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 Chapter Two:
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 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.
Dawan's grandmother however supported her
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 heading to
their class and the student shouted "he's coming"
Dawan and her grandmother headed to Noi's
house and halfway, Dawan's mother decided to go with Dawan instead of her grandmother Chapter Four:
Noi said that going to the city was useless
Army officer made deal with Noi's family in
order not to bring Ghan to the army Chapter Five:
Kwai realised that Noi and Ghan do not support
Dawan in going to the city
Kwai came in second in the examination
If Dawan does not go to the city, Kwai gets to go
instead of her Chapter Six:
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
Kwai's dad thought that boys going to the city to
futher his studies would be better than girls Chapter Seven:
Dawan's teacher and the old monk are good
friends
Old monk does not really see why Dawan should
go to the city school Chapter Nine:
Chapter Eight:
Bao allowed Dawan to free a bird for free
Bao's brother, Vichai, came to the market stall
and hit her because she freed a bird for free
Kwai stopped Vichai from hitting Bao
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
Cousin Noi helped Dawan with her wound
Chapter Ten:
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
Dawan went to see the old monk
Dawan and Kwai were at the river
Kwai was thinking about Dawan's words, about
him being a bully
Dawan passed Kwai her umbrella caringly as it
was raining
Kwai made a decision
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
Father spoke to both Kwai and Dawan together
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
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 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: