PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The River's Sayings
A Sunday afternoon in the house behind the pier, the library's book of five hundred proverbs on the table: Grandma, which proverbs are yours; the river's: when the water rises, hurry and scoop; and when it falls; when the water falls, the stumps show, then you know who was honest; Mother, he's writing them down; this one: a hand that won't paddle dips its foot in the water; that one's about Uncle Chai, is it; enough, a full stomach takes nothing in: the proverb's command, a condition first, then the little word for let and a verb.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The family's house behind the pier in Bang Rak on a Sunday afternoon at the end of the rains, the library's book of proverbs open on the table: Jack says the polite word to Grandma and calls her Grandma; Grandma speaks to everyone plainly and says Grandma for I; Aunt Oy speaks to her mother plainly.
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