Nu Nu Yi Inn - Moon Circle, Half-Cut

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Dolly... Dolly, where are you, where are you, it's so dark, I'm so scared, I can't see you at all, Dolly, where are you....

I slept for a while, even when I cried because I was hungry, you kept quiet, I still wrapped you in my gown so you wouldn't get cold, why aren't you feeling well, is it because of the cold... Yes, Dolly, come to me quickly, I'm scared.

Hey, listen, I-I

Dolly... Dolly, look, you're here, I'm so happy, you're sleeping soundly, your dark eyelashes closed, your red lips parted, your teeth moving.

I'm a little girl, what's the point? When I hold you like this, like this, you'll wake up with your eyes wide open, then I'll shake you and shake you, you'll close your eyes and stick out your tongue, right?

Oh, my dear, I love you so much. I will hold you in my arms. You just stay in my dress. Don't you want to stay because of the smell?

I'm afraid in the dark, You stay, I feel braver when I hold you, you know, Are you hungry? Wait a minute, I'm hungry too, We won't eat anything until the king is satisfied, Are you listening to the sound of the lock opening, do you hear? ..

Do you love the king, huh... Doli, don't you? And I don't call you Doli, Doli, Doli, Doli, and I don't call you "Doli, Doli," and I He said that you must keep it in a box, play with it for a while once a day and then put it back in the box. I screamed and tried to force it out of his hands, so he locked all the doors in this room. I screamed in fear and didn't know what would happen. Later, the king put you with me, and said that I couldn't take you to bed. When I forced myself to take you, he even put me in the room once in the middle of the night.

It's still good, I forced you to come here, how scared I would be if you weren't here. I'm really afraid of the dark, Dolly.

I love you because you want to keep me here. I do what you ask, I listen to what you say. You said I would stay because you had to stay at school, but I don’t want to stay, no, I won’t stay. I know that there are many boys like Uncle Aye Maung’s sons and the green ones from our house at that school. They will ride me, steal my bread, and strangle me. You don’t stay at school either, do you, eh… Dolly. You took me to school, this morning. He put me in this new dress, I can’t wear the small khat that I wear at home, and he doesn’t wear the big khat that I wear at home. I have a new shirt and a new khat, a small bag with a stone tablet and a stone stick.

On the head of the chieftain, there was a big plate. In the big plate, there was rice cooked by the chieftain early in the morning, and dried fish. These were to feed the teachers. The chieftain said that buying tea and cakes was a waste of money. The school was a long walk from our farm, and our farm was far from the people. People from the city came to buy flowers, radishes, and thorn leaves. They came by bicycle or horse-drawn cart. The chieftain did not go to the school by horse-drawn cart, so we had to walk for a long time.

When I got to school, you know, Dolly, there were so many boys and girls, I had never seen them before. All I saw were Uncle Aye Maung’s sons and the green and green sisters from our yard. That’s all I saw. I just held on to the big man’s robe tightly.

One of the teachers called her “Tin Tin, come here.” Her name was Daw Tin Lay, but no matter who she was, everyone just called her Tin Tin.

That big teacher took me to a table in front of many boys and girls. The boys and girls were all looking around, including Xin Xin, who had been to school before me.

"Master, you have taken leave today. I accept it. Are you old enough, Tin Tin Tu?"

"That's right, in six years."

"Yes, the child is a little boy, I think he's only four or five years old."

"The baby will be just like its mother. I gave birth to it with one type of goat's milk and one type of cow's milk, teacher, and all the hard work."

"It's cold, old lady."

So I said, "Well... when I grow up, will I repay the favor or will I just be satisfied?"

That's where I started to hate you, Dolly. Can't you stop saying this everywhere? You've been saying this to everyone since I was a child, when I didn't understand anything. You asked me too. I made you sad. I love you, and I've always said that I wouldn't kick your chest when I was little.

The old man can't. He's going to talk about his words, about his father and mother, Dolly. Before, I always listened to what the old man said, and even when the old man asked me to go, I would secretly listen. I wanted to know about my father and mother. But this time, I didn't want to listen. I wanted to cry. There were green things in front of me. Other boys and girls

There were also some. I grabbed the elder's robe and he slapped my hand away.

"Hey.. try to remove it, what's going on, you're just twisting and turning, I don't like people being so rude like this."

"Yes, my daughter doesn't have to live like that. Come... come here and try it."

I won't go when Teacher Wah Gyi drags me, she's just being pushy. I'm also afraid of Teacher Wah Gyi, Daw Li.

"Hey... How are you, Red Dog? I think you're about to cry, right?"

Tears started to fall from my eyes, Dolly. It's not because I'm afraid of being beaten. Even the usual scolding in front of people, I can only hold back tears. This time, you called me a red dog. Look, Xin Xin was looking at me with a smile. Then the girl next to her leaned in and said. Call me red dog... red dog, oh..

I'll consult with you about it. He always calls me Red Dog, Red Dog, that's what he calls me. When my uncle Aye Maung's sons come over, he joins him and plays dog games with me. They throw me palm leaves. They throw me bones. Remember how mean the green green is? When the big dog in their house gave birth to puppies, the little red one was named Red Dog.

I hate names that don't say "Red Dog", Dolly. Why did the old man give me that name, Dolly? Who gave you that name? Oh, your name is beautiful. I want to have that name. Now the whole school is going to call me "Red Dog", "Red Dog", "Oh... that".

“Don’t cry, daughter. Come.. come, come to the teacher. Don’t be afraid. Tell me, tell me your name. Let’s register you to be the head of the school….. My name is…”

I hate Teacher Wah Gyi for loving me and wiping my tears, Dolly. I don't want to say it. I looked at Xin Xin, and Xin Xin didn't say anything, "Oh, dog, oh... oh.." I forcefully pulled her out of Teacher Wah Gyi's arms.

"I'm going back... I'm going home, I'm going home"

"Oh.. oh.. you shouldn't do that, child."

"Oh my... Red Dog, Red Dog, stop whining."

The old man seemed to pull me from the teacher's hand.