Emmanuelle Chammah

There was once a family farm in Mansoura, Egypt, that had goats and chickens and two cows. There were groves of apricot and banana trees and also, a watermelon patch, obviously. When the bananas and watermelons were harvested, they were stored on the cool tile floors of the farm house, rolled and tucked under the tall wood framed beds. And so, every night the family slept on top of watermelons and bananas.