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Episode 29
Oshin was about to be sent away from Kaga-ya.
She'd taken a book to read from Kayo's room.
She'd meant to borrow it but they thought of it as theft.
Oshin the madam wants you!
Oshin!
Will I be sent home?
Please give her the final word.
I have work to do.
I only wanted well-mannered girls like Okiku and Oume.
Her family sent her here just for the rice!
You're right.
Who knows what she'll do next!
It's me Oshin.
Come in.
Why did you do such a thing?
I told you to think of me as your own mother.
I told you to ask me if you wanted something.
Why didn't you tell me you wanted a book?
I'm sorry.
Did you really intend to steal Kayo's book?
I just wanted to borrow it and read it.
I thought nobody would know if I returned it right away.
Why didn't you ask someone?
If I had asked Okiku she'd know that I was in there!
That's why I didn't ask for permission.
That's what thieves do!
You keep quiet!
It's my fault.
But I wasn't stealing! I just wanted to borrow it.
You can't read. Why do you want a book?
Father got me this book as a gift from Tokyo!
It's very expensive! That's why you wanted it!
You keep quiet!
I can read. I can read this book!
Kayo hand that book over to Oshin.
Let's see you read it!
One day a group of boys were being mean to a turtle up on the beach.
Taro paid the boys for the turtle and set it free into the sea.
That's enough.
You're telling the truth.
Grandma!
If she took the book without knowing how to read
it could be thought of as stealing but she can read so well...
She'd just wanted to borrow it and read it.
Just don't do things that will make people suspect you of stealing again.
Employers are suspicious of their workers.
So you must be more careful. Do you understand?
Yes.
Do you like books?
Kayo let her borrow some of your books.
You can't read very well anyway!
That's not fair to Kayo.
If you don't like it then learn to read like Oshin!
You suspected Oshin of stealing because I'm always saying good things about her.
You're so mean you'll never be able to take over our family business!
Kayo!
She needed that.
You didn't go to school. Who taught you to read?
I'm sure you struggled to be able to learn.
The cherry blossoms are blooming beautifully.
Grandma didn't have to say those mean things to you in front of Oshin.
I'll have your father talk to her.
Leave me alone. I'm studying!
I'm not letting Oshin have any of my books!
Not until I finish reading them all.
Thanks for cleaning the well for us.
And I've poured water over the coals.
She's a better worker than us!
If she'd been sent home we'd have to work harder.
It worked out well!
But I sure was surprised to learn that Oshin can read!
Who taught you?
I'll help with the mending now.
That's all right. You go on to bed.
You two are still working. I'd feel badly if I went to bed.
Listen to you!
I want to be a full-fledged maid like you two.
I want to learn to sew too. So please teach me!
That kind of drive is what got her to read without going to school.
Okayo's jealous because the old madam praises Oshin so much.
Okayo's able to go to school by herself now.
And she has begun to study seriously!
The madam is pitting Oshin against Okayo! It's just like her.
This is a rape blossom.
A yellow butterfly is perched on top of the rape blossom.
Two children are playing and singing.
I'm sorry Okayo refused to let Oshin read her books.
She's so stubborn and she can't even read!
All she does is read now.
It's because you shamed her in front of an employee.
Good!
Kayo's been an only child up to now. She needs someone to compete against.
But not against a mere servant!
Kayo's in line to take over our family business.
Let Kayo handle this on her own. Stay out of it!
I'm busy I don't want to hear any more nonsense.
I have never even touched a fish before.
That is how you bone it and fillet it?
We take the skin off for sashimi raw fish.
The owner's family enjoys sashimi.
I want to be able to do that one day.
Not yet! When I first came I was Okayo's babysitter for three years!
I was 13 or 14 before I was allowed in any of the rooms.
Okiku makes the meals for the family. I do it for the employees only.
Real cooking is hard!
I'm on contract for two years.
Does that mean that I'll just be a babysitter?
If the madam likes you maybe you'll get to stay on.
If you'd like to work more than a few years
you have to be good at babysitting first.
Oshin don't loiter in the kitchen while babysitting.
I'm sorry it's my fault. Go outside!
Oshin it's time to feed Osayo give her to me.
Here let me have the baby. I'll put Osayo to bed.
You can take a break.
I'm sorry for standing around.
This is the kitchen they don't want any contamination of their food.
She's just in a bad mood that's all.
I'm sure there's some trouble in the house.
I'll never get to stay here if I keep getting her upset at me.
Welcome back.
I need to speak with you!
I'm sure it's nothing good.
I won't hear anything about your business failures!
Mother!
I just talked to someone from Oshin's village.
I was shocked!
Oshin has a very bad reputation back home!
She ran away from her first job
and she lived up in the mountains with a deserter for six months!
This deserter was shot dead by the military police right in front of Oshin.
And she was arrested too!
How terrible!
She'd kept all that from us! I knew she was no ordinary girl.
So what?
Mother!
It's silly to talk about something out of the past.
But...
Stop talking about the babysitter and get to work!
What is that?
It's a harmonica.
It makes a beautiful sound.
Yes it does.
- You bought it? - No it was a gift.
Who gave it to you?
Where do they sell them?
I don't know.
Let me play it!
Let me keep it.
I will have mother repay you for it.
No that harmonica is precious to me.
Give it back!
I'll get you the money for it.
No I want it back!
Here take it!
How dare you?!
How could you!
No don't!
Miss Kayo! Miss Kayo!
Someone help!
What happened?
Thanks to Avallac'h XrayMind and y0ssy at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel