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4) Prudence arrives with her baby, also healthy
and about the same age. The 3 mothers
compare how they feed their babies. Modesty
has decided to bottle feed hers because the
radio says it is better. But she admits it will be
a sacrifice to buy the milk and she might have
to add a lot of water to it. Vanity says she bottle
feeds her baby because it is more convenient,
and “so my breasts won’t sag.” Prudence
does not agree. In her family, breast feeding
has always been the tradition. She insists that
breast-fed babies are more likely to grow up
strong and healthy.
5) Modesty
and Vanity laugh
at Prudence.
They say she is
old fashioned
because she
does not bottle
feed her baby.
6) But let us look at the
babies ONE MONTH LATER.
7) Modesty and Vanity meet in the street.
Notice how thin and sick their babies are.
8) Vanity explains that her baby has had
diarrhea for weeks, and does not seem to get
any better. Right now the baby poops again.
(She shows the dirty nappy.)