Deformed Baby Girl
“They Should Have Erased You When You Was Born!!”
One sunny morning in the Desert of Dry
Dragons there was some sort of “spark,” a bizarre
anomaly, such that would change history in ways that
nobody could predict.
To one couple of the pyramid tribes a baby girl was
born who suffered from severe genetic deformity: her
hair YELLOW,
her eyes AS BLUE
AS THE MORNING SKY. Look a
minute through the eyes of these desert tribes, the
Black Skins and Brown Skins, who were forcefully
disconnected from the world. What do you see? A freak,
a baby monster…
She was almost “erased” immediately after birth. Her
father, a proud man until that bitter morning, was
very ashamed of her and signed the Erasure Order with
an obvious grudge. Her mother felt for the baby,
secretly chewed up the document and so saved her baby
from certain death.
The name of the baby: Ma-Tilda. Like
daddy Ma-Tilda. Like mommy Ma-Tilda. Moronic, you
said? What can one do, this is our way.
And you may not ask why. That is, if you don’t want to
get in serious trouble.
Educational Punishment??
When she grew up a bit, little
Ma-Tilda started wondering about all the oddities she
was noticing around her. For awhile, she uttered not a
word about any of it. But when another baby girl was
born and got the same Ma-Tilda name, the young
Ma-Tilda asked her parents: “Why does everybody in the family carry
the same name?”
They did not answer. They’re not allowed to (like,
even if they were allowed, like there was anything to
answer!!!) Father Ma-Tilda gives her the
Shut-Up-and-Think punishment, essentially grounding
her for awhile to a distant corner of the tiny flat.
As soon as penalty time was over, the parents sat the
girl down in front of them and asked if she has
learned anything.
Ma-Tilda: “What
you tryin’a tell me, that this is logical? What next
you call every fart coming out in this house also
Ma-Tilda. In a jiffy every spoon will be Ma-Tilda
too?”
And the parents? Their forehead wrinkling, their
expression frowning. Mom seems more confused than
angry. Dad looks at mom with fierce rage and sneaks
through his teeth: "YOU!!!"
At that moment the girl did not grasp
the full meaning of the sentence. In that single
word the father was saying: "All your fault!!! You ate up the Erasure
Order!!! You’re to blame for this mess we’re
in!!!"
At School
In the new class at school, a new girl
has arrived, blond of hair and blue of eyes. Gross!
How come they even let her live??!
 All children in the classroom watched
her with obvious disgust. Some threw half-chewed food
at her (an improvised habit that over time became
traditional). Others pointed at her and giggled.
Han-Na was the only girl that received her gracefully:
“You are special. What do they call you?”
“Matilda, and what’s your name?”
“Han-Na.”
“Hanna?”
“No. Han-Na,” insisted Han-Na.
“Isn’t it the same thing?” wondered Ma-Tilda.
“Absolutely not!” Han-Na ruled out.
“Why?” Ma-Tilda dared to ask, “Did you ever try to ask
why it is so?”
“You’re so weird.
Don’t wanna be your friend,” said Han-Na,
turned her back and sat in the front row. That
sentence, coming from Han-Na, was as bad as the other
kids saying: “THEY
SHOULD HAVE ERASED YOU WHEN YOU WAS BORN!!!”
Rabbi
Ma-Tilda noticed that one boy took no
part in her reception, neither of those who tried to
insult nor the “supporters” who retreated (Han-Na).
That boy was sitting all this time by the window,
watching her wordlessly. When study time was about to
begin, Ma-Tilda found herself walking over and sitting
by his side.
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