Settings: Place Oriental plaza,Johannesburg
Plot:This story by Ahmed Essop is about a wife of an important man to be in the new government and her name is Mrs.Nebo. One day this woman visisted the plaza where the shops are owned by Indian people with her friend Margaret in a chauffeur driven Mercedes Benz.As they were going through the shops Mrs Nebo saw a lovely dress and decided to buy it after paying she then asked the assistant if they have the silk scarf to match this dress but they did not have the scarf to match the dress.They continued to search from shop to shop untill they found the perfect scarf in Mr.Sakur's shop. The scarf was hundred and ten rands after,Mrs nebo took the money out of her bag she then counted it and then realised that she was fifteen rands short.So,she decided to give Mr,Sakur a cheque which he refused to accept as he could only accept cheques in his shop.Then they continued to yell at each other since Mrs Nebo was only determined to go with the silk scaf home while, Mr. Sakur on the other side was very firm with his rules not to accept anything else but cash only.Due to a very noisy dispute between the two everybody (Sakur's friends and other shopkeepers) around the plaza heard them arguing and gathered into Mr.Sakur's shop to listen.So,Margaret a friend of Mrs.Nebo insisted that Mrs.Nebo is the wife of the future minister of foreign affairs so she desever an expcetion.After hearing these Mr sader(shopkeeper) try to convince Mr.Sakur to accept the lady's cheque which again he refused to accept.As a result one shopkeeper decided to buy the scarf for Mrs.Nebo because he think it was dangerous to offend the wife of an important politician.
Main characters
Mr.Sakur
He was a very short and thin looking man.And was very stubbon man,no one could oppose whatever he says.At the same time he was a sincere man because he wanted everybody to be treated equally whereby if he accept Mrs.Nebo's cheque then so he should do with others.4He is a middle social class man. Lastly,he has a great strength in himself because he can face anybody no matter who you are without fears.
Mrs.Nebo
She is a high social class woman.And she is stubbon as well.She has dress to kill attitude in her.
