Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Kids that live in the construction on our street

These kids have parents that help with the construction of a building that is taking place right next to our apartment. They play in the sand and dirt all day and help their parents carry bricks and sand to the top of the large construction that is taking place.
The camel frequently comes to our street. The boy who owns the camel let the kids on. The little girl cried at first....Then when the brother got on she was happier. I ran and got my picture and snapped these pictures so I could give them a copy. I'm sure they've had very few opportunities to see or have their picture taken.
One day as I passed by this construction place there was a tiny baby, maybe 2-3 months old, sleeping on a tiny blanket on top of the sand pile. Not an unusual sight.

These kids call me "Auntie" and ask for Chocolate all the time. I'm sure someone who is white gave them chocolate. We have very strict rules in our mission and can not hand out to the people ever!!

The boy who owns the camel is quite the businessman. He wanted 100 rupees to let me take the picture and he wanted 1000 rupees to let me get on the camel.

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