Umndeni wakwaMkize kubo kaManqoba wawuhlupheka. Wawuphila ngokuthola amatoho okulimela omakhelwane amasimu. UManqoba wayefunda engumfundi okhaliphile kepha abazali bakhe babehluleka ukukhokhela imali yesikole. Umndeni wakwaMkize kubo kaManqoba wawuhlupheka. Wawuphila ngokuthola amatoho okulimela omakhelwane amasimu. UManqoba wayefunda engumfundi okhaliphile kepha abazali bakhe babehluleka ukukhokhela imali yesikole. Esephase ibanga lesithupha (Std 6) wahamba wayohlala eMaglongwa kwaThish'omkhulu uMkhize owayephethe isikole sezinga eliphakeme ukuze aqhube izifundo zakhe. Lendaba iphakamisa amaphaphu ngendlela uManqoba asebenza ngayo kanzima ukuze aphumelele ezifundweni zakhe athole nomsebenzi. Ekugcineni nezothando zamhambela kahle. Manqoba Mkhize's family is poor, their only income comes from helping their neighbours in the fields. Manqoba is a brilliant learner but his parents cannot afford to pay his school fees. After assing Standard 6, he goes to stay at Amahlongwa Mission with Mr Mkhize, a high school principle, to further his education. This is the moving story about Manqoba's struggle to become educated and his ultimate discovery of love.