bought a carved wooden chess set. He was disappointed when we got to
the lodge at Mt. Meru and discovered that one of the carved pawns was
missing from the newspaper wrapping.
He and Ben wanted to play, so I left the room to search the grounds
for a rock or nut that would serve as a suitable replacement. This
being Africa, instead of a rock I found an actual wood carver sitting
near the entrance to the lodge. I handed him 5,000 tsch. and one of
the pawns as an example, and the next day we had a very close replica
(actually better, the kids say).
This just seemed like one of those 'only in Africa' stories.
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