My Visit with Maruge Days 5 and 6

As usual Maruge and I got out of his house early. He went off the school, and I went back out onto the plain and sat down under the tree. I watched the animals all day, before going to meet Maruge. The animals that I saw in the morning were pretty much the same as the ones that I had seen the time I was out under the tree a few days ago. I ate my lunch, which attracted the attention of this animal that looked like a coyote. As Maruge would later inform me, it was a jackal. The rest of the day was the same as the morning. I met Maruge and we went back to his house. The next day I walked with Maruge to school, and watched his first class. All of the children, and Maruge, were tightly packed on their desks. The lesson that I sat in on was writing. The teacher would write something on the chalkboard, like a letter or a number, and the students would copy it into their notebooks. After I had watched the lesson, I wandered back outside. I walked up the road aways, back towards the airport. After a few miles I saw a man herding his goats. He didn't speak any english, but he was happy to see me. I watched him herd his goats until I had to go back to meet Maruge after school.

 

This is the jackal that I saw.  

The goats grazing in the field.