DON’T CUT MY LEG

Emin Ali Bey tells a story which took place on Sedd-el-Bahr.

‘The French were attacking continuously and they never stopped their fire for five or six days. We were under a great amount of smoke and dirt. When the clouds of smoke and dust went off, we saw our commander Ulvi Bey had fallen on the ground. I moved toward him. I saw that one of his legs was almost gone.

The doctors wanted to cut his leg, which a little tissue was the only connection to his body. Can you guess what he said? ‘Please don’t cut my leg otherwise how can I fight with my soldiers?’

Busra Ozdogan & Feray Karcaaltincaba
9K Etimesgut Anatolian High School Ankara / TURKEY