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Jambo’s Dream

Jambo was a bit disappointed that this was his only

sale, but he was not willing to give up yet.

The next day, Jambo did the same thing and

waited. He stood on the side of the road, for hours,

in the hot sun, until noon. He felt impatient and

just wanted to go home. He sat on the doorstep of

a shop with his arms wrapped around his knees
and his head buried in his lap. No one bothered to

ask if he was alright. They all walked by. Jambo felt

disappointed and devastated. Suddenly, he felt a

tap on his shoulder and looked up. It was the old

woman from yesterday. “Are you still selling ‘skin

up’? They are really sweet.” (Jambo shook his
head.) “Oh, why not?” (Jambo did not answer.) “You

should probably go home.” Jambo nodded,

grabbed his things and headed home.

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