Say Uncle by Benjamin Laskin

Author:Benjamin Laskin [Laskin, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aretê Books
Published: 2014-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

We didn’t know the customary way for saying goodbye in Lahu so we waved, we bowed, and we smiled a lot. A Lahu man ran up to us and tried to convince us to stay. We couldn’t understand a word he said, but there was urgency in his voice that Doreen insisted we ignore, so we just kept waving, bowing, smiling, and saying thank you. Finally, Doreen grabbed my elbow and we walked away. I hoped that we didn’t hurt the Lahu’s feelings but there wasn’t much I could do about it. Doreen was adamant about leaving and I had no case for convincing her otherwise.

We had walked only a short distance when the eldest of the boys I had been playing with caught up to us. He chattered something in Lahu and then handed me a book. I didn’t have to open it to know that it was another journal; only this one was twice as thick as the others. I asked him where he got it, but he couldn’t understand me. It was obvious that he wanted us to return to the village, but we ignored his pleas, shook his hand, smiled, and waved so long.

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