Tu Young's Year of the Rat

14 inches long by 11 ½ inches tall

Available - $750.

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Tu Young's Year of the Rat
Throughout the world, many children make difficult choices in order to stay alive. Some become slaves to employers that pay them little, and work them long hours in unhealthy circumstances. Stealing becomes the means for survival for other children. This sculpture, however, is dedicated to those who end up selling their innocence.

In the Year of the Rat, when Tu Young was 11, she learned the way of women. She was taught by an old man who promised a roof and food. Now she is caught in her world like a rat in a maze. She still dreams of finding another way to support herself. That is why her face is full of dreams, not anger or hate.

Click to view larger photo. Until then, Tu Young lives each day as best she can. Though her life is not what she dreams it can be, she has learned to find happiness in her situation. Her sister-friends understand her life, and for now she is better off than if she was back on the street alone and hungry. There she was totally unprotected and frightened.

This sculpture is dedicated to all the Tu Youngs in our world today. Hopefully, those of us who have been born into better circumstances will take a few minutes to pray for those in the world that are not as fortunate.