Storyteller
10-30-2004, 04:41 PM
The launching of my new book called "Once Upon a Time in Africa: Stories of Wisdom and Joy" (Orbis Books, 2004, Maryknoll, NY) was also the happy occasion for people to give me new African stories. Here is a new one from a Maryknoll lay missionary Dan Griffin, MLM (who has two stories in the book). From: Joseph G. Healey
Good Samaritan
Tanzania is a big country with few roads, and even fewer road signs. One day I was driving along in a remote area in Shinyanga in the pouring rain, and I saw a woman alongside the road. I thought I would be a Good Samaritan and pick her up despite being in a big hurry. As she got in, she asked me where I was going. I told her that I was headed to Mwadui Mine and she said, “Good, then we can help each other.” Puzzled, I asked her what she meant. As she climbed in the truck and we started off she added, “I'm going to Mwadui and need a lift, and you're going to Mwadui, but you're going in the wrong direction.”
Good Samaritan
Tanzania is a big country with few roads, and even fewer road signs. One day I was driving along in a remote area in Shinyanga in the pouring rain, and I saw a woman alongside the road. I thought I would be a Good Samaritan and pick her up despite being in a big hurry. As she got in, she asked me where I was going. I told her that I was headed to Mwadui Mine and she said, “Good, then we can help each other.” Puzzled, I asked her what she meant. As she climbed in the truck and we started off she added, “I'm going to Mwadui and need a lift, and you're going to Mwadui, but you're going in the wrong direction.”