Sasson talks about the structure of his family and describes the village he was born in. When he was only nine years old, Sasson’s father died, and his family moved to the village of Wafergef, where his grandmother lived. In Wafergef, Sasson met a Hebrew teacher who took him under his wing and taught him at the school in the village of Wasaba in the province of Wegera. At the school, he learned to read and write from the prayer book and holy books in Hebrew. After a year, the school was burned down and Sasson returned to his grandmother’s house.

At his grandmother’s house, Sasson began to work in agriculture with his older brothers, as well as in various carpentry and blacksmithing jobs. He explains the agricultural work, as well as the process of locating land and the manner in which ownership of land was transferred.

Sasson got married at the age of 22. He describes the traditions and customs connected to matchmaking and the wedding ceremony in great detail.

Not long after his wedding, Sasson bought a gun. He put his knowledge from the metal and carpentry work into practice and began to make a living mending arms. Sasson talks about the business and explains his work: who his customers were, what types of guns and common problems he would repair, and the prices he charged.

At the same time, Sasson began to work in the only medical clinic in the Edi Ramsa region. After he interned as a doctor there, he would buy medicines from the clinic and treat people in the area of his village, Ambaba. Sasson talks about the patients and the various illnesses he would treat. Among other things, he describes how he treated a serious infection in the stomach of a young man who was stung by a poisonous spider, and explains what operation is done in the case of a snake bite.

Sasson talks about thefts of bulls in the area he lived, and how through surveillance and detective work that sometimes lasted an entire year, they would locate the thieves and the stolen cattle.