Chapter+6

Parvana- Chapter 6 In Chapter 6 Parvana discovers she is going to be doing more than just standing out the front of a shop calling out what she wants. She is going to cut all her hair off and put on Haseem's clothes to look like a boy in the market. As soon as Parvana puts Haseem's clothes on, she sees her mother having the urge to cry but she regains composure sucks it up and moves on. Parvana starts protesting about why Nooria doesn't have to go outside. Nooria is much older so she should be looking after Parvana not the other way around. Nooria shot back at her with nasty comments about what she looked like. After the argument Parvana slammed the door behind her and while she was outside she tried to blend in and just look like another boy. When she got to one of the stalls she kept saying to herself that she was a boy which made her feel very confident.She walked onto the shop and bought everything she needed then went to the the next and the next until she had everything that was on her list. After parvana finished shopping she burst through the door of her house and yelled "I did it" Maryam gave sister a big hug and she then turned to see her mother lying on the toshak. Nooria handed her sister a water bucket and as usual she made her trip to the water tap.it looked like parvana was going to go outside more often now that she was a boy.

Homework Questions Why do you think Parvana's hair needed to be cut? Why do you think Parvana's mother got so upset seeing Parvana as a boy?