Diary Entry About Guluband
Dear Diary,
At the Sibi Fair, Dadi did something that made my heart feel like it was “crumbling up inside me like a burning piece of paper.” (page 62). I am trying to forgive father but I feel that without Guluband, a piece of my heart is missing. I hope that Wardak is not hurting him. Dadi was talking to his Baluch friends and they said that the Iranians and Arabs like to sacrifice the camels for the feast of Eid(page 45). The thought of Guluband ever getting killed makes me sick to my stomach. I hope Mithoo is okay back home. I am wishing that he didn’t forget me. He is only a little baby. I can’t wait to see Mama and Phulan when I get home!
Sincerely,
Shabanu
This is Shabanu. She is the daughter of Dalil Abassi and she has a mother as well. She has a thirteen-year-old sister and she is married to Murad as she has come to age. She is also a nomad so she lives in different parts of Pakistan before she is married. She has an aunt and two little cousins. She also has a dog named Sher Dil and a camel named Mithoo. She takes care of all the camels and goes to the Sibi fair with her father to sell them.
This is Auntie. Please stop complaining about the camel “One hundred and and fifty thousand rupees.” Page 61. We got so much money from selling him! Why would you complain about that?
But he was my best friend! I can’t believe you only care about the money!
This is Auntie again. Your best friend is a camel? I think you need some new friends. I don’t know if anyone will marry you!
For your information, Dadi has already set me up with a great husband! “I think of Murad, his gentle eyes and his fairness at games.” page 104
Don’t get to excited yet! He might meet an unfortunate end like Hamir
-Mama
If he does, maybe I will live with Phulan without a husband and we will tend camels together! She wrote in her journal that she didn’t want to have sons and now she doesn’t even have a husband!
Really Shabanu. It’s just a camel. Stop being so up-tight!
Shabanu, we miss you so much and can’t wait for you to come home! But Guluband is just a camel and he got sold for such a good price, “One hundred and fifty thousand rupees. ” You also have Mithoo at home too.
Phulan-
Oh Shabanu, all ways caring for your camels. Always love Guluband, but you have Mithoo now.