Story archives - tag: "poverty"

with peace

Her only food for the day was half an ear of corn, so I did not let her see me cry when she broke a piece off and placed it in my hand.

tags: kenya poverty hunger generosity unselfishness child tumaini [add]

2009-11-06 14:28:13 / Rating: 646.5 /

M.

This Christmas I didn't have a Christmas.

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2007-12-28 13:53:51 / Rating: 279.5 /

Toto Too

At sixteen I was shocked to discover that Oz was a world of vivid color because every year I had watched 'The Wizard Of Oz' on the tiny black and white television which was the only television my impoverished household could afford.

tags: childhood television Oz poverty [add]

2007-11-27 09:53:36 / Rating: 501.5 /