Dead Men Walking

A while after leaving the stranger, Benjamin carefully placed all 3 bars of soap given to him in his chest, allowing them to fall towards his rope positioned around his belly button. 

Hey, in these times, these were the best pockets one would find. 

Looking at the stream, he seems to have been pumped with adrenaline, swiftly gathering water, and acting his bucket on his left shoulders. 

His father and even his elders often said it was not advisable for young men to carry water on their heads, as it could stomp their growth. 

For women, they can carry water on their heads, since it didn't matter whether they were short or tall. 

But for men, a tall man is always regarded as a powerful man. 

And if you are inherently short, then you must compensate by making your muscles burly and more fit than the average man's.