Meena Dividing the Mango
Meena Dividing the Mango
- Kenya Ace communications
- 15 mins
Climbing a forbidden tree, Meena picks a mango and brings it home to share with Raju. But after peeling the fruit, her mother gives the lion's share to Raju. Raju has got more than me! Protests Meena. He always gets more, that the way it is, her mother replies. He is a growing boy, agrees the grandmother, and he works hard. Stung at the implication that she does not work hard, Meena challenges Raju to swap chores and meals for one whole day. Raju boasts he can easily handle Meenas workload. But when it comes to getting up at dawn to light the fires and sweep the house, feed the chickens and collect the
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Climbing a forbidden tree, Meena picks a mango and brings it home to share with Raju. But after peeling the fruit, her mother gives the lion's share to Raju. Raju has got more than me! Protests Meena. He always gets more, that the way it is, her mother replies. He is a growing boy, agrees the grandmother, and he works hard. Stung at the implication that she does not work hard, Meena challenges Raju to swap chores and meals for one whole day. Raju boasts he can easily handle Meenas workload. But when it comes to getting up at dawn to light the fires and sweep the house, feed the chickens and collect the
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