Puzzle Description:

While on safari in the Maasai Mara, Bob and Kate stop overnight in the village of Enkutoto. Kate snaps this picture of a young Maasai girl keeping a watchful eye on a goat. Kate is struck by the exotic beauty of the Maasai girl and thinks to herself, "We are both young women, but how very different our lives are". Their differences are not lost on the young girl, either. She stares at Kate, amused by the way she keeps tossing her hair, and her carefree laughter. But what really captures the young girl's fancy is Kate's watch. It's nothing to write home about - just a cheap pleather wristwatch Kate picked up at an airport giftshop. "Jambo!", Kate calls to the girl. The little girl giggles shyly and points at Kate's watch. "Oh, you want to try it on?", asks Kate. She approaches the girl and slips the watch on her slender wrist, adjusting the band as tightly as possible. Before Kate can say another word, the young girl dances off, chanting delightedly, "Kuangalia wristwatch yangu mpya!" Kate watches her return to tend to her goat, keeping watch.

#1: bugaboo (bugaboo) on Mar 20, 2011

what a great image (as always)
you can see the detail of each lip, her nose, and her eye
very nice

Fantastic! Thank you so much! Beautiful and even with a small animal ;-)

Great, Linda! And what a story!

Wow,i'm aghast,what an amazing image,this may be the best puzzle i've seen to this date.Great job Linda.

thank you so much, bugaboo! you always solve my puzzles and i really appreciate it :-)

hi jota - thank you for the comment :-)

hi kai - thank you! i appreciate that.

hi aldege - this is a wonderful comment coming from a new puzzler whose work i really admire. thank you :-)

Thx Linda.

Ah, Linda! After 3 months, you finally give us a long awaited treat. Excellent image, fun solve, and delightful story. Thanks for making my day. :-)

Aldege and other relative newbies, you HAVE to go back and solve Linda's puzzles. Start at the beginning and work them in chronological order. You are in for a very special treat.

Teresa,thx for suggesting i check Linda's other puzzles. Unbelievable is all i can say.Linda for someone with your talent to say you really admire my work makes me think that my puzzles must be at least half decent.

my buddy teresa! how have you been? i'm sure you are well aware that during this hiatus i've been working your puzzles (practically every day) and having the time of my life. i thoroughly enjoyed your hobo sign series. what a fascinating topic and great learning experience. your puzzles uplift me and inspire me and i hope you will never stop creating them. p.s. thank you for the plug :-)

aldege - i'm so happy you came aboard. the detail in your puzzles is superb. and you have a wicked sense of humor :-)

Thx again Linda,i'm having fun.I look forward to seeing more of your works of art.

I did notice, Linda. That has been a great boost to my ego. :-)

beautiful puzzle, dreadful pun! :D

thanks for the comment, kristen (and the laugh - it is dreadful, isn't it?). and a belated welcome - you create beautiful puzzles.

Thank you! I intend to follow Teresa's suggestion and solve all of yours. :)

thx 4 wow entry, Linda

thank YOU, tom :-)

Fantastic image, a wonderful use of colorful and a nice challenge - not overly difficult - to solve. An all around great puzzle. Thanks for sharing it.

wow martin -thanks so much for the very kind words!

congrats, Linda :)

A well-deserved win!

thank you, tom!

thank you, kristen - i loved solving your puzzle. it was very intricate and well-planned.

Thanks for another beautiful puzzle Linda! I agree with the judges on this one. (I sure have missed your puzzles)

thank you so much, susan! i always appreciate your comments. i'll try to do more soon.

Amazing image!

great image, Linda! the clothing is perfect, the jewelry... all of it! love the swahili! I dropped a film container (before digital cameras) at a maasai village and before I could reach for it, a woman had popped it in her earlobe!

thank you so much, diana. i apologize for the late response - i just now thought to look at the comments again. thanks for doing my puzzle.

hi annalivia - thank you very much for your comment. your story is hilarious!

La imagen es muy bonita.

Pictures like this are why I keep trying these puzzles! Excellent!

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