PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The First Run
Mae Nuan's first run up the river, Uncle Chai at the tiller, Ton at the engine, Master Wichai and Jack amidships: she sits right, Ton, steer and listen at the same time; the stern is dry; past the flower market, the big bridge ahead; the engine runs, listen to the engine, it stops, listen to the wood; and if both run; then you look at the river, like Chai; six years ago I understood one word in ten; now you talk and steer at once, a boatman now: two things at once, on the river.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
On the Chao Phraya at seven in the morning at Loy Krathong, Mae Nuan's first run from the pier up to Nonthaburi: Uncle Chai at the tiller, Ton at the engine, Master Wichai and Jack amidships; Jack says the polite word to both old men, who speak plainly to him and to each other.
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