Edolobhaneni elithile e-Afrika, kukhona umshayeli wezithuthuthu ezithathu okuthiwa uGakal. Ungumuntu ojwayelekile wase-Afrika, onolaka, omude futhi oqinile ngandlela-thile, futhi uyazabalaza ukuphila nsuku zonke. Nokho, ngaphansi kwengaphandle lakhe elimangelengele, ufihla inhliziyo egcwele umdlandla wokuphila.

UGarkar unabafowabo abancane abathathu nodadewabo omncane oyedwa, futhi njengomfowabo omdala ekhaya, uye wathwala umthwalo womndeni kusukela esemncane. Ukuze asize abazali bakhe babelane ngezinto ezibakhathazayo, wenza isinqumo sokuthenga isithuthuthu esinamasondo amathathu sohlobo lwe-Huaihai, futhi washayela ibhayisikili elinantathu emigwaqweni yendawo nsuku zonke ukuze athuthukise impilo yakhe ngokudonsa ubhanana, umango, ama-cashews neminye imikhiqizo yezolimo ukuze azuze. imali. Nakuba umsebenzi unzima kakhulu, uhlala elondoloza isimo sengqondo sokuhle futhi ubhekana nempilo ngokumamatheka.

Ngenhlanhla, uGarkar wahlangana nesalukazi endleleni eya ekhaya kusihlwa. Isalukazi sasibuthaka futhi sigingqika eceleni komgwaqo, futhi lapho uGarkar embona, wambuza ukuthi uyaphi futhi wanquma ukushayela isithuthuthu sakhe esinamasondo amathathu ukuze asiyise mathupha ekhaya. Ngemva kokushiya lo wesifazane, uGakal wambuza ngesineke ngokuphila kwakhe, futhi lona wesifazane wathi, “Nginamadodana amathathu, kodwa amatasa ngomsebenzi wawo futhi awavamile ukuchitha isikhathi naye.” Ngemva kokuzwa lokhu, uGarkar wathinteka kakhulu futhi wanquma ukuvakashela isalukazi njalo, asiphelezele ukuze baxoxe futhi basinakekele, futhi wazimisela ukusiza abantu abaningi abadinga usizo.

Kusukela lapho, idolobhana livame ukubona uGarkar eshayela isithuthuthu sakhe esinamasondo amathathu ukuze asize izakhamuzi ezizungezile ebunzimeni, umusa wakhe nomdlandla washukumisa abantu, abangani bakhe nabo bahlanganyele kulesi senzo.

Ngaphansi kobuholi bukaGarkar, abantu bedolobhana baqala ukuthanda nokusizana, futhi imvelo yedolobhana lonke yavumelana kakhulu, futhi uGarkar waba "isikhulu samabhayisikili amathathu" emzaneni. Kodwa u-Garkar uhlale egcina ukuthobeka kanye nephrofayili ephansi, uhlala enamathela entshisekweni yenhliziyo, ephikelela futhi uyayijabulela inqubo yokusiza abanye.