street kids

I ate grasshoppers the other day. They are actually pretty good. Sweet, crunchy yet chewy.

I have seen a dead man lying on the side of the street. He just lay there looking fine except for the lack of breathing. I guess he just collapsed. I also think I saw a dead boy. At least, I saw him sleeping in the same exact position in the same exact place 2 days in a row. He was one of the street kids. Today I saw one girl stroking the heads of her sleeping fellows. They crowded under the umbrella on the road median. What happened to these children? If they survive to grow up, they might become street peddlers, instead of beggars. Children 7 and older carry their infant siblings on their backs. They all hang on the car windows begging, “sahlo, sahlo.” I think it means “money”. the cars start to move and the kids run out of the way. The little ones play on the medians like it’s a game. I wonder how long they survive begging that way. i understand why people adopt kids from africa.