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she's barely getting by

She lives off government subsidy

and her part-time maid job

I think her daughter's

not sending her money

Then how's she gonna pay

the 5 million Won she owes?

She has no choice. Her

grandson's future depends on it

Ma'am

Are you writing a poem?

Just taking notes

We always have to take

notes like this

What have you written there?

Blood...

A flower as red as blood

They really are blood red

Do you know the floral

meaning of cockscomb?

It's 'shield'

Actually, it looks like a shield

A shield that protect us

Let's go inside and

get something to eat

Awe, not curry again!

What's wrong?

You like curry

-I had it for lunch at school

-Really? I didn't know

Did you pack your gym suit?

It's physical education day,

right?

I packed it

Hello?

Yes, hello

What? With the vice principal?

Yes

What time?

Not many at school

know about this

The discipline instructor

here and I know

And only the dead girl's

homeroom teacher knows

But not the boys' homeroom

teachers

I told the girl's teacher not to

disclose this to anyone...

as it will destroy the boys'

future and the school

So you should watch what you say

You don't have to worry

about us, sir

Since the boys' future are at stake,

we are being careful

You cannot even sleep-talk

Above all, hurry and settle

with the girl's family

How did you decide

on the compensation?

Everything considered, we've

decided to pay 30 million Won

We believe that amount

will be adequate

So, have you all agreed on

the 30 million Won?

Yes, of course

Someone can't pay yet,

but everyone has agreed

Just hurry and settle things

with the girl's family

Okay.

All ye be awake and pray to

stand before of the Son of Man

INFORMATION:
REQUIEM MASS

FOR AGNES, PARK HEEJIN

And I will raise them up

on the last day

These are the Lord's words

Praise Christ our Lord

Today, we are gathered here

to offer this Requiem Mass to...

Agnes PARKHeejin who

left us a few days ago

We lament this precious life

taken at the youthful age of 16

But we believe in God's words,

'He who believes in me...

will live, even though he dies'

We believe God will comfort

Agnes' soul...

and grant her the

happiness in Heaven...

she never found on earth

So we pray for Agnes...

that God will embrace...

the pain she had endured

So she will have eternal life

in Heaven

As one heart, we offer our...

most devoted prayer

All rise

For our Father who has raised

Christ from the dead,

let us pray for Agnes'

salvation

Lord, let Agnes who has received

eternal life through...

the sacrament of Baptism,

join the line of saviors

Lord, please hear our prayer...

For Agnes who has accepted

the Blessed Sacrament,

but has left us

This is our utmost appeal...

that you raise her again to be

back in your embrace

Lord, please hear our prayer

We also pray for her mourning

family and relatives

Please grant them peace

in their hearts

Lord, please hear our prayer

We pray in the name of

Christ our Lord

Amen

-Something wrong?

-What?

Is something wrong?

Nothing's wrong

Why do you ask?

You're very quiet

You're always chirping

away like a skylark

When was I chirping

away like a skylark?

Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp

Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp

What's with the face?

You look mad

Smile

I shouldn't smile

Why not?

Men used to tell me not to smile

cause it made them fall for me

They all went gaga over

me when I smiled

You'll do the same if I smiled

Come out!

Now!

Look at the mess you've

sloughed off!

Snack wrappings, socks,

tissue, the remote control!

How many times has

grandma told you?

That even animals clean up

after themselves!

Your socks, too!

Tomorrow the discomfort index

will be quite high due to...

the heat and humidity

Especially, it will rate the

highest between 3-4pm

Let's take a look at the

clouds on the surface map

A few cloud masses are

passing through the south...

and thin mist is scattered

along the central region

Tomorrow, high pressure is

moving towards the Yellow Sea

Jeju Isle and South Jeolla region...

Get up, get up!

Get up!

Grandma has something

to say to you!

Get up!

I said, get up!

Why did you do it?

Why did you do it?

Why are you stopping?

I don't feel like eating

What does grandma like

the most in the world?

Do you know or not?

I know

What is it?

'Food going into Wook's mouth'

Very good

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMEN OF MY LIFE

I was raised by my grandma

So to me, my grandma was my mom

My grandma really loved songs

But she didn't know how to sing,

because she was always

working so hard

When I was really young,

we had this large white paper,

the kind you use for rituals

I wrote lyrics on the paper

And I taught my grandma to sing...

by pointing at each verse

with a chopstick

I think this the most beautiful

moment of my life

What was the song?

'The Young Boat Woman'

My grandma passed

away last year

I remember I sang this song

for my grandma...

whenever I visited her place

Because she always asked

me to sing it for her

So, I always sang it for her

I married very late

And my first child was born

when I was almost forty

Because it was my first

delivery at a late age,

the doctors kept me on my toes...

I held it out for 10 months and

finally labor pains began

I never experienced such

pain before in my life

Anyway, finally amidst the

pain, my baby was born...

and I felt...something

slipping out...

this fiery hot mass

like the sun

The moment the baby

burst into its first cry,

was the most beautiful,

most amazing...

and emotional moment for me

I don't have any

beautiful memories

I'm sorry

For 20 years, I lived in

a basement room

Six years ago, I finally leased

an apartment in this town...

which had a low deposit

and monthly rent

So I moved here

I guess that was my

most beautiful moment

I spread-eagle on the floor...

feeling that I owned the world

THE SOUND OF BIRDS SINGING

WHAT ARE THEY SINGING?

To write poetry is...

to remember mother's hands,

joint swollen,

washing the white rice

at cold dawn...

during winter solstice

Are you here alone?

Yes, I heard there's

a poetry reading

Yes, please take a seat

To write poetry is to wake alone

deep in the night weeping

It is to build a

solid cornerstone...

to raise a pillar...

in your broken heart

It is to calm the bare corner

of the window,

shaking all night,

with all your might

It is to empty out without

hesitation...

the rancid water that

keeps rising

It is to create a forest of

empty void

PEOPLE WHO LOVE POETRY

FRID AY POETRY RECITAL

They say people who

love poetry...

are those who always

have flowers in their heart

Our Ms. CHO Mihye not only

has flowers in her heart,

but has a pretty one

covering her heart

Thank you

Next will be Mr. LEE Dongkyu

in a red T-shirt...

who will be reciting, Ms. CHO's

'A Green-colored Cicada'

I always hear the sound of...

a cicada emanating

from your back

It cries, chirr, chirr,

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