“No boy of mine will be a thief,” ” better to starve than steal.”
This sounds like something I would say to my own child if I was trying to correct him. But it means more then just to say it, After reading this book and seeing the reasons why the boy has to steal it makes me wonder. Stealing is wrong no matter what. But, to steal food as a child who is starving who runs by a vender and takes a fruit from the market place or fending for himself. I have never experience famine on our island. When I was a kid, my parents fell into hard times. we would go fishing and we eat off the fat of the land. My mom says we would return to the land (aina) for survival. We picked guava, mango and coconut so freely, we had sweet potato leaves and boiled fish soup. What would also be super beneficial because we had the check on the first of the month, EBT that helped. But the children and the people in North Korea according to this book didn’t have that, they just starve to death. We should plant fruits and vegetables for the families in North Korea. Anyone interested?
sweetleilani 