Timoun k ap vann fanal

Konpè Filo fè yon repòtaj sou timoun k ap vann fanal nan lari Pòtoprens. Poukisa pifò moun pa kanpe machinn yo pou yo achte fanal nan men timoun yo? Petèt, dapre Filo, se paske fanal se limyè nan fènwa, epi moun yo pè limyè lespwa. Petèt se paske moun sa yo ap konfòme a pwovèb ki di "bat men ankouraje chen."

Konpè Filo reports on children selling fanal (elaborate paper house lanterns sold as Christmas decorations) on the streets of Port-au-Prince. Why do few people stop their cars to buy their fanal? Perhaps, Filo observes, because fanal are light in the darkness, and people are afraid of the light of hope. Perhaps it is because people adhere to the proverb "Bat men ankouraje chen" ("Clapping your hands only encourages the dogs").

Konpè Filo rencontre les enfants vendeurs de fanaux dans les rues de Port-au-Prince. Il se demande pourquoi la plupart des gens n’arrêtent pas leur voiture pour acheter un fanal. Peut-être, se dit Filo, parce que le fanal est la lumière dans le noir et que les gens ont peur de la lumière de l’espoir.

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