The Green, Green Grass of Home Page #2

---

absorbs the energy of the earth...

"which is what enables proper growth."

That's why I've brought her to the

countryside for her studies.

Her writing is beautiful.

She herself is also beautiful.

Hung Pei-yu, from Taipei.

She's a new student in our class.

She's also the cousin of your

classmate, Lin Wen-chin.

Cousins? One's so dark-skinned,

while the other's so fair!

Return to your seat.

Oh, cousin!

Let's continue with lesson 11

The big banyan tree and

the little boy.

There was a boy who always

went to play beneath a tree.

One afternoon, he bounced and bobbed

his way beneath the tree,

singing a song he'd made up himself:

"Big banyan tree with the beard

so nicely done,

let me count your whiskers,

each and every one."

This is about how banyan trees

have many aerial roots.

They hang down in strands,

like the whiskers of a beard.

The boy counted each and

every whisker.

Boy coz loves girl coz

The banyan tree smiled and

said to the boy:

"I have a question for you.

Answer me earnestly.

You often come to see me.

Why after all is that?"

The boy replied:

"Because I like your whiskers."

The banyan tree was

a bit disappointed.

The tree continued:

"Is that all?"

My dear cos!

The boy tilted his head

and thought it over.

"The trees keep out the sun,

casting cool, comfortable shade.

That's why I like to play here."

The banyan tree felt a bit bad,

and continued:
"Is that all?"

It tickles! It itches!

What the heck is it?

Ah!

Alright, class is adjourned.

- Rise!

Bow!

- Thank you, Teacher!

You aren't allowed to leave.

What're you looking at?

Scram!

Get lost!

Have another sip of cola,

I'll tightly clasp your hand.

"Clasp tightly."

I'll clasp tightly your hand.

- Teacher!

This is a letter my sister

wrote to you.

Who wrote it?

"The beauty at the butcher shop".

What's so funny?

Uncle Chou,

are you free tomorrow?

My dad asks that you come

reap rice tomorrow.

Don't do that!

This one's for you.

First, you poke two holes

for the eyes...

Mr. Lu!

- Mr. Lu!

Mr. Lu!

- Mr. Lu!

Who was that?

- I couldn't tell.

So why did you wave to them?

- If someone waves, you wave back.

What a phony!

Thank you.

I caught an owl!

Look! isn't he nice?

He's hurt.

Let's put some mercurochrome

on his cut. - OK.

Have another sip of cola,

I'll clasp tightly your hand

Hand-in-hand from now on

and 'till the end of time

Have a bit more cola and

put your hand in mine

Get together often and

let our friendship shine

No need to say you like me,

if it's really true

And though / haven 't said it,

you know / like you, too

Green grass, cool stream,

your hand in mine

Treasure them all:

we'll soon leave them behind

How come there are

so many dead fish?

Someone's using poison

to catch fish upstream.

They can't do that!

Let's go find them.

Don't you know that

poisoning fish is against the law?

Look!

You're killing all the fish

in the stream.

Soon there'll be none left at all.

So? Do they belong to you?

No, they don't belong to me,

nor to you, either!

They belong to everyone.

Or don't you care?

If you don't stop now,

I'll call the police.

Stop m

Stop complaining.

Two against one, and you lost!

I wasn't in the fight...

l jumped in the water,

and couldn't get back up.

We should've called the police instead.

What for? You want to bring

charges against him?

We should notify the

proper authorities.

Otherwise, there'll soon

be no fish in the stream.

Aunt Su-yun, Mr Lu!

Dinner's ready!

Coming!

You're hopeless!

Stand!

Bow!

- Hello, Teacher.

Sit!

All right.

Class, I'm sure you all find my appearance

a little unusual today, right?

Right!

Yesterday, I went fishing

in Neiwan Creek.

I saw a man poisoning the fish,

and I got mad.

I told him to stop,

he came over, and barn, barn!

This is what happens to

people who fight.

Fighting is not a civilized

thing to do,

so you should all learn to control

yourselves. Don't be like me.

Mr Lu, who was poisoning

the fish?

Someone from another town.

I never saw him before.

Poisoning fish is an unlawful

and immoral act,

because all the young fish

are killed, too.

So, if you ever see anyone

poisoning fish,

tell me right away,

or report it to the police.

Mr. Lu, I know who it was!

- Who?

Chou Hsing-wang's father!

That's not true! He helped us cut

rice yesterday. I was there!

Then he must've gone after all

the rice was cut.

I've seen his father fishing

with an electric rod.

Chou Hsing-wang's father

cut rice yesterday.

He didn't go home

'till after dark.

Liar! Your fathers good friends

with his father!

You're just protecting him.

All right, all right!

Stop arguing and sit down!

Hung-Hang, don't accuse

Hsing-wang's father...

if you didn't see him

with your own eyes.

We have proof that the man

was from another town:

even Mr. Li and Miss Chen had

never seen him before.

Also, Wen-chin says Mr. Chou

was cutting rice.

So, you should apologise

to Chou Hsing-wang.

I'm sorry!

Chou Hsing-wang, was it your

dad or not? Tell me.

Ou Hung-Hang!

Mr Lu said it wasn't him.

Why don't you stop?

You never saw his father

using his electric rod?

That's different from using poison.

Plus, my cousin saw him

cutting rice, too.

She's on your side,

just because she's your cousin!

You're full of it!

I'd just told you that fighting

is an uncivilized act,

and you're fighting already.

Two against one, to boot.

It wasn't two against one:

I went first, and then he went!

That's still ganging up!

I want you to hold hands.

Come on, now!

Keep holding hands.

Chou Hsing-wang, ifs your turn.

I want you to stand here

holding hands for an hour.

Mr. Chou, the one who

wove me a grass chicken?

Yeah, he's really something!

Haven't you heard?

I saw him get into a fight at the coal mine.

He took on two guys at once.

Your turn to feed it.

- Okay.

Don't listen to Ou Hung-liang.

He's a brown nose.

He's jealous, 'cause of

Chou Hsing-wang's marks.

Mama, time flies like an arrow

You left...

Chou Hsing-wang got into

a fight in class today.

He's a good student,

yet his dad's a lawbreaker.

Do you know his father?

- Sure I do.

Does he really fish with

an electric rod?

He does all kinds of work,

mostly short-term jobs.

He used to work in my

brother's mining company, but...

He was fired?

- For fighting.

After leaving the army,

he married an aborigine.

She was much younger than him.

Kids from such families

tend to be sensitive.

Also, his wife later left him.

Hsing-wang, do you think

Mommy'll get our letter?

Yes, I think she will.

I hear you got into

a fight at school today.

Is it true? Tell me.

Didn't I tell you not to

get into fights?

So why did you do it?

Who were you fighting with?

Won't tell me, huh?

Are you going to tell me,

or not?

Excuse me, miss. Which way to

the Neiwan Elementary School?

Neiwan Elementary School?

That way.

- That way? Thanks.

We'll demonstrate kung-fu

breathing exercises.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes