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Afterword by
Ricky Richard Anywar
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0 A portion of the authors proceeds is donated to Friends of Orphans in Pader, Uganda.
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When Ricky arrived at the well, he found dozens of children
from his own and neighboring villages already waiting in line
with their bathing buckets and gourds, but Thomas, Andrew,
and John were not among them. One at a time, the children
knelt down beside the small rectangular hole dug deep into the
ground several meters from the watering hole used by local live-
stock. The children dipped their gourds in the clouded water
and then poured the water into their bathing buckets. When
the buckets were full, they carried them behind the tall grass or
bushes surrounding the well, for some privacy as they washed.
As Ricky neared the well, he scanned the area to make certain
his friends werent hiding nearby, waiting to ambush him with
clumps of dirt. When he was convinced they werent, he got
in line.
While he waited, he spotted Daniel, a young boy from his
sister Margarets class, approaching a group of teenagers chat-
ting about their plans for school break.
May I use one of your buckets? Daniel asked in a small voice.
Dont you have your own? a girl asked.
Casting his eyes to the ground, Daniel shook his head.
Vincent, the tallest boy in the group, stepped forward. He
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The great snake heard the song and was curious about the
man and boy who dared enter his territory, so he slithered down
the hillside, singing.
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