Tabaski Countdown: Part Three
January 21, 2005

I took more photos of the sheep market on Thursday, but I might have waited too long. It seemed like there were more people than sheep.

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Insanely, several vehicles drove right through the middle of it, including a tractor-trailer that turned around and drove back out again.

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I had to drive halfway into the melee on Monday, to the tire place to get a flat fixed. I get flats every few months and pay about $1 to get them patched.

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On Thursday we met an English-speaking refugee from Sierra Leone. His name sounded like "Marmot." He seemed confident he would sell his remaining few sheep by the end of the day.

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The bigger, the better, of course, but it's also important to get a good-looking sheep. No one seems interested in these guys.

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These two men have bought their moutons; one leads his home by a rope and the other trusses his up before throwing him in the trunk of his car.

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Happy Tabaski!


Comments

you are seeing things we read about in magazines. Thanks for sharing!

Posted by: redhotdot at January 22, 2005 05:03 PM

Buy some sheep and save them! It doesn't look like a good lot for them, especially the wee ones.

Posted by: anon at January 24, 2005 02:35 PM

Hi Robin,

My brother-in-law has a store where he fixes flat tires. If you're ever in Ouolofoubougou and you get a flat ask around for Ladji's store, it's close to the mayor's office and Platinum night club -- tell him Lala sent you and that I said to give you a good deal! ;)

Posted by: Lindsay at February 3, 2005 11:06 AM