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Doudou and the gardeners
have sat down near the well.
“ You know Doudou, says the oldest gardener, here in Mauritania, it rains
rarely, but when the rain is falling down in the mountains, it flows down to
the desert then disappears under the sand to continue flowing in the wadis.
There are many wadis in the desert, and by digging wells, we manage to
recover the water wich is under the sand…
- And do you need to dig deep? asks Doudou.
- It depends upon the place and season, but don’t fall in this well, it is
very deep !
- And where is going all this water flowing in the wadis?
- It depends, says the man, sometimes it gets lost in the sands, sometimes
it comes out and make an oasis…
- An oasis? What is an oasis? I wish I could see an oasis, says Doudou.
- For sure, you ask a lot of questions little bear. Ask your camel-driver
friend Ahmed to lead you to the El Berbera oasis, it’s only two days walk
away from here…”
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