It is said that once they take these responsibilities, they must be mindful of the perils of them. Wearing red and carrying sticks certainly help to ease the mind – as the Maasai believe it discourages lions. In the huge expanse of this open land, a dried-up lake basin, these children must feel vunerable.

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It is said that once they take these responsibilities, they must be mindful of the perils of them. Wearing red and carrying sticks certainly help to ease the mind –

as the Maasai believe it discourages lions. In the huge expanse of this open land, a dried-up lake basin, these children must feel vunerable.