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A poor woman with 13 children

A poor woman with 13 children

Sunday, November 03, 2013, 17:26 GMT+7
Dang Thi Hai prepares meal for her children.
Dang Thi Hai prepares meal for her children.
That is just a frugal meal with rice and vegetable.
That is just a frugal meal with rice and vegetable.
Her kids play on a ragged chair that Hai found somewhere.
Her kids play on a ragged chair that Hai found somewhere.
Hai sings her youngest child to sleep. The family’s only bed is a 3x2m wood piece.
Hai sings her youngest child to sleep. The family’s only bed is a 3x2m wood piece.
The kids carry water and some building materials on a three-wheeled vehicle that the couple borrows from a neighbor.
The kids carry water and some building materials on a three-wheeled vehicle that the couple borrows from a neighbor.
Ngo Doan Duc hurriedly gulps water to get to school on time.
Ngo Doan Duc hurriedly gulps water to get to school on time.
Hai sells fish, snails, and some vegetable at a local market.
Hai sells fish, snails, and some vegetable at a local market.
The couple and their children catch fish. Catching fish is the family’s main income.
The couple and their children catch fish. Catching fish is the family’s main income.
Hai catches fish and snails to earn extra money.
Hai catches fish and snails to earn extra money.

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