Winds of Sand, Women of Rock Page #2

- What's the problem?

Hurry, we have to leave soon!

This bucket is really heavy.

The Tubu can't live without camels,

they are the measure for all things.

Those hundred camels there...

That's fifty...

This is half a man.

Another fifty.

One hundred camels,

that's the blood price for a man.

The blood price of a woman is 50 camels,

half the worth of a man.

For the man, it's 100.

For the woman, it's 50.

Hanne, take the baby. I'm tired.

It's slippy!

Even if you do fall,

it won't hurt because of the sand.

DAY 6, 170 KM

Mariama, why did you quit school?

- I didn't quit.

I started when I was six.

I went every day,

up to 3rd year primary,

then my father took me out.

- Why?

For no reason. Just like that.

The others went to school,

but I had to take care of the household.

- There was no one to cook?

When I was 16, I was married off

and I started fighting with my husband.

But I was afraid of my family.

So I did as I was told:

Getting wood, water, cooking.

Yet I kept on refusing my husband.

In secret.

If my parents had known,

they would have killed me.

I fought a long time

but he didn't divorce me.

I was also married off,

but we divorced.

It was destiny.

Now, I'm responsible for my own life.

I do what I want.

I'll marry the man I really like.

My ex-husband hurt me so much.

He beat me every day.

- That's awful.

One day I was lucky,

I found a way to escape.

Didn't his family look for you?

- They shouted all around saying:

"We're looking for a 15-year old

with a nose jewel."

I took it out

so they wouldn't spot me.

They said:

"She is called Amina,

wears a nose ring

and a long dress. She is 15."

Finally my grandmother came.

She said:

"I thought my granddaughter

had been given to a husband,

not to a man who hurts her."

She took me back.

You can't imagine how much

that guy made me suffer.

He gave me hell.

He handled me very roughly.

Damn him!

Now it's all over.

How do you see things now,

after all these years?

Every woman can have ambition.

- Being like others gets you nowhere.

You have to have a goal.

- Yes, that's better.

DAY 7, MODJIGO WELL

Greetings! How are you?

Everything alright?

Fine and you how are you?

- Good.

I can't get through.

- Really?

It's not working.

- Why is that?

We'll try again.

It's Amina, how are you?

No bad news?

How is your daughter?

We are on our way.

How is Fatimi?

Yes, mum is also here.

Did I use a lot of credit?

- It's OK.

What?

What did you say?

May God greet him!

Is grandmother there?

What did you say?

When did her son die?

Who?

I didn't know

When?

When?

I'm running out of credit.

Thank you!

Me too, I'm happy

to hear your voice!

Here you are, thank you.

God bless you.

Thank you!

Girls, we're leaving,

will you be alright?

Yes, fine. Goodbye.

Oumi, bring the camels.

DAY 9, 230 KM

How far is the Dibella plateau?

- 8 valleys.

Eight!

In the afternoon,

we should hurry

and look for grass.

- To the plateau?

Yes, we have to find

grass for the goats.

This is urgent now

We need to do this.

- When will we reach the plateau?

We'll get some very good grass.

We rest here and move out at 3 p.m.

- Can we get there today?

We need to get there today.

We have to feed the goats.

The route will be easy at first,

and then we'll reach bigger dunes.

The Atchi and Atchido dunes,

that run into each other.

There is a passage

but it's narrow

ls there anything for the goats to eat?

The camels are tired.

I can't tie it up.

- It's afraid.

Give her the rope.

OK, let it up.

Hold the baby tight,

otherwise it'll fall.

DAY 10, 260 KM,

DIBELLA WELL:

Now my tooth is hurting.

The animals are tired.

- Yes, they are.

Even my donkey is tired.

- Tired or sick?

I guess it's ill.

Your donkey's ill?

It's got a swelling, it must be.

Did it start yesterday or today?

Yesterday, it had tense ears.

I think it got sunburned.

Your goats were tired,

did you put them on the camels?

Yes, we put them on its back,

firmly tied up.

Once goats travel on camels

they don't want to walk any more.

Even when they have recovered,

they don't want to walk any more.

I've been traveling with my grandmother

since I was five.

I've never had to put so many goats

on camels before.

I have never been as tired

as this year.

Four goats on camels, imagine!

Stubborn goats!

And they pissed all the time!

We women have our work,

we pick dates.

The camels are our husband's,

the dates belong to us.

We harvest dates to contribute

to the family's living.

We don't sell dates

to keep the money for ourselves.

If you sell 5 camel loads of dates,

your family can eat up to one year.

It's a lot.

We do this long trip

to be independent for a year.

DAY 17, 390 KM

We all have animals to look after.

It's hard for all of us.

It's not far now

Despite all the difficulties

and the fatigue

we've made it this far.

Traveling requires patience.

Before the trip we didn't live together.

We came together to travel.

That's why patience is needed.

She's been in a bad mood all day.

Shut up, you.

Ignore her.

She can say what she wants,

don't answer.

When we get to Bilma,

each person goes their own way.

It's as simple as that.

Let her talk.

Who cares?

Come on, let's go!

DAY 20, 480 KM

ZOOBABA WELL:

The wind makes it hard

to do your hair.

We've been on the road 20 days, right?

- Yes.

Are you sure?

- Including last night, that's 20 days.

We've been traveling 20 days.

The important thing is to be healthy

and fulfill our mission.

My eyes are hurting.

There's Bilma! At last!

Bilma is there!

Help!

The sacks are slipping.

The sacks are going to fall!

Get down, get down!

This way!

Keep him back.

My camel won't go down.

- I'll come and get it.

Greetings, grandmother.

How are you?

- Fine.

Will we pick after Ramadan?

- That's what I've heard.

Won't the dates be dry?

People have been talking

about this issue.

They've been trying

to find a solution.

Dates are our main resource.

If they are cut too late,

they will be no good.

They'll be wasted.

We went to see the village chief

to explain.

Some people wanted

to cut the dates now,

others wanted to wait.

We are waiting for his decision.

In the meantime, we appointed guards

for the palm trees.

How much will you pay?

- 40.000 (60 )

- No.

- No.

It's a good price.

She'd refuse that?

Accept my offer!

My offer is honest.

It is expensive.

No, it's not.

They may look skinny

because of the trip

but it's a good breed.

- It's the price of a camel!

No way. Even a baby camel

is at least 150.000.

It's a good offer.

- Too little.

for my donkey?

If you are serious,

make an honest proposition.

I already made a proposition.

I offer 30.000.

Not enough.

It's not worth it,

we've come a long way to get here.

We suffered to bring the donkeys here.

- Yes, it has cost us a lot.

Why should we sell them

for 30.000?

They want to lower the prices.

We have to hold on.

A donkey has never been sold

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