Butterfly and Flowers (ผีเสื้อและดอกไม้)

"Myanmar is to the north and west."

"To the east is Laos and Cambodia."

"To the south is Malaysia."

"Thailand's borders are marked by natural resources

such as mountain ranges, rivers, and oceans."

"In the past, traveling to those countries was difficult."

"We traveled by foot or boat."

"While nowadays, we can travel easier."

"People usually travel to those countries by car or train."

Wealthy people travel by plane, which only takes an hour.

Planes can also take us to Europe and America,

which are on other part of the world.

Those pretty flowers, they are from cold countries.

It can take endless flights to get there

and two months by boat.

I've been to Malaysia.

If you all be good and work hard,

maybe you can get a scholarship to study abroad, you know?

The test paper fee is due tomorrow. Don't forget.

BAN THEPHA SCHOOL

Fried chicken! Want some fried chicken?

Fried chicken! Want some fried chicken?

Want some fried chicken?

School's out?

Dad, the test paper fee is due tomorrow.

There's no need to buy rice yet, right?

Ko kai, kho khai,

kho khuat, kho khwai,

kho khon, kho ra-khang,

ngo ngu,

-cho chan… -I told you not to play with him.

You're always getting picked on.

Is your dad home?

Your brother, Dulya punched Odd right in the mouth, you see?

Tell your dad to take care of him or else

don't bother to come borrow our rice.

Don't play with him again. Let's go.

Why do you let him bully you?

You must learn to fight back!

Fish again. Fish every day.

What have you done?

Don't you know how to cook something else?

Odd's mom said you're a brat.

No, he teased me first.

What did he say?

He said stupid Muslim.

Those temple bastards also laughed at me.

So I taught him a lesson on the way home. Great, huh?

She won't lend us rice anymore.

Don't be scared. When I grow up,

I'll make more money than dad does. You'll see.

Shut up. He'll be sorry if he hears you.

It's true.

Brat!

Dad, the teacher said to put those two on the list first.

I don't know how much more I have to pay.

Probably just like me.

Maybe 100 to 200 or so.

Books, uniforms, shoes, and other things.

Or you won't let them study?

Dulya's not bright. It's a waste of money.

It's worse if he stays home. What a brat.

We'll see,

I'll borrow first.

People prefer to use trolleys these days, so I don't have many things to transport.

Who are you going to borrow from?

None of your business. Your responsibility is to go to school.

You want a piece of me? Come on.

Dad, please order two buckets of ice cream for me tomorrow.

Huyan. Watering the tree again?

It hasn't rained for several days.

Other trees can survive.

I don't know. I planted it and got attached.

Before, it almost died. That made me shocked.

When I asked teacher, she said I watered it too much,

Why don't you try to plant flowers?

Very pretty.

I want to plant lots of it and watch butterflies come to feed.

Lucky them. They were born and they see a lot of beautiful things.

Let me.

Be gentle.

Pretty big.

I put fertilizer.

What kind?

Cow's manure.

Stinks, doesn't it?

Ling!

I will tell the teacher.

Hey!

The principal said no picking flowers.

But they're for her vase.

It's Mimpee's. She planted them.

They're in the school's area. Go and ask them.

Mimpee forgot.

I understand. But if we don't follow the school's regulations,

we may have no flowers to see anymore.

There are still many left. I only picked three.

They're really beautiful, Mimpee.

How about this? Let's put them in the reading room

because they're public property.

So I shouldn't play around my almond tree then.

Thinking too much again.

Miss, I'll drop out of school tomorrow.

What are you thinking?

Is your dad moving?

I don't know but I want to sell ice cream.

Whose idea is this?

Is it your dad's?

No, I just want to help out. So my siblings can study.

Good idea, Huyan, but you should take your test first.

With a report card, you won't have problems if you want to…

attend another school.

I won't study anymore.

That's not for sure. A report card is very important.

If you want to work later when you grow up,

they might need your report card for that.

Selling ice cream won't need one.

I already asked my dad to order it for tomorrow.

And selling at school too.

Then come to sell ice cream and take the test tomorrow.

But the principal prohibits selling right?

It's all right. I'll take care of that.

But if the principal…

I'll buy them all then.

What will you do with them?

I'll sell them.

No profit for me then.

You can sell for sure,

but also take the test. Promise me.

Yes.

For the test papers.

Hope you won't mind if I'll help with your investment.

Keep it. Because I know you will be a good ice cream seller.

Dad, hurry. We'll be late.

New merchant, huh? Crazy.

I'll take you there.

Never mind, Dad.

It's okay.

Do you know how to give change?

They teach me at school.

Hey, where are you going?

I'll bring him to school, and today he starts his first business.

Don't give your teacher a hard time, okay?

Don't worry, she's very kind.

That's why you should be good.

Good.

Keep smiling. It's good to smile with your customer.

How do you know that they will be my customer?

If you attend and always smile with mind, Someday they will be yours.

Why don't you smile?

It's different. I'm too old for that.

A laborer is hired for transporting. I shouldn't smile,

but I might someday. Go on.

Can I have an ice cream?

-You can't play with us? -Too bad, we can't be friends.

I can if I sell out.

Let's tell others to buy.

-Yeah. -Right.

Is that a good idea? The other sellers will be mad.

Don't be stupid. Come on, so we can play.

Come on everyone.

-Come and buy Huyan's ice cream. -Come on, buy his ice cream.

-Yellow, please. -Red one.

Yellow.

Red two…

-Red, please. -Yellow two.

Hey! The principal.

It's okay…

-Hey, Huyan let's play soccer. -Huyan, let's go!

Want some more ice cream?

Which one?

You have a blue one?

Just one left.

Too bad.

Can I keep the buckets here?

Sure.

How'd you do?

Very well.

See, I told you. No problem.

Miss,

would you mind if I treated you to ice cream?

It's okay, Huyan.

And please remember that

sometimes people do things and don't want anything in return.

I will be happier

if you remember my word forever.

I'll remember that.

Here comes ice cream.

How'd you sell today?

There are just two left.

Why?

Didn't sell out, that's why.

Will you sell out tomorrow?

Tomorrow isn't here yet.

Where's the 50 satang?

Hole in your pocket?

Oh, I know.

Oh, I know.

I learned something today.

These are good. Can I have another tomorrow?