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Dawan and Kwai sat on the rickety old bridge above the river. They were talking about the scholarship. Dawan felt that she would not get the scholarship because she is a girl. They then talked about how unfair it is that the sacks of rice stacked up beneath the house is for the tax collector.

Maybe you will get the scholarship.

The teacher had a long discussion with the students about the landlord taking away sacks of rice. A student spotted the headmaster heading to their class.The teacher and students immediately pretended that they are having Geography lessons until the headmaster went away. The teacher announced that Dawan won the scholarship.

That’s correct, isn’t it? This landlord’s father did own the land.

Kwai was unhappy and sad that Dawan won the scholarship. Dawan told her family that she got the scholarship and that made her parents angry. However her grandmother supported her. Dawan and her grandmother headed to Noi's house. Halfway, Dawan's mother decided to go with Dawan instead of her grandmother.

You took your own brother’s chance away from him!

Noi said that going to the city was useless. She described the city as a crowded, ugly, heartless place. The army officer made deal with Noi's family in order not to bring Ghan to the army. After listening to Noi’s impression about the city, Dawan still wants to go.

I want to see for myself.

Kwai realised that Noi and Ghan did not support Dawan in going to the city. He told Dawan that he came in second in the examination. He said if she does not go to the city, he gets to go instead of her. He promised Dawan that he will not tell Father about that.

Are you … are you going to tell Father?

Tell him what? That I came in second, right after you?

Dawan's father didn't want her to go to the city. Kwai asked his father if he had won the scholarship, would he allow him to go to the city. Father thought that boys going to the city to futher his studies would be better than girls.

Haven’t you had enough schooling already? What do you want to keep studying for anyway?

Dawan went to the market place alone and met a girl,Bao, that sells lotus bud and caged sparrows. Dawan then realized that Bao,was the sister of her classmate,Vichai. Bao even gave Dawan a lotus bud for free.

Dawan went to the marketplace alone and met a girl,Bao, that sells lotus bud and caged sparrow. Dawan then realized that Bao,was the sister of

her classmate,Vichai. Bao even gave Dawan a

lotus bud for free.

Here,why don’t you take the flower free. It’s a present.

Oh no, I couldn’t do that! It wouldn’t be fair. See, here is my ten cents.

Dawan went to the temple to see the old monk. She placed the lotus bud in a big urn half-filled with fresh flowers. Dawan’s teacher and the old monk are good friends and her teacher told the old monk about Dawan and her brother before. Old monk does not really see why Dawan should go to city school.