For one small village wey dey inside Nigeria, one pikin wey dem call Akunna dey. Akunna na small boy wey him head correct well well, but e no too get money. Him papa na fisherman, and him mama dey sell roasted corn for junction. Even though dem no get plenty money, Akunna get big dream for hin mind.

Every day, after school, Akunna go follow him papa go river go help am fish. E go carry small net, stand for water, dey try catch fish. Sometimes, e go catch something, sometimes e go just full body for water for nothing. But e no dey give up.

For night, when breeze dey blow, Akunna go sidon near him mama fire, dey read book under the small lantern wey dem get. E wan become big engineer wey go build better house and bridge for him village. Sometimes, people go laugh am.

"Akunna, you dey dream too much! Who go help you go school for city?"

But Akunna no send. E believe say one day, e go make am.

One fateful day, government people come dem village come do program for school. Dem talk say anybody wey sabi book well well fit get scholarship go big school for city. As Akunna hear dat one, him eye shine like torchlight.

E read book sotay, e almost forget say e suppose chop. The day of the exam reach, Akunna carry him only one shoe, wear him best shirt wey don tear small for back, go write the exam.

Two weeks later, dem call all the pikin dem wey write exam. Na so principal carry microphone talk say:

"The best person for this exam na… AKUNNA!"

Everybody shout. Him mama throw away corn, begin cry for happiness. Him papa raise him up like say e catch big fish.

From that day, Akunna life change. E go city, e study well, e come back build better bridge for him village. E prove say no matter where person come from, if e no give up, e go make am.

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