Pa kite bourik pou bat
makout.
“Don’t miss the donkey and beat the saddlebag.” Don’t blame the wrong
one.
Livestock is seemingly everywhere in rural
Haiti. Donkeys are a common means of transportation and cargo-carrying in third
world countries. The donkey pictured in the photo above was tied in the lot
beside the mission house we stayed at in Haiti. A few of the guys named her
Maurice, and she was unfortunately on the receiving end of many team jokes. But
she may have deserved them to some degree; you see, Maurice seemed to think
that braying as loud as she possibly could at 5 a.m. was a great way to introduce
herself to the team. We did not agree.
2 comments:
This quote is a very good reminder.
And "Maurice" is what I've been calling our new donkey friend in the back yard. :)~Rubia
Thanks for your comment, Rubia! Yes, Maurice seems like a good name for that donkey. :-)
~Bianca
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