Four children got separated through a family history not unusual in South Africa.
The first two children were of a father who disappeared during the pregnancy of the second born. Mother was forced to work in a place far from the village home. So the children were placed in the care of an ageing maternal granny.
In her workplace, far from home, Mother met another man and their relationship realised two more children. Because of the working and living situation these children were taken in by the paternal grandmother in another part of the country.Mom and father No2 separated. Mom got ill and died.
When granny no1 could no longer care for the children, they finished up into mama's care in the village.
Through whatever circumstances Mam discovered that there were two more siblings in the family about which the children knew nothing. Arrangements were made to unite the children in Mama,s care.
Two unknown children from far off,arrived in Mama's home.
Mama was asked, " How are you going to introduce the idea to the children that they are all four related and belong to the same family?"
"Soon", she said, " I will sit all four children down with me. I will take an apple. I will cut the apple into four pieces in front of the children. Then I will give each child a piece to hold. Then I will ask them to pass me their piece one at a time.. I'll show them how the four pieces fit together to make one apple. Then I will tell them...... 'see .... the pieces were separated, but they belong together to make one whole. This is the way it is with you children."
" Like the apple you were separated, but see, now you fit together. You belong together. You are all brothers and sisters of the same family."
You are like an apple together, from the same tree"
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