PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Thread
The first-month party at the house behind the pier, white thread round the baby's wrists and the soi at the door: may you be strong, may you grow fast; the hair is cut, may you be easy to raise; may you sleep the whole night, for your father's sake; thank you all for coming; Master Wichai carved her a paddle; my parents wish her a good life and happiness; now the food, the mother eats first; and the father, who looks like he hasn't eaten at all: a wish for someone, with the two little words that open it.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The family's wooden house behind the pier in Bang Rak on a Saturday in August, Mali one month old, white cotton thread, scissors and the whole soi: Grandma speaks plainly and says grandma for I, Uncle Chai says uncle for I, Nui and Jack keep the polite word with each other, and Jack keeps it with everyone.
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