This is my most honorable daughter Charmony-san.

I am a fortunate woman!



Many people gather at our village to dance... My daughters are a prize at the gatherings!  

We are happiest when we are dancing! Social dances are the most fun, but some dances are very serious and tell a story. This is one way we keep our history, through dance and stories! We teach our children to be respectful in this way. It is the way of our ancestors... It is the way of beauty, and love of all life!

 

Now my daughter Amanda-san is gone away... She is a grown and married woman. She has married a very important man of our village... He is a Samuri and very brave! He is a warrior but is still very gentle. He is a good man. My joss is good, yes?

Maybe soon I will be a grandmother!



I have made many prayers for both my daughters and put them to float on the river... I pray they will be happy and have good lives. I pray they will marry a good man like my husband and have many children!



When my husband and I were married he gave me a son!



My son is a man now. He is in the navy! When he was small his father would take him hunting and taught him about life... He taught him to shoot a bow, and how to fish. My husband is the greatest fisherman in all the village! He is a good provider and brings me many fish to clean... It is a great honor and we have much to eat and plenty to share!



My daughter Amanda-san is a prominent cook...



She works in a large city cooking for many important people in a fine restaurant.






Charmony-san
works in the city too. She is a teacher of music and a tutor to those who are less fortunate than we are... Her father and I are very proud of her! She is a good person and helps many people.

She is also very talented and plays many instruments... She has played music all her life.

When my daughters were little they would sing and dance all the time. They were happy children. They loved to play games and sing with their cousins Shani-san and Colleen-san. We spent many happy hours at the home of  Miranda-san. We are best friends for years and have been though many things together... Miranda-san and I.



The winds of fortune have smiled upon us. We have beautiful children and good husbands...

Miranda-san is a grandmother now. She has two beautiful grandsons! One from each of her daughters. She has good Karma and so do I.


When she was young, she was very beautiful... Now we are both growing older and fatter! Aieee... But our husbands love us. That is all that matters. They are good men, strong men. We try to make them happy...



Ah... We are here now. This is my home! Won't you come in and have some tea? I will tell you the story of how I married my husband and how I became a teacher...






Part 2 coming soon!

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