Chapter 129
129 Part 1
#2 Other stories: A daughter’s Story
I hate winter since I cannot farm. Of course, farming every day is hard work, but it is all right since dinnertime with Daddy is so much fun after a long day. The snacks Unnie gives me in intervals are joys that have to be noted.
There are good things in winter since it is time for rest, as first I can be together with my sister, who has been forbidden to farm. Roasting corn or potatoes we sneaked in the fireplace is fun that can only be had in winter. Also, rolling out blankets in front of the fireplace is heavenly bliss that can only be felt in the cold weather.
However, I do not like winter since snow negates all these joys. Since there is heavy snowfall in this village, everyone does not come out of their houses the moment it begins to snow.
If they do not come out, the market does not open. If the market is not opened, I cannot buy chickens, and if I cannot buy chickens, there is no fried chicken!
However, snow is a natural phenomenon, and no matter how hard I pray or plead to Daddy, I cannot stop snow from coming. Therefore, I planned to raise chicken in our house! I managed to get Daddy’s approval to buy an egg to begin the process, and the chicken has to be large since the egg is so big.
I named the unborn chick Coco and took special care not to break it since the chick was so valuable to me.
Therefore, I managed to notice the small noise of the eggshell breaking in our sleep.