My Day with the Panye

Fallon and her Manman are off to the market together. On her head, Manman balances the panye. Fallon longs to carry the panye on her own head. When she tries and fails, Manman says, “Pitit, pitit, zwazo fe nich li.” (Little by little the bird builds its nest.) And so they walk on, and Fallon waits for an opportunity to try again.

Haiti culture. Grandma-granddaughter sharing. Persistence. This story is all of these and more.