It was scorching hot, a typical African summer day. My wife and I were waiting for the bus to take us back to my hometown. Thankfully we happened to find a huge tree where we enjoyed its shade, away from the burning sun.
While we were joking and having fun, Pamela noticed a tied, long-haired, old goat in the back of a small truck. Because of her tremendous love and care for animals, she sensed that the poor goat was starving. She went straight to it, caressed his salt and pepper face, then grabbed some leaves protruding over the fence and gently fed him.
The goat, starving to death, ate the entire branch in the blink of an eye. Consequently, she continued to replenish his delicious lunch.
What I found astonishing was the intimate bond between her and the new four-legged friend. As she was feeding him, she addressed the goat saying :"Lift your leg, lift your leg". The goat apparently did so.
She told me " Do you see how even animals understand like humans"?
I replied, smiling : " No, no he was just bothered by flies".
She repeated her command once again, amazingly, the poor old goat lifted his leg higher trying to shake her hand, as if telling me animals have feelings and emotions too. His gesture was a way of disproving my disbelief.
My whole being was overtaken by the scene. It was a depiction of the extraordinary relationship between an animal and a human being.
So whenever you see a woman petting a goat in the middle of the street do not mistake her for a shallow Tunisian.
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