PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The First Morning
The yard floor on Khlong Bang Luang at eight, the log on the trestles and Jack's first morning as lead builder: good morning, everyone, today we plane the log; Lek, plane it slowly; yes, boss, and the boy; the boy is not to go near the saw; careful, boss, the floor's wet; don't smoke near the paint; he sounds just like me; the boss is politer than you, Master: the words that run a crew, do not, forbidden, careful and slowly.
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THE STORY
Master Wichai's boatyard on Khlong Bang Luang at eight on a Monday morning in April, a log on the trestles: Jack keeps the polite word with his crew and calls Lek by the word for an older brother; Lek calls Jack boss with the polite word; Master Wichai speaks plainly.
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