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Dawan and Kwai sat on the rickety old bridge above the river
Dawan asked Kwai what would he do if he got the scholarship
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
Teacher asked students what they saw beneath their house in the morning
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
Had a long discussion with the students about the landlord taking away sacks
of rice beneath their houses
A student spotted the headmaster heading to their class and the student
shouted "he's coming"
Teacher and student immediately pretended that they are having Geography
lessons until the headmaster went away
Teacher and student discussed what they should do if they won the
scholarship
Teacher announced that Dawan won the scholarship
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.
Dawan's grandmother however supported her
Dawan and her grandmother headed to Noi's house and halfway, Dawan's
mother decided to go with Dawan instead of her grandmother
Kwai realised that Noi and Ghan do not support Dawan in going to the city
Army officer made deal with Noi's family in order not to bring Ghan to the
army
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Kwai's father heard from his teacher that he got second in the test and was
angry at Kwai for not telling him so
Father spoke to both Kwai and Dawan together
Father was very reluctant and unconvinced that Dawan should go to the city
school
After much persuasion from Dawan and Kwai, father finally allowed Dawan to
go to the city school
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Kwai will miss Dawan once she goes to the city school, no one will be there
to watch the sunrise with him
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At first Dawan was unsure if she wanted to leave as she will miss everything
in her village
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