PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Paddy at Dawn
The family's paddy at dawn, Uncle Daeng showing Jack the planting and Grandma singing: we plant while there's water; take three seedlings, push them in like this; Grandma sings while she plants; I'm planting and sinking at the same time; back up as you plant; don't talk while you plant; then sing as you sink; Grandma is still faster than me: while, and doing two things at once.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The family's rice field at dawn in the rains, water to the ankles, the mud deeper: Uncle Daeng speaks plainly to Jack and says the polite word to no one, Grandma speaks plainly, Nam and Jack speak as friends, Jack keeps the polite word with the elders.
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