In the town of Kuka the people were farmers. They worked hard for their food. They were happy in their town. They urinated and defecated outside their compounds in the grass or in the bush. No one used a latrine, there weren't any. When they went to their farms they did not wear shoes.

One day they started having abdominal cramps, sometimes bloody diarrhea, and generally not feeling well. Many children had this trouble and were anemic. There was a man in the town named Yakubu. He did not like to wear his shoes to the farm for he said it hindered him in his work. Only to the market would he wear his shoes.

One day he developed this trouble that was common to many others in the village, abdominal pain, blood in the stool, and feeling weak. He did not feel like farming so he went to the health post.

The worker there told him this sickness is transmitted from person to person by defecating outside in the bush. Someone comes and steps in the place where or near where someone defecated and the germs enter his bare feet and he contacts the disease.

He gave Yakubu medicine and suggested that he dig a latrine and always wear shoes. He should insist that all his family defecate and urinate in the latrine and keep the hole covered when not in use. He should bring all his family to the clinic to get medicine. Yakubu took the medicine and got well. He dug a latrine and they used it. They began wearing shoes. The rest of the town followed their example. They found relief from their trouble with hookworm which caused them to be anemic and weak. They were able to do their farming again.

Questions:

1. What is the name of the town?

2. What was the occupation of the people?

3. Where did they urinate and defecate?

4. What disease did they contact?

5. Where did Yakubu get some advise?

6. What did the people of Kuku do to help themselves?