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Some white guy wrote this back in the 1800s, funny as hell



The Somal has some conceit as to his ability to understand the fairer sex. The following story was related to me as illustrative of this claim and concerns a man who had four wives. One fine day this fellow came to town to sell his ghl and a few head of cattle. Before setting out for home he purchased a present for each one of his wives. For the first he bought a silver necklet, for the second a pair of silver earrings, for the third a silver armlet and for the fourth a silver anklet, tying the four articles up in a parcel which he placed on one of his camels. Of the rice, dates and sugar he had bought he made four equal loads, one for each wife. Coming close to his encampment he took the silver articles from the camel's back and hid them in the bush. This done he went on to his wives and gave each one her load of food. That night when darkness fell he stole out to the bush and took from the parcel the silver necklet. Returning to the hut of wife number one he said to her: " See ! Here is a present I have brought you from the town: take it, but on your life keep it secret from the other women, or they will be jealous." She promised not to show it to the others or say a word about it. The following night he repeated his visit to the bush and returned to the second wife with the earrings, which he gave to her, saying: "Here is a present I have brought you from town, on your life do not show it to the others or they will be jealous." She promised to keep the present secret. On the third and fourth nights he went to the bush and brought back the presents he had purchased for the other two: They were both cautioned not to tell the others and both promised not to do so. Each wife was under the impression she had received a present from her husband and the others had received none.

A few days passed without incident, until one evening some trivial thing happened that upset the women and there was an open rupture between all four wives. Next morning the first wife arose with the fixed determination to show the others that in the eyes of her Lord and Master she was still number one. She clasped the silver necklet round her throat and walked into the open: striking an attitude, she ostentatiously played with the ornament as she called out to a small boy: " My son, drive the camels out; drive the camels out; do you hear me, drive the camels out.' " But almost simultaneously the second, third and fourth wives appeared on the scene, one shaking her head to attract attention to a pair of earrings; another pointing her hand and waving an arm adorned by a silver armlet; another screaming out for the love of Allah that some one would come quickly to remove a thorn she thought had entered her foot, held out for inspection, and above which glittered a brand new silver anklet for all the world to see. Then the women looked at one another and realised they had been hoaxed: their husband laughed in his beard and walked away. Now that's the only part of the story I can't believe. I mean that the man walked away. From what I know of Somal women I am positive the husband of the four wives left very early in the proceedings- RUNNING.

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[michael_ital]

That was very cool, though i'm inclined to agree with the author. That knowing the Somali woman...