol.
2. Buska was another one of Savla's friends.
3. When Buska was walking with Salva, he had found a bee hive with some honey on it and ate it with Salva because they were really hungry.
4. Buska was the same age as Salva.
5. Buska meet Salva while walking/running away from the fights etc.

Uncle

riddmaya — 2023-10-18 18:33:11 UTC

1. Uncle is Salva dads brother (Salvas uncle).
2. Uncle would take care of Salva when they were walking away from war.
3. Uncle is from the same village as Salva.
4. Uncle was one of the group leaders.
5. Uncle would share his food with Salva because there wasn't enough on the boat to go through the Nile River.
6. Uncle was one of the fishermen to help to get food.
7. Uncle would help the water that they had last longer by taking little sips.
8. Uncle real name is Jewiir.

Akeer

riddmaya — 2023-10-24 14:38:23 UTC

1. Akeer is Nyas sister.

2. Akeer is only five years old.

3. Akeer is learning to go get the water with Nya.

4. Akeer gets sick from the water.

5. Akeer had taken two doses of medicine and got better/ to her old self again.

Auntie

riddmaya — 2023-10-24 14:39:31 UTC

1. Auntie took care of Salva when they were in the barn.

2. Auntie is from the Dinka tribe.

3. Auntie was an old woman, so she couldn't walk with Salva.

4. Auntie had gave Salva peanuts when he was hungry.

5. Auntie was a nice person because she would try or just help with Salva.