29.08.2026 17:20
Ayşe, a Turkish traveler visiting the Himba tribe in Namibia, recounted an unusual marriage proposal she encountered there. According to the traveler, the tribal chief offered her the position of his 4th wife in exchange for 5 cows. Responding to the proposal with wit, Ayşe described the dialogue with the words, 'I found 5 cows to be too few… Also, you'd be the 4th wife.'
A Turkish traveler received an unexpected offer during her visit to Africa. Ayşe, a traveler who visited the Himba tribe in Namibia, said that the tribe's chief offered her to be his 4th wife in exchange for 5 cows.
SHE VISITED THE HIMBA TRIBE
One of the stops on Turkish traveler Ayşe's African journey was Namibia. The traveler, who visited the Himba tribe here, came together with the tribe members. During the visit, an unusual dialogue took place between Ayşe and the tribe chief. According to the Turkish traveler's account, she received an unexpected marriage proposal from the tribe chief.
"BE MY 4TH WIFE FOR 5 COWS"
According to Ayşe, the tribe chief offered the Turkish traveler to be his 4th wife in exchange for 5 cows. The chief specifying both the number of cows he would give and which wife she would be was the most striking detail of the dialogue the traveler described. Ayşe, instead of accepting the offer, evaluated the events with a humorous expression.
"I FOUND 5 COWS FEW"
In her evaluation of the offer from the tribe chief, the Turkish traveler said, "I found 5 cows few… And you'll be the 4th wife." Thus, Ayşe responded humorously to both the "5 cows" part and the "4th wife" part of the offer made to her.