Узак жол - Үй бүлөнүн трагедиясы

Узак жол (Long Journey) - Study Notes

• Family Tragedy: The narrator's family lost their mother.
• Loss of Mother: The narrator's mother died, leaving six orphaned children.
• Children's Ages: The children ranged from about two years apart in age.
• Family Members: There was an elder sister, the narrator, younger brother, and younger sister etc. The youngest child was named Bekdayyr.
• Mother's Death: The mother's death was sudden and unexpected, described in graphic terms.
• Family's Situation: The family is poor and lives in a remote area.
• Difficult Circumstances: The narrator and their siblings were left alone and facing hardship due to the death of the mother and difficult circumstances.
• Family's Size: The mother, according to the text, had given birth to ten children (four boys and six girls) of which some (three daughters) had since married.
• Grandmother's Role: Burmake Grandma, the mother's sister-in-law, who was in her 60s, came to take care of the orphaned children.
• Grandfather's Absence: The narrator's father, Elebes, left the family and moved to another village.
• Famine: The current year is marked by a severe drought and famine.
• Food Shortage: The family's food supply is running out.
• Efforts to Find Food: The grandmother sought help from other families to provide food with little success.