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Today I was told that it's entirely possible for a woman to have twins, except that one of the 'babies' may be a snake. This is actually the third or fourth time that this topic has come up in Uganda, and I've been reassured by all involved that it's true. Even a midwife has confirmed this 'fact,' although she said that she hasn't seen it in person, yet.

I asked if this meant that the father was really a snake. No one laughed. I was told that this 'usually' happens when someone has cursed you, so beware.

If you have a snake baby, you're supposed to feed the snake when it comes around, and let it go about freely. It won't hurt you, and you're supposed to treat it like any other child.  Now you know what to do in case this happens to you.


In other news, my house is currently overrun with teeny, tiny frogs. Weird. They're pretty cute... but Ugandans seem to be afraid of them, which makes me wonder if I should be afraid of them too... I think I'll let them stay as long as they stay out of my drinking water and eat the malaria-carrying mosquitoes. "Live and let live!"