Akyidaw - Chusi

It's a child's bedtime.

"Mom, tell me a story"

The mother combs the hair from the child's forehead.

"A long time ago," the child shook his head.

"No, I don't want to listen to stories from long ago anymore."

The mother frowned.

"Hey, don't you like Cinderella stories, little sister?"

The child shook his head.

"No, it's not because I don't like it, I've heard it said by my mother and the teachers."

"So, what about the story of the little frog?"

"Oh, I've heard that too. The princess kissed the frog prince and he became a very handsome prince, right? I've heard that before, but tell me something strange."

Mother bit her lip.

"It's strange," he seemed to think, then smiled.

"Once upon a time," he began his story.

It was a busy street. A young woman was wearing a necklace around her neck.

Hang a sign that says "Eliminate debt bondage of women" and shout a small slogan.

"A lesson for the ladies, we women are not pawns for the moneylenders to borrow and hold."

His voice drew crowds of people. The place was not far from a crowded market, and people gathered around to watch, even if it was a dog bite.

"My dear friend, my biological father lost about a hundred thousand baht while working with a businessman."

Everyone's eyes widened when they heard the sound of a hundred thousand baht. The young woman continued.

"My friend's father couldn't pay me that one hundred thousand baht, so instead of that money, I'll pay you."

Tears seemed to well up as she spoke. People were still looking around. They seemed interested in what she was saying.

"I'm planning to force my pretty friend to marry me off to her ugly son."

Hearing those words, everyone was shaken.

"Is it still the case that people take away their daughters just because they can't pay their debts?"

“Hey, this is an act from the Chit Ti era, it can't be done in this era.” “It's hurting women's feelings, it's a violation of human rights.”

And so on, each one making noise without knowing what was going on. The young woman continued this.

"Now, my friend's situation is the same. She will have to sacrifice her life and her beauty for her father's debt, so don't be silent for the sake of women."

Everyone became more agitated. An old woman

"How would you feel if your little daughter was taken over by these rich, ugly men? I'm telling you."

"Take his word for it, I'll kill you with my life."

"I can't accept this. If you dare to do this, I'll die."

"We don't like this ideology, hey, it's bourgeois ideology," they all said. To this, the young woman said, "Should there still be such incidents?"

Everyone raised their fists in excitement at his question.

“It shouldn’t be there, it shouldn’t be there” “Shove it away, shove it away”

The voices were loud. “Are you ready to fight on behalf of the women of Myanmar?” “Ready, ready,” everyone shouted. The young woman said, “Don’t let the rich take the money and the girls, it’s our business, it’s our business.”

"Capitalists should not take over women, it is our issue, our issue"

San Htoo woke up from his sleep to a loud scream in front of the house. At first, he thought it was just someone passing by on the road in front of the house, but the scream seemed to be coming closer.

However, I still couldn't sleep and tried to sleep. In my mind,

"Oh, it's protest season, they'll show it,"

However

"We are concerned about the money and girls not being confiscated by the money-lenders."

"Capitalists should not take over women, it is our issue, our issue"

"We are concerned about the rich not taking over girls."

The screams got louder. The subject of the screams was also strange. I looked up.

"Ha"

I was surprised to see people shouting towards their homes, not passing by.

Why are you shouting? I opened the door, confused.

"That guy, that guy, robbed my friend with money."

"Ha"

Mya Hnin's friend, Kathit Ni, who was engaged to him, was pointing fingers at him and shouting. He had a large sign on his chest that said, "Eliminate the debt and oppression of women." He was still staring at her in disbelief.

"It's this guy, huh?"

"You have a cold face, you are pitiful and mean."

"Hey, try it, there are eggs bought from the market, right? Throw them away."

With shouts, an egg, followed by tomatoes and assorted vegetables, arrived at the door.

Suddenly, a cucumber hit my forehead and I thought, "Hey, it's calling me."

I realized, and slammed the door shut and went back inside. I was in shock.

"Why did you come here to do this?" Sanhtoo himself didn't know. He had yet to remove the scab from his forehead.

Peeking back outside.

"Come out, that guy."

"Get out, you bastard who stole money," they shouted angrily. There was no one among the crowd shouting.

People don't seem to know what they're shouting about. They can't even explain why they're shouting, but...