After leaving Tarnagire National Park, Stanley arranged for us to visit a Maasia boma. We were greeted with lots of singing and dancing. After welcoming us, and suiting us up in Maasai cloths, they had me dance with them. It was very easy because all I had to do was jump up and down. My Mom was also dressed in cloth and traditional Maasai beaded necklace which she had to make bob up and down using her shoulders. She danced with the women, also jumping up and down. After dancing, they had me smear cow dung on one of the huts, and then they showed me inside the hut and talked to me about Maasai culture. I found that the inside was much bigger and nicer than Solitei's Maasia Bomba which was of a much older tradition.
My Mom told the kids the story of the Greedy Zebra (Stanley translated) and we bought some of their intricate bead work. When we left, they sung us another leaving song.
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