Chapter 40 – Capoeira with Local Materials
The network was already set up: Salimo with the chickens, Hamza with the incubator, Beto with the yard for fattening the hens, and Fito ready for deliveries. Only one piece was missing for everything to work: the chicken coop.
Salimo had saved up some coins from odd jobs, but it wasn't enough to build a structure. Seeing his determination, the woman who had taken him in called him over: "Salimo, you have a fire in your eyes. I'll lend you what you need to build your chicken coop. Pay it back slowly, the important thing is to start."“
With this support and the creativity of using what was at hand, the dream came to life. Bamboo cut in the woods served as stakes, pieces of used netting formed the walls, and old zinc sheets were repurposed for the roof. There was no luxury, but there was functionality.
In just a few days, the chicken coop was ready: simple, airy, with makeshift divisions for laying hens and a special corner for the chicks to come. When it was finished, Salimo looked at that modest construction and felt a shiver: it was more than wood and sheet metal, it was the first stone of his future.
A practical lesson for the young reader: don't wait for perfect conditions. Use local materials, accept help from those who believe in you, and build the first structure. The essential thing is to start.
You Can: A bamboo makeshift capoeira structure can support a dream of iron.
