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So to feed his wife and five children, he said, he went to his neighbor, Anderson Kalabo, and asked for a loan. Mr. Kalabo gave him 2,000 kwacha, about $16.
But that created another problem: how could Mr. Simbeye, a penniless farmer, repay Mr. Kalabo?
Mr. Simbeye sent his 11-year-old daughter, Mwaka, a shy first grader, down one mangy hillside and up the next to Mr. Kalabo's hut. There she became a servant to his first wife, and, she said, Mr. Kalabo's new bed partner.
But that created another problem: how could Mr. Simbeye, a penniless farmer, repay Mr. Kalabo?
Mr. Simbeye sent his 11-year-old daughter, Mwaka, a shy first grader, down one mangy hillside and up the next to Mr. Kalabo's hut. There she became a servant to his first wife, and, she said, Mr. Kalabo's new bed partner.
He gave the $16 back after he learned he could get in legal trouble, and had this to say:
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"I did it out of ignorance," he said. "I had five kids, no money and no food. Then Mr. Kalabo wanted the money back so I thought of selling the daughter. I didn't know I was abusing her."
Wow, he traded his daughter away on a $16 debt. I don't know the cultural differences that exist in Africa versus here in America. If Hell in whatever form it takes exists, that father is going there.
Edited, Sun Nov 27 18:43:04 2005 by Paskil