Mamadou cut his thumb while Jainabou was trimming his nails with a razor blade (a standard method of nail-trimming). Neene gasps with shock when Mamadou responds by sticking the injured thumb into his mouth. Mamadou, thinking she plans to beat him, jumps up from the bench and goes to stand by the mango tree, where he continues sucking his thumb.
“He’s tasting his blood?!?”
Amadou reassures her it’s okay, Mamadou is cleaning it, but Neene continues her disbelieving clucks.
“Licking the blood until it’s clean—hep! Are you a witch?”
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