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(Synopsis)
Chapter One:
Dawan and Kwai sat on the rickety old bridge above the river
Dawan felt that she would not get the scholarship because she is a
girl, instead Kwai might get the scholarship
Talked about how unfair it is that the sacks of rice stacked up beneath
the house is for the tax collector
Their parents thought that it was foolish and wasteful to send girls to
school
Chapter Two:
Teacher asked students what they saw beneath their house in the
morning
Had a long discussion with the students about the landlord taking
away sacks of rice beneath their houses
A student spotted the headmaster After her grandmother talked to
Dawan, she decided to go
When she was boarding the bus to go to the city, Kwai was nowhere to
be seen
Although many people in the village sent her off, she was not happy
as Kwai was not there
During the bus journey, she saw Kwai on the bridge that they usually
went to, he was waving at her. Bidding goodbye
heading to their class and the student shouted "he's coming"
Teacher and student discussed what they should do if they won the
scholarship
Chapter Three:
Classmates surrounded Dawan as soon as they heard that she won the
scholarship
Kwai was unhappy and sad that Dawan won the scholarship instead
of him
Dawan told her family that she got the scholarship and that made her
parents angry. Her father was especially angry and said that she took her
own brother's chance away from him.
Chapter Four:
Chapter Five:
Kwai realised that Noi and Ghan do not support Dawan in going
to the city
Chapter Six:
Kwai asked his father if he had won the scholarship, would he allow
him to go to the city
Kwai's dad thought that boys going to the city to futher his studies
would be better than girls
Chapter Seven:
Dawan went to the marketplace alone and met a girl that sells lotus
bud and caged sparrows
Dawan realised that the girl, Bao, was the sister of her classmate
Chapter Eight:
Old monk does not really see why Dawan should go to the city school
Chapter Nine:
Bao's brother, Vichai, came to the market stall and hit her because
she freed a bird for free
After realising that Bao knew about what happened between Dawan
and Kwai, Kwai wanted to slap Bao
Kwai pushed Dawan away when she tried to stop Kwai, unfortunately
she landed on top of a pile of broken bird cages, injuring herself
Chapter Ten:
Kwai was thinking about Dawan's words, about him being a bully
Chapter Eleven:
Kwai's father heard from his teacher that he got second in the test and
was angry at Kwai for not telling him so
After much persuasion from Dawan and Kwai, father finally allowed
Dawan to go to the city school
Chapter Twelve:
Kwai will miss Dawan once she goes to the city school, no one will be
there to watch the sunrise with him
Chapter Thirteen:
At first Dawan was unsure if she wanted to leave as she will miss
everything in her village
When she was boarding the bus to go to the city, Kwai was nowhere to
be seen
Although many people in the village sent her off, she was not happy
as Kwai was not there
During the bus journey, she saw Kwai on the bridge that they usually
went to, he was waving at her. Bidding goodbye
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Bring on the tough stuff - theres not just one right answer.
1.
Why do you think Blake chose an apple rather than, say, a pomegranate, or an orange, or a kumquat?
2.
Would you teach Blake's poem to your children in order to teach them about anger? Why or why not?
3.
Why does the enemy want to eat the speaker's apple? Why is it so attractive?
4.
Who is to blame for the enemy's death (if you agree that he's died in the poem)?
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Based on the novel you have read, write about the moral
values you learnt from this novel. Give examples to support
your answer.
Tips
their father. Although they are still young to understand, they should
know the real story about their father so that they are mentally
prepared to face the change in their life.
Although Mother had her own reason for doing the things she
had done; scolded the children when they seek the old gentleman's
help and did not tell the children about what happened to their
father, I think that she was being unfair to the children.