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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