Ibrahima asks to marry little Aissatou, which pleases Ramatoulaye. Ibrahima decides that Aissatou will hide her pregnancy so she can continue school until the birth of the baby. Unlike Farmata, Ramatoulaye appreciates Ibrahima's decisiveness and has accepted the fact that Aissatou is no longer a child.
Ramatoulaye seems happy that Ibrahima visits regularly; it gives her a sense of familiarity. He helps Aissatou with her schoolwork and her grades improve, but the daughters who form "the trio" do not like him, and Farmata finds him shameless.
Because of what happened to Aissatou, Ramatoulaye decides to talk to the "trio" about sexuality. She does so reluctantly, remembering how in the past mothers would simply forbid any sexual activity. Today mothers can only "limit the damage". During an uncomfortable scene, she tells her daughters to respect their.....
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