Madina is the eldest daughter of the Karembe family.

The family lives in Bandiagara.

One evening, Madina went to close the door.

She saw a girl and a boy.

Madina was surprised to see two strange children.

She called out to her father, "Daddy! Daddy! There are two children at the door."

Father rushed out to the door.

When he saw the children, he asked, "Who are you? Where are you from?"

The boy spoke, "I'm Assama, and this is my little sister, Yakôrômo."

Assama and Yakôrômo looked tired, scared and sad.

Assama continued to explain, "We've come from the village of Songho, in the rural commune of Doucombo."

Father was so shocked that he was speechless.

Madina said, "Dad, let them in. They're very tired and hungry. They need us."

Yakôrômo spoke for the first time.

"Our village was attacked. We lost our parents. We lost everything."

She continued to speak in a small voice.

"We've been walking for days. We don't know where to go or what to do."

Then, with open arms, Father embraced the children.

"Come in, children, this is your home. We'll talk about it when you've rested," he said.

The children joined the family for dinner, the first hot meal they had had in days.

Afterward, Madina took Assama and Yakôrômo to their rooms.

From that day, Assama and Yakoromo were considered members of the KAREMBE family.

They play and do all the housework with the other children.