The scorching sun had not yet peeped over the horizon when Fatou awakened to the mournful prayer call of the local Moslem priest at 5:00 a.m. Of course, this was her summons to awaken only to a burdensome day of work, as she, being a woman, was not allowed to pray in the mosque. If she could participate in the Moslem religion, it would be only to pray, bowed in the sand beside the little one-room hut she occupies with her six children (and her husband, if he happens to spend the night with her). You see Fatou (pronounced Faw-too) is his third of four wives. His first wife divorced him before he married Fatou. She was brought to live in the same compound with his second wife who already had children. Here the two women lived and worked, each having her own hut. more..