Saturday 10 December 2011

The Gift of a Goat


It was difficult for us to know what to get as a gift for the happy couple when we and a small group of Mzungus were invited to a Masai wedding two weekends ago. We rejected the usual options of a blender, an electric fondu pot and an Italian espresso maker with built in milk frother and chocolate shredder as completely impractical and impossible to get. There was no contest. A goat was the perfect choice for this occasion. It wasn't on any bridal registry list but our good friend, Mr. Aloyse, had the contacts in the goat market to make it possible for only 35,000 Tsh or about twenty dollars.

Unfortunately we couldn't attend the wedding. We were in Zanzibar assisting with the English Proficiency course that five of our local teachers were taking and so had to miss the big day. We did get our hands some fabulous wedding pictures though.  Can you think of a better way to get a goat to a wedding than in the trunk of a taxi?

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