23.

Mother told me, that father was in the field tending to cassavas and corn. Farmers must take extra care of their crops as harvest season approaches if they do not want their crops to be harvested first by rats and monkeys from the mountain. Some people also raise dogs and use them to guard their crops in the fields.

"When are you coming home, Han?" Father, who was discussing with his friends in the hut in the middle of the field, approached me right away.

"At two o'clock dad!" I looked around at the hut filled with father's friends "Monkey?!"I asked him.

"Of course. Look at that...!" Father pointed to the cassava which was only half, eaten and had bite marks from the monkey. "From the mountains, monkeys descended. Because there is no food above. Mr. Tejo's field only has half of it left that can be harvested for this year!" Father inhaled deeply. It is inconceivable that monkeys and rats eat corn and cassava that has been painstakingly planted. "Did your brother come home?".

"No, not
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