Muslim Goat Wife Passed Away
In February of 2006 I related the story of the Sudanese man who was forced to 'marry' a goat. I discovered only recently that the black and white goat was named Rose.
So it was with deep regret and profound sadness that I learned:
14 Apr 2008,
Telegraph.co.ukThe black and white goat named Rose became an internet phenomenon after her owner discovered the man, Charles Tombe, copulating with the animal.
In accordance with Sudanese tradition, Mr Tombe was forced to marry Rose and pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars (£25).
Rose has since died after choking on a plastic bag while eating scraps on the streets of Juba.
I feel for poor Mr Tombe; how empty his tent must now seem, how quiet the night without the gentle bleating of his dear departed wife. How poor his abode may be without the scent of her honeyed breath. And even if he should marry another goat again and name her Rose in remembrance of his first love, would a Rose by any other name smell as sweet?
