THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

During all these seasons, the children of Chad are the happiest under the sun. When they are not working in the fields, they roam all over the bush picking wild fruit; armed with their assegais, they hunt guinea fowl, hare, porcupine and gazelle. One of their favourite pastimes, to this day, is to lie in wait for the teals and moorhens in pools strewn with water lilies. They are passionately fond of the large gatherings after nightfall, when the elders recount the most beautiful tales, which sometimes never end and must be resumed evening after evening under the light of the moon.

(Seid/Starlight)