Stories From Kiribati

Two kids played among the plants just beside the road. They came across a green flying insect on one of the leaves. The girl quickly got hold of it. She was about to finish it when...

Boy:- Don't kill that insect or your father will die!

Girl:- My father died years ago.

Boy:- Well then, let the insect live and in return, you'll get a new dad.

Girl:- True? I think I like that.

Several days later, those kids met again at that same place.

Girl:- Hey, that was magic. There’s a man living with us now.

Boy:- See? A new dad for you.

Girl:- But, what if I don't like him?

Boy:- That’s easy, look for that kind of insect and just kill it!