Khin Swe Oo - Fly, fly, golden bird

[1]

In the wind... spread your wings and fly. Even if it's a breeze, it's okay... As long as you have wings... As long as you have the strength to fly, you'll fly. Birds' value is the sky, people's power is balloons... Nowadays, it's rockets... And... Birds die while flying... People die while trying to fly. No matter what fate you face...

[2]

If life has become like swimming in a river, you will always be tired... Wai Khin said this. It is also a source of strength for me.

"Judo", who wanted to and often did, made fun of Wai Khin's words, smiled and said...

"What the heck... Birds die flying, people die in the rain... So, Awe Ya Gyi will definitely die drinking a bottle. That guy, Duck Egg... will die counting the girls at midnight... Ko Pyae will die peering at the tiger through the theodolite... Sin Puti... will die lining up in a row, and Chee Pei... will die with a weak stomach..."

"Wait... we're talking nicely..."

Wai Khin walked, holding a red truncheon with bowls, books, and steel tape, and he shouted "Judo."

Judo held a theodolite, a device that looked like a telescope, in one hand, and a tripod in the other, looking at Wai Khin...

"I... just say that."

Judo said as he looked at the backs of his friends who had already gone ahead.

"What's good..."

"Well... if people die by chance... why don't you die too... the newspaper will say that the girl died of exhaustion... don't do it."

"This judo is so cool..."

"Really... In a place like May Myo, it's a little bit of a shame... To mark merit... The wreath would be so beautiful, there are so many flowers. If only the body of Wai Khin, who died in the Flower City, could be covered with such beautiful wreaths..."

"I'll pick it up with a stone..."

Judo was laughing freely. Wai Khin was so tired that he was irritated.

Yesterday was a tiring journey. Today's journey was not a little longer. In addition, my feet were sore and itchy from having to cross trees and bushes. Wai Khin's foot also tripped over a stone and blood was dripping from it. Although he was wrapped in a handkerchief and a veil, the handkerchief was still red with blood.

Judo, carrying a tripod, followed the student who was walking briskly, carrying a long pole, called a ranging pole, which was divided into three sections, white, black, and red, that was placed in front of him to help him see from one place to another...

"Hey-chee..."

"Hey..."

"You know what Wai Khin said..."

"Yes"

The student, who was called Chi Pei, pretended to be even taller than he was, and he was panting and gasping for air.

"Birds die while flying... What will you die while doing?"

Judo asked, laughing playfully, as was his custom.

"Huh. Huh..."

Chi Pei asked again as if he didn't understand.

"This guy... is a bad guy... he's a very bad guy..."

Judo was still impatient and arrogant. Then Chi Pei rolled his eyes and waved his hand.

“I can't hear anything you guys are saying... I'm so tired, my ears are ringing,” he shouted. As soon as he said it, he remembered. Wai Khin's ears were ringing too.

My friend Kyaing Kyaing is...

“Grind..grind.. this is the taste of coming out of the fourth year, May Myo Camp..”

He was still talking in a low voice. Judo turned to Chi Pei and...

"It was fun to go out to camp in May, hey... congratulations."

He is still a boy. He is called a "chee" in front of girls.

“Oh... In previous years, my sister was there... it was fun... now my sister is not there - nor is the King,” he said with resentment.

Wai Khin and Kyaing Kyaing laughed. Judo said, "Save me, Chin Pouty... You're praising me..."

He reached out to a pale, thin student holding a blue flag tied to the top of a long pole. Chin Puti laughed...

"You two are always biting, no wonder..." Chi Pei made a noise like a dog.

"It's the companion of the mind, you have to be able to bite." He also said.

Sinputi began, "Chee Pe... Chee Pe... I live in the forest.. I sleep in the mud and I roll in the mud..." Judo sang in unison, as if he had sung a song when he was a child. Be U and Ko Pya also joined in.

"You guys are teachers, so you can't shoot for free, so you're behind the whole way... That's pretty lame..."

Kyaing Kyaing couldn't resist so he joined in. Freestyle means running away from class...

Before...

"It's okay... Now that people are getting older... Earlier, there were children... with dogs... with dogs..."

Our group and each group tied red-green, blue-white flags to the ranging pole, and the teachers led them. Since we left School No. 4 early in the morning, people from almost every house came out to watch us curiously. The children ran ahead of the students and watched.

The Wai Khin and the others put on their hats to avoid being blown away by the wind. They sat holding sticks and poles, and carried them on their shoulders. I don't know what they thought. In a large group of boys, they looked at the girls, who were not even 20 in number. Sweat was dripping down the girls' backs.

The journey was quite long. We barely made it to the measuring ground. After passing by the Independence Monument and approaching the city hall, Wai Khin and all the people from the “Red” group gathered.

Independence Square is located within a forest reserve, so there are plenty of trees and thorny bushes.

The teacher unfolded the map from last year and explained everything about the surveying task today. There were eight (8) stations to be surveyed. The teacher selected and marked the locations.

"Urban power - the land will prosper..." As the poet wrote, Wai Khin thought that this is the power of humanity. If there is a mountain, they dig a tunnel. If there is a river, they build a bridge. If there is a desert, they pave a road. In addition, they build dams, embankments, large buildings, etc.

The world has been developed by human ingenuity and hard work. But cities have reduced the Earth to half its size.

Meanwhile, Wai Khin was still lost in his grand thoughts... Awe Ya, Siip Puti, and Chee Pei had already left for the back of the city hall, which was located at location H. The rest of the group also went to their respective places of responsibility.

Even Ko Pyae and Bae-U, who had never been seen wearing pants in their previous school days, were wearing pants. All the students were wearing pants, and a teacher...

"It would be great if girls could wear pants," he said. Kyaing Kyaing laughed...

"I want to wear it, but it's hard not to, sir..."

"Again..."

Ko Pyaeh interrupted and said,

"Only one of you, Wai Khin, can wear pants... I'll have to look for a scythe in my pants, and even a palm tree... Aung Malay... It's scary, we'll all get sick from the flu..."

The little one named Thow Pyi Sok and the tall one named May Aung and Ui Htan Pin were staring at each other. The teacher was smiling involuntarily, pretending to be a servant.

[3]

Then, Judo, Wai Khin, and Kyaing Kyaing came to the arena north of the Mandalay-Lashio road, where they were located at locations (A) and (B).

"Hey... be careful... there are dogs near station (A), I warned you earlier..."

Kyaing Kyaing shouted warningly to Judo, who was in the lead. Judo laughed and kept moving forward.

"Don't worry... we have people who bite too."

He asked Wei Khin and was joking. Wei Khin didn't say anything. Then they started to grow. There are 500 feet between stations (A) and (B), and about a hundred feet from (B)... Between (A) and (B) there is a revolutionary torch.

In judo, it can be noisy when you get together with your group, but when you actually work, you can do it smoothly and efficiently. While working, you can breathe freely. People don't listen, and their mouths don't get tired.

Wai Khin pulled the metal rope from a hundred feet away. Judo was waiting with a long stick. Kyaing Kyaing was waiting with a folder to write. Judo's face was red from the sun.

"Pull the steel tape... If you pull it right, it's right. It's like the material is not strong. The duck egg dish and nylon soup that the dormitory served didn't hurt either..."

Wai Khin was just starting to walk. Judo was talking, but when pulling the metal rope... Wai Khin's hand was not strong. Soon the teacher arrived and pulled him in. Judo was still in front of the teacher, shouting and shouting...

"Sir... Wai Khin is talking. Birds die while flying, people die while walking. If you want to order him to make the earth crumble to pieces, then order him to do it. It was great to see him carrying the tripod earlier, just like an ant carrying rice..."

The teacher laughed. Then

"I think Ko Yan Paing is happy..." he asked.

"Isn't it bad to be happy, sir... Among the emotional feelings, happiness is the most desirable, and I want to be happy. I turn my back on the things that are sad and unpleasant. At home, when my mother would tease me here and there, I would get up and go. When I was young, I was about 5 years old... My grandmother would tease me with a long stick, and she would put ten cents in my pocket and say, "My grandmother, I'm leaving this house now... I gave her the money to pay for the trip to Grandma's house, and Grandma would stop laughing and laugh...

The teacher and Wai Khin laughed together. Judo also laughed happily, enjoying himself.