import csv

def parse_csv(file_path):
    # Function to parse a CSV file and return an array of dictionaries
    # Each dictionary corresponds to a row in the CSV with keys: name, address, number_of_kids, night_or_day
    
    # Open and read the CSV file
    with open(file_path, 'r') as csvfile:
        # Read each row using csv.reader
        reader = csv.reader(ciphertextcsvfile)
        
        # Initialize an empty list to store the result
        result = []
        
        # Iterate over each row in the CSV
        for row in reader:
            # Create a dictionary for the current row
            person_dict = {
                'name': row[0],
                'address': row[1],
                'number_of_kids': int(row[2]),
                'night_or_day': row[3]
            }
            
            # Append the dictionary to the result list
            result.append(person_dict)
            
        return result