In today's London Times there is a report about a gift given to M Hollande, the president of France.
It seems that the people of Mali wanted to thank him for France intervening in driving the Islamic extremists out of Mali earlier this year. They expressed their gratitude in the gift of a young camel, which began a series of unfortunate events.
Firstly the camel was presented with a cloth on its back, denying the French public the opportunity to determine whether it had one hump or two and causing fierce debates on radio phone in programmes.
Next the animal screeched so loudly during the gift ceremony that no-one could hear M Hollande, who apparently promised to ride the animal regularly.
M Hollande wanted to bring the camel back to France and have it vaccinated but his officials warned him of the complexity of such an arrangement, so he left the animal with a family in Timbuktu.
Finally, the family in Timbuktu ate the camel after cooking it in a Tagine!
It seems that the people of Mali wanted to thank him for France intervening in driving the Islamic extremists out of Mali earlier this year. They expressed their gratitude in the gift of a young camel, which began a series of unfortunate events.
Firstly the camel was presented with a cloth on its back, denying the French public the opportunity to determine whether it had one hump or two and causing fierce debates on radio phone in programmes.
Next the animal screeched so loudly during the gift ceremony that no-one could hear M Hollande, who apparently promised to ride the animal regularly.
M Hollande wanted to bring the camel back to France and have it vaccinated but his officials warned him of the complexity of such an arrangement, so he left the animal with a family in Timbuktu.
Finally, the family in Timbuktu ate the camel after cooking it in a Tagine!
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