The White Silk Dress Page #4

But I'm certain it is beautiful

As beautiful as you are.

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No! I would like "Peace"

to be as beautiful as Mom.

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Enough, dear teacher.

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Bring this basket of rice inside

and prepare the table for dinner.

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Okay .

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It's rather hot.

Blow on it before you eat it.

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Don't be hasty or you'll burn your mouth.

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Corn, can you pour me a bowl?

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Let me hold her.

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Mom, why don't you cook rice anymore?

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We've been eating porridge

the last three days.

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Just one more night.

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We'll have rice tomorrow, my dear.

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But you promised me that two days ago

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I told you we'll have rice tomorrow.

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Finish your meal!

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If you don't want to eat just leave it!

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Mom...An and I don't want

to go to school anymore.

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Why not?

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Mom, we,re in sixth grade now.

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Teacher said we have to wear

white dresses to attend school.

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Everyone wears a white dress to school.

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Let us stay home.

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If you don't want us selling mussels,

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then we can help cook for you and Dad.

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I've heard from the neighbors that

a girl should not study too much.

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If a girl is well educated,

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she may never find a husband.

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Girls now should study as much as

the legendary Trung Sisters

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or Lady Trieu did in the past.

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Let me take care of the dresses.

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If my girls are this untidy,

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then how do they expect to find husbands?

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Now go back and finish your porridge.

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We,re so poor,

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I don't want to go to school anymore.

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My two oldest daughters are

in sixth grade,

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but we don't have enough money to buy

white dresses for them to go to school.

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I have no choice,

but to come here and ask for your help.

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Will you please take pity on me and

be kind enough to lend me some money?

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I will forever be in your debt.

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The interest is ten percent per month.

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You can borrow as much as you want, but

you must give me something as collateral.

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We are so poor,

we only earn enough to live day by day.

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We never have enough for a full meal.

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We have nothing of value in the house.

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No collateral, no loan. Not even a penny.

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I don't have any extra money to hand out.

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My money is made through sweat

and tears,

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not simply printed

so you can borrow without collateral.

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I can't hold what I can't grasp.

Understand?

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Nobody can trust your twisted tongue.

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If you need money, then go get a job.

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Be a maid or whatever.

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Accept your lot.

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And stop trying to send your kids

to school like an upper class family.

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Shame on you for thinking that.

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Did you just give birth?

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Yes, Madame.

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How many children do you have?

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Four, Madame.

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Aren't you too poor to have that many?

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Heck,

if my pigs gave birth as often as you,

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I would not be this poor.

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If a pig gives birth often,

you make profit.

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But having that many kids,

you,re sure to starve.

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Wait, Mr. Thoon in the other hamlet

is looking for a wet nurse.

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If you want to have money

for your daughters

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to go to school,

then go work for that family.

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They need breast milk

from a first time mother

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not from a mother of four like her.

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The milk of a first time

mother can earn big money.

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But a mother of four like her,

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should get something.

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Go to work for Mr. Thoon

if you want to earn

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some money to feed your children.

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But if you want to earn money

for their schooling,

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then come live here and work for me.

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Seeing you so desperate,

I would like to help.

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If Mrs. Thoon asks anything,

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then just tell her that Mrs.

Tam from Saigon sent you.

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Come inside and wait a moment.

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Are you the wet nurse?

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Yes, Madame.

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Open your blouse and let me see.

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This is for Mr. Thoon.

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She already has four children.

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Where is she?

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Mrs. Dan.

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Yes, Madame.

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Follow me.

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Take off your blouse.

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Please give me the baby,

I'll breast-feed him.

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You,re not here to breast-feed a baby.

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You,re here to breast-feed Mr. Thoon.

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