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meaning of "Tears of the Giraffe" and bush tea - 18 years ago

On the last page or so of "Tears of the Giraffe," the meaning is revealed. (Read no further if you don't want it spoiled for you.) Mma Ramotswe gives a traditional basket to the American woman whose son went missing ten years before. She explains that the giraffe gives its tears to the women to weave them into the baskets because they have nothing else to give. It is much more poeticall...