This document provides short sayings and descriptions of people in the community of Mon Bouton and LaTournelle in Haiti. It mentions several women including Gran (Madam Andre) who says "Fanm se kajou – plis li vye, plis li bon" meaning that women are like hardwood and get better with age. It also describes Dieula, a girl next door, and highlights her enthusiasm for soccer. Overall, the document concisely introduces many individuals and includes local sayings that offer insights into Haitian culture and way of life.

1. Who’s Who in Mon Bouton
and LaTournelle
“Il y avait une fois une ile ou les esclaves
voulurent etre libres; ils se leverent tous
ensembles et ils le furent. Ctte ile s’appellait
autrefoix St. Domingue; elle s’appele a cette
heure Haiti.”
Alexandre Dumas, Georges, 1843

3. “It is a land strikingly beautiful, containing in itself all the elements of great and
enduring wealth. Its limestone formation and foundation is a guarantee of perpetual
fertility. Its tropical heat and insular moisture keep its vegetation fresh, green and
vigorous all the year round, its mountains are still covered with woods of great variety
and of great value. - 1893, Frederick Douglass, ex-United States Minister to Haiti.]

4. Poto Mitan

6. Mesye Jean: “The secret is land.”

7. Madam Vab “You sel je pa je”
(One eye is no eyes; One child may not be enough)

8. Gran (Madam Andre) 81 years
“Fanm se kajou – plis li vye, plis li bon.”

9. “Chita tande, mache we.”
(If you sit you hear, if you walk, you’ll see)

10. Gran en route
“Granmoun pa tounen timoun.”

11. Dieula: “Men anpil, chay pa lou.”

12. Gran clinching a deal in the market

14. Michelline epi osi Le Jean fe mayi
moulin

15. The girls next door: Dieula, Jezilen
and Bellagia

16. Bellagia

17. Bellagia again

18. Maxo greets you

19. Nadia and Celiane

20. Destin and Celiane

21. All about: Dieula

22. More Dieula!

23. Dieula anko! Brazil te gagne!
(Futbol - World Cup!)

24. Jezilen and Dieula

26. Minooche

28. Fanisse and Wozanna

29. Dieulifait monte kap

31. Magali ak ti bebe
“Fanm pou you tan, manman pou tout tan”
(A wife is for a while, a mother is forever)

32. Destin epi Wozanna

33. The girls next door

34. Michelline epi leJean fe mayi
moulin

35. “Le ou gen pitit fi, ou pa janm ka di kochon p’ap
monte tab ou.”
“When you have daughters, you can never say pigs won’t get to your table.”)
Gran Dodo, manman Toma ak piti li.

36. Se Toma jwe gitar
“Chans pa vini de fwa.”

37. “Lavi se yon boul, l‘ap roule, ou pa
konnen kote l’ap rete.”

38. Madam Gistave: “Degage pa peche.”

39. Zanmi nan kay Madam Vab

40. Kale pwa
“Grangou se mize, vant plen se traka.”

41. “Piti se byen pov malere.”
(Children are the wealth of the poor.)

42. “Timoun chich kriye de fwa.”
(The stingy child creis twice…)

43. Gwo batay ak kivet
“Granneg antre kote l-vle.”

44. Adne pile kafe ak manche
epi gwo pilon

45. Adne swanye zwazo
“Piti piti zwazo fe nich li.”

46. Carmel fe kafe bone
“Manje kwit pa gen met.”

47. “Joumou pa donnen kalbas.”

48. “Se manman k’mouri pou pitit.”

49. “Neg fe lide-l, Bondye ba-l dwa.”

50. Pwopyete kay nou, Mesye Sinelon

51. “Ou fe timoun, men ou pa fe
santimen yo.”

53. Belle peyi Ayiti!
“Tan pare pa di lapli pou sa.”