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Episode 9
Oshin!
Yes.
Hurry now.
Thanks.
You're done for the day.
Are you sleepy?
Hurry and eat your dinner!
Make the bath after dinner!
Keep the fire strong!
Hey!
You got to keep it going!
Did you make sure the fire's out?
Yes.
Did you pour water on it like I told you?
I did.
I'll check later...
Go take your bath and get to bed.
I don't need a bath.
No clean the bathroom while you bathe!
The last one cleans up!
I understand.
Mother...
I wonder how Oshin's doing...
I hope she reached there safely You think she's doing all right?
Haru and Mitsu are older so I don't worry but Oshin's still only seven!
I hope the employers are kind to her.
They run a big business so I'm sure there's enough to eat.
I'm glad for that. At least she gets to eat.
But babysitting will be so hard for her.
I want to know how she's doing.
We can send her a letter but I can't write.
I wish I'd learned the basic script at least.
Don't be silly. Oshin can't read either.
But someone could read it to her. And somebody could help her write me.
But I can't read and it'll be tough to get my feelings across.
I wish we could have given her some education.
The days were harder then Oshin ever imagined.
Babysitting was rough
but it made her feel good to be carrying the baby.
It gave her a sense of freedom.
We'll be late for school.
Oshin!
Elementary School
Very good.
Can you read this?
Today's weather is good.
Good. It says today's weather is good.
Come up here and write it for us.
You all try it without looking at mine.
Today's weather is good.
You don't see her?
Where could she be? I told her not to wander off!
Maybe they fell into the river?
That can't be!
But she knows when it's feeding time!
I'll have our men look for them!
I'm so sorry!
That Oshin. I'll teach her!
Where are you from?
I'm sorry.
I wanted to see what school was like.
Please forgive me.
Did you enjoy it?
How old are you?
I'm seven years old...
Then you should be in school.
I came here to work as a babysitter.
Where?
At the Nakagawa Lumber Mill.
Oh at Nakagawa?
I won't come back so please don't tell them.
Oh no... It's time for his milk!
Where were you?
The house is in an uproar!
But I'm glad to see that you're all right.
Come on I'll go back with you.
She got lost. She's new here.
So please don't be so hard on her.
Otsune!
You stay out of this!
You're no one to stand up for her!
Stay out of this!
She needs to learn her lesson!
It's my fault... Go on and hit me.
Don't ever do this again!
I won't.
Hurry up and go!
Otsune...
Oshin's still little. Don't be so hard on her.
I don't hate her... I'm doing it for her own good.
I want her to learn what work is all about.
It's a mountain song...
I thought I would never hear it again.
I'd hear them sing as I did my wash...
They sing to help the boat's struggle up the river.
And it just sounded like a song.
They call it the Mogami River Song nowadays.
Back then it was just a series of chants.
When I had a bad day the singing would
make me feel sad and made me miss home.
But it brings back memories of both pain and suffering.
You'd think that I'd be able to handle anything
after what I went through as a little girl.
It happened later on that day...
Mr. Matsuda the school teacher came by to visit.
Oshin cringed at the sight of him... What if he'd come to tell on her?
Oshin felt guilty for having gone to the school
when she had no right to go to school.
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel