Mosiyana ndi ana ambiri amsinkhu wake, Luiz Antonio amafuna kudya masamba. Ali ndi zifukwa zomveka zochitira zimenezi.
Onerani kanemayo ndi mawu am'munsi achingerezi. Mbatata? Zonse ndi zophweka. Mpunga? Kumene. Octopus dumplings? Ayi.
Louise amafunsa mafunso osavuta, kuyesa kudziwa momwe mahema a octopus adathera pa mbale yake. Ndipo, chofunika kwambiri, amadabwa zomwe zinakhala mbali zotsalira za octopus.
“Kodi mutu wake ukadali m’nyanja?” Louise akufunsa amayi ake, ndipo iwo anayankha kuti, “Mutu wake uli kumsika wa nsomba.” - Kodi adadulidwa? Louise akufunsa. Amayi amamuuza kuti amapha nyama zonse zomwe amadya, ngakhale nkhuku, ndipo chidziwitsochi chimamupangitsa kukana kwambiri: - Ayi! Ndi nyama! - Zimakhala kuti nyama zikadyedwa, zafa kale? Louise akutsegula maso ake. Ayenera kufa chifukwa chiyani? Sindikufuna kuti afe! Ndikufuna kuti akhale ndi moyo. Izi ndi nyama… zimafunikira kusamalidwa, osati kudyedwa! Atazindikira, Louise akuzindikira kuti mawu ake adakhudza amayi ake: - Ukulira chiyani? akufunsa. Sindilira, mwangondigwira. Kodi ndikupanga chinthu chokongola? Louise akufunsa. Amayi amamuyankha. - Idyani! Simungadye octopus.