Though the 14 cows couldn't bring back the thousands who died on Sept. 11 and they were never brought to America, they represent the understanding and sypmathy of the nomadic Maasai of Enoosean Village. The fact that these people gave up something so precious to them for people they didnt know is very admirable.
While others sent relief in the form of money to victims of the terrorist attacks, the Maasai sent cows. This story could be confusing for someone who didnt know what the cow means to the Maasai and how precious it is to them.
I found the difference of values between what the Maasia people and American to be interesting. In the Wisconsin it is quite common to drive past a field full of cows and to not think anything of it, but to these Kenyans a cow is a precious, important animal. For a nomadic people cows may represent power or may be a symbol for life in their culture because cows have so many uses, whereas in the U.S., money, a flimsy piece of paper, represents power.
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