PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Pot in the River
Aunt Oy's stall on a slow afternoon in the rain, Nui under the awning: the first year I sold ten bowls a day; and then; and then the express boat moved to this soi, a hundred bowls; go on; Chai bought a second pot, and it fell in the river the first day; really; still down there, when the water drops you see the handle; when the water falls, the stumps show, and the pots: the listener's words that keep a teller going.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Aunt Oy's noodle stall at the head of the pier in Bang Rak on a slow afternoon in the rain, Nui under the awning: Jack says the polite word to Aunt Oy and Nui; Aunt Oy speaks to Jack plainly and says Aunt for I; Nui keeps the customer's polite word.
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