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Kindertransport: A Drama

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“She was too honest, too natural for this frightened man; too remote from his tidy laws. She was, after all, a country girl; disordered, hysterical, loving. She was muddled and mischievous as a chimney-jackdaw, she made her nest of rags and jewels, was happy in the sunlight, squawked loudly at danger, pried and was insatiably curious, forgot when to eat or ate all day, and sang when sunsets were red.”

“بچه ى تركمن، ملايمت را از مادر مى گيرد، سرسختى را از پدر؛ مهربانى را از مادر، بى رحمى را از پدر؛ عطوفت را از مادر، تفكر را از پدر؛ گذشت و بخشش را از مادر، انتقام جويى و كينه مندى را از پدر؛ و همه ى اين ها براى يك تركمن لازم است.”