I was traveling a long distance with my friend Janis and a
couple of his pals.
We were driving from Freetown to Kenema. To meet with a
local chief. Approximately 4 hours into the trip, traveling
in very hot and dusty conditions, we came upon a crossroads,
and to our delight saw a lady sitting on the floor with some
pineapples at her side.
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We stopped quickly and asked her if the pineapples were for
sale. she answered yes.
We bought a couple and asked if she would kindly prepair them
as we were going to eat them there and then.
It was not long before a large group of children came running
to us. As usual I returned to our jeep and produced a box with
some magic tricks inside. I started to play some of my little
tricks for the children, when i felt a tugging on my trouser leg.
It was a tiny little girl just old enough to walk. I picked
the little girl up in my arms and started to feed her with
a little pineapple.
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By this time a larger crowd had gathered and there was a lot
of noise and laughing . Within a few moments a police man
came to me and asked if i would like to keep the little girl.
I replied no, the baby belongs with its mummy. I then asked
the policeman why a mother would want to give up her child to
a complete stranger, his reply was ~
To give the little girl a better chance in life than she could
give it herself.
It some times makes me sad to think that so many of us have
so much when others have so little. Sierra Leone needs all
our help. There are many people all over the world in the
same position as that lady. We all want the best for our children.
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