Born into a life
that is like a shadow
who awaits light of the horizon
I only come into existence
when you shed light my way
once I'm without you I vanish away
I know that you're far away
but I only wish to stare
in this lifetime I only need this much
just loving you, I'm not brave enough
just secretly loving you. I'm still afraid
I can only remind myself
who I
I'm just that fading shadow
who receives your late light
only this much, my heart
is far too pleased
Ngao Asoke
Episode 1
Bangkok, 1957
A bottle of cough syrup
I can't sell it.
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Grandmother!
You should get some rest. I'll sort these things by myself
I'm okay. Tomorrow is Monday, you have to do your homework isn't it?
But I already finished everything for school on Friday!
I'll sort the things first then pick some vegetables in the back yard.
No matter what, you'll have food to eat today.
- Okay- Let's go
-Slowly, Grandmother.-I'm fine.
I'll go sort the things first.
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Poor Bee, your parents are already dead.
You now have to suffer for this old woman.
Cinderella
Once upon a time, there was an orphan girl named Cinderella,
who lived with her heartless stepsisters and stepmother.
Cinderella worked hard to repay her stepmother's kindness.
Until one day, the palace invited all the girls
to join a party so the prince could select a bride...
Unlike her sisters, Cinderella didn't have a nice dress
So she didn't attend the party.
unless her step-sisters.
But her sister wore a beautiful dress.
Travel to the palace...
in a fancy car.
She is so sure that the noble prince
will be attracted to her beauty
and pick her as his wife.
Why are you looking at me like this?
It's as if you've never seen me before.
I really haven't seen you before.
Never seen you...
this pretty before.
Thank you, Khun Weit and Khun Wimorn for honoring your presents at our celebration!!
Don't say it as if we are coming from a great distance, After all, we only live 2 houses apart!!
I'm really happy for you.
Khun Monthai finished school with honors and received a scholarship for studies in Australia.
Handsome, smart and from a good family like this...
whoever has him as a son-in-law will be very lucky for the rest of their lives.
Someone like Monthai deserves a beautiful girl from a family of status...
like Wiyada
Thank you, Khun Ying Bah...
But Monthai,
Let me tell you ahead of time. Whenever you go study abroad...
Don't date any other woman or a low class woman. I will not tolerate it.
Oh, dear!! Why speak of such things now? our son, Mon is a good person...
Can I believe your words? It's in his genes.
Well, Nucha
who are your parents? can you tell us?
My father is Jao Khun Mahat, and my mother is Nouan.
You see? Even you do it. Both with N'Nuan and N'Lamom.
Well, that's enough!, You always create a scene for nothing!!
Come, Nucha!
Oh! follow, follow. Where are you going to escape?
Why didn't you feel ashamed when you were dong it? But now you're acting bravely.
Come on...hurry up everybody, you are all taking so long.
Hey! Mae Lamom the party is tonight not next born. Guests have come full in the house. Table should be ready.
Yes. Khun Jian.
Here you also, Mae Nuan. Leave the desserts first and help Mae Lamom prepare foods.
Quickly there might be the problem.
How is it? Did it boil already?
What are you doing?
Why don't we have foods on the table yet?
Guests have come full in the house already.
And where is your daughter? N'Lamom.
Why didn't she come to help?
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Have a nice dream, K'Mon.
Not so long,
Khun Mon will go abroad already.
Will you think about Thai's garland?
Nang Lakkana!
What are you doing upstairs in my son's room?
Hmm..
I just brought the garland for K'Mon.
You're meddlesome!
Using garland as the reason, do you?
Do you think that I don't know that you're trying to find the occasion to encourage my son?
No. It's not true, Madam.
Get up!
You're just the maid's daughter. Don't you dare fly high.
From now on don't you dare step in Monthai's room again.
Pick up your lowly garland all out.
For Mon, have to be with a woman like Wi only.
That suits him.
Remember in your head, Nang Lakkana!
Cinderella is really sympathetic.
Prince? Is there really a kind prince?
Grandma!
What happened to you, Grandma?!
I'm alright just feel dizzy and faint only.
You cried like an alert rabbit.
Why did you get up? Grandma. I told you to lay down.
I don't like sleeping. You go pick up the vegetables.I'll boil the water, waiting for you.
I'll do it myself.
If I have the magic stick, that might be good.
I'll find delicious foods for you to eat, Grandma.
And cast a spell on the beautiful house for you to stay.
You don't have to. You have the magic stick with you already
What's that?
The gratefulness, it's the magic stick.
Remember that the gratefulness is the protection from danger, for you.
Falling down into the water not flow, falling into the fire but not getting burned.
One day, the happiness and the prosperity will belong to you.
Like this, it's not enough for eating.
Grandma. What could I bring to feed you?
Asoke tree. So beautiful!
It's eatable!
That's it, Wi. Very beautiful.
Let's take one more, OK?
Can it be this style?
Oh!
That's a pity, the film's finished.
Why do you have to take a lot of photos?
For looking, instead of your face when I go to study abroad.
Khun Mon, please don't talk about this matter.
I don't want to acknowledge it.
Wi!
I just go to study for 5 years only.
Only 5 years?
For 5 years instead.
Wi!
My good girl.
Don't be mad.
Can you remember?
Where we first met,
under the Asoke tree?
I will consider this Asoke tree as my witness.
I promise to love you.
With all my heart.
So exhilarating.
My only one.
Who's there?
- Stop!! - Wi!
What are you doing here? Spying? stealing?
How dare you come here?
You need a good beating!!
What are you doing here?
Wi! stop it!! That's enough.
She's just a child.
But this child was watching us and laughing at us!!
I have never seen a woman hug a man before...so I laughed
Wi, don't, stop it, Wi.
You can't blame the child. Us two, we the one that wasn't good.
Little one, what are you doing at my house?
Her appearance like this...
filthy dirty
What do you think she's here for?
You came in this house...
to steal, right?
No. I saw the beautiful Asoke flowers with plenty of leaves.
I came here to pluck some to eat
That, that is what you call a thief!
I don't have anything to eat,
can't I just take some?
Wi! Wi, stop!!
Wi, that's enough!!
But it...
I think you should go back first.
Here. You...
do you know how to use polite speech
when speaking to adults?
I know how, I just didn't use it.
Aoh! If you speak nicely,
you'll grow up to be beautiful.
Really?
Its true, if you speak properly,
when you grow up you will be beautiful,
like that girl that scolded you.
People will say "you are beautiful like an angel".
Do you want to be as beautiful as an angel?
- Yes - Bee wants to be
as pretty as an angel.
So your name is Bee...I am Khun Monthai.
Monthai...
What does it mean?
It means
Independent Heart
Monthai...Independent heart
That's right.
- Excuse me, Khun Pa... -Excuse me, Khun Nu.
Fireworks, for tonight?
Please let me help...
No don't Khun Pa.
Calling me Khun again (Khun for politeness)...just call me Pa
Let's not.
I'm just a son of a servant.
Don't let me be equal to your level.
You called me Khun again.
If you called me Khun again, I'll be really mad.
Let me help you.
I'm begging you. Please don't.
I am sorry...
Who have you drawn? let me see!!
No, Khun Pa don't look!!
Why? You've drawn your girlfriend?
No, it is not, but I just don't want...
-I will not leave, I must see it, I need to see!! -No don't!!
- No, don't!- Let me see!
-Give it to me! -No, don't!
- Let me see! - No way!
Khun Pa!
Nu!!
Khun Pa, what are you doing here?
I was free so I came to help Nu..
pick up the fireworks.
If there's nothing else, please excuse me.
Nu!!
Next time, don't let me see you again...
alone with Khun Pa.
Who she is...and who we are.
You know our status perfectly well, don't you dear?
Yes, Mother.
- I know well about that. - Wait,
Mother, no please...
Don't let the Madame see this.
Otherwise, us both...
will be in a lot of trouble.
- Here, are these enough? - Yes.
Thank you, I'll go
you are kind, thanks again.
So tell me what are you going to do with these flowers?
I'll have to be going. I won't want to leave my grandmother by herself.
- She is not feeling good. - Bee hold on.
Bee, you stay with your grandma, only the two of you living together?
Yes.
- Khun Mon! - Yes
Father called you to dinner.
Hello Bee, what are you doing here?
- Greetings Khun Nu. - Hello.
Wait. You two know each other?
Yes, Khun Mon. Bee is a niece of Thim. Her house is the neighborhood.
Oh thats good, why don't you walk her home,
it is getting late, I would worry.
Okay, lets go Bee.
Wait!
Here. I give you.
Oho! It's this much, 10 baht.
Take it and buy something delicious to eat.
No, I can't. My grandma taught me not to receive from others easily
if we are not able to repay.
Here,
I give you.
I want to see you have something good to eat at least one day.
I don't hope to gain anything back for it.
Just think that it's my kindness
So you can buy food and medicine for your grandma too.
Please take care of her.
Grandma! Grandma!
- Grandma! - What?
- What is it? - Grandma!
We won't be starving today.
Look. how much I bought
Where did you get money from?
Khun Monthat at Mahathawate gave it to me.
He said to buy food and medicine for you.
Let him be prosperous.
You go put them on the plates.
Yes.
There is a lot of food, isn't there? Grandma.
Eat a lot. Then you'll take the medicine.
Here, it is.
I have your favorite "Tom Kha Gai" too. (It is a name of Thai soup: chicken soup with galangal)
Help yourself. Grandma.
Oh! We have fried vegetables too.
These fried vegetables are very delicious. You always like them, don't you?
We also have pork too. Here, I give you a big piece.
So you'll be stronger.
Bee, Oh Bee . . .
Grandmother
Grandmother, why are you crying?
Or you are angry at me that I received Khun Monthai's money?
No, child.
It's just some dust that got into my eyes.
Bee . . .
Khun Mon.
Just extended our lives.
Don't pretend not to know him.
Do you understand?
Grandma.
Go, go eat.
I must take a nap first.
Grandma.
Don't you forget to take your medicine.
Oh Bee . . .
Your kindness is so great.
If I can manage,
I won't let you beg in the streets
Bee . . .
Lak.
Lak, what are you doing here?
Lak. Wait, Lak.
Why are you avoiding me?
Did I do something? What happened?
No. Khun Mon. It's nothing.
Lak. Wait, Lak.
Don't lie.
How could there be nothing?
Khun Mon. Please let me go.
- Lak, what did I do? - Let me go.
Let go of her hands right now, Mon!
-Mother, wait. - Don't get in my way.
You are bold now or is your hearing bad?
Come here!
- Come here. - Mom, that's enough! Stop it!
- Let go of me. I say to let me go. - Mom.
- Don't do this! - Get back.
Stop trying to get simpathy.*
Behind my back*
acting so exciting*
Stand up!
I warned you, didn't I?
Lak. Come here.
Isn't that right?
- Mom. Stop it!. Enough, mom!
- Let her go please. Mom. - Well, let me go!
What happened?
-It's so loud into the house. -Tuptim
What have you done again?
Oh my gosh, Lak! Why are you like this?
Why are your lips bleeding?
Khun Ying?
I was wrong.
I am sorry, Khun Ying.
I am sorry.
What did she do?
What did she do so wrong?
That you beat her so severely?. And this apology?
Are you daring to ask? She seduces you!
She just waited to flirt with you here and let you hold her hand.
She must have forgotten her position!
I took her by the hand!
Before you hit someone you should sort everything out.
Mon, look how you talk to your Mother, argue with me?
Your tone also leaves a lot to be desired, you are unreasonable.
Lak. You go back to your room first,
I apologized for my mom.
Go.
Mon, do you believe her more than me, is she better than me? Answer.
Here, Khun!
Look you should be ashamed in front of our distinguished guests Khun Weit and Khun Wimorn.
They just came all the way to our banquet.
Let's go back to the house.
Khun Mon.
Don't be upset
Let's play with the fireworks, better. Here, I give you.
Khun Mon, your Mother is calling for you.
What is the matter?
What's that?
An engagement party?
Yes, you have to get engage with Nu Wi as soon as possible.
So I will be sure that you will not get a low class girl...
like the servant's daughter to be my daughter-in-law.
If I am going to do that,
do you think the engagement will be able to stop me?
Monthai, how dare you!
Dear, calm down and talk to him nicely. It's embarrassing.
Do not interfere.
You talking like this means that...
you're not going to stop messing with Lakkana, right?
You are enchanted by her, right?
No, Mom!
I don't think of Lakkana like that.
You think of it all yourself.
And is angry. Angry all the time!
I never thought you would talk to me like this.
I haven't thought also.
that you...
can do this to me!
-Do not! -Take it easy!
No..No..Don't.
Stop now.
Mon,
Calm down. How could you talk to your mother like that?
I am sorry, Dad, Mom.
I have made my decision.
If we're going to get engaged,
just so that I won't mess with Lakkana..
Then let me tell you, it is not necessary!
Because I won't do such a thing like that for sure.
If I am going to get engaged to Wiyada...
the reason won't be senseless and ridiculous like this.
- Mon, you can't do this? - No.
Khun Mon, No...
I have to apologize to you both.
Even though there won't be any engagement party,
I stand here to affirm.
that I..
I will only love Wiyada.
- Mon!! - Look at him, look at me!
Lost his mind! Stupid, ungrateful!!
-Come back!! - Calm down!!
- Stop - Calm down, dear calm down.
- Let go! Let me go! - Keep calm.
What's going on? I'm all confused.
That's right, Khun Jian.
There's probably nothing. Why don't you both go home first. Would that be better?
Let them calm down and then we can talk about it again.
But Mother...
Okay, dear. Let us go back home first, okay?
We will take your leave.
Mon!! Where are you going?!
Come down here, right now!
Where are you running away from me?
Here, Mon!
I told you to come out!
Why are you hiding from me? Come out now, Mon!
- Mon! Come out! - My Dear,
Khun Ying. Khun Ying, stop causing trouble for a change.
Let go!!
My patience has come to an end.
Mon, even as a kid was never hit.
What kind of mother are you? That you do this to your child?
Alright. I'm wrong.
I was too good to him, and now we have a copy of you.
Don't be blaming me!
Do you know that right now...
you are acting like a mental case every minutes.
Who made me like this? Answer!
Who? Who? Who?
Stop! What's wrong with you!
Stop it, both of you!!
Mon!
Yes.
He is my father,
But I also am something else, me who has feeling.
And have my own thoughts.
Mom, can't you believe me?
I give you my word
There's no way that I will mess with a woman...
that I don't love for sure.
I don't believe you.
I don't care,
think what you want.
Whatever you want to believe, it's up to you.
But my word still stands.
That engagement...
will never happen!
Stubborn boy. You wait and see.
I won't stop to do it either. Hah!
Khun Ying and Khun Monthai have a big fight because of you alone.
We are their servants who receive their gratitude everyday.
You should remember this.
Don't do anything to be in trouble like this again! Do you understand?
Yes, mother.
Khun Mon,
I'm sorry.
Oh is this for me 10 Baht?
You want you to have something good to eat for a day.
And I don't hope to gain anything in return.
Consider it as out of kindness.
Buy grandma food and medicine
He's a prince...
My dear god.
I know now. A kind Prince in a fairytale really do exist.
And that Prince's name is Monthai.
Please God, bless Khun Mon.
Please let him sleep well and have good dreams.
Grandma!! Where are you ?
Grandma!!
- She's here just in time. - Grandma.
She's here. Good. We won't waste time.
You go get your luggage and get in my car.
Then we can go home.
Wait. My home is here. Where are you taking me?
Don't you know? Your grandma has given you to me.
Grandma !
Grandma! You've given me to someone else? Don't you love me anymore?
Oh, you are really delusional.
I'm not your real grandmother at all.
Your mom gave me to raised you. But did she give me any money?
Then she had to go and died. And left you for me to raised.
Eight years for me to suffer. It is really too much.
Grandma.
Take it! Go live with them. Go!
No, Grandma...No. Here she is yours . Take care of her !!
- I don't want to go! - I have already told your grandma that I would take good care of you.
I will let you go to school too. Go, let's go live with me.
Yes, take her away!! Grandma!! I don't want to go!!
Go! Go! Come live with me. Don 't be stubborn!
Come on, child !! Stop crying!! Please let go of my hand!!
Grandma, I want you!! Grandma, don't send me away I want to be with you...Release me!! Grandma !!
What's this?
Are you crazy? What's this?
Your granddaughter is really stubborn!
I'm not messing with her. You raised her yourself.
Hold on. Come back. Don't go!
Stupid, child!
How can you be so stupid?
Bee, how can you be so stubborn? Why?
You want to stay here. What good it is?
I've found you a good place. How come you don't want to go stay?
I know, I am misbehaving.
You can hit me if you want but don't leave me.
I want to stay with you, grandma!
You want to stay with me so bad!
Silly child, won't listen!!
Having nothing and begging, how is that happy?
What's so good here that you want to stay?
I have you, Grandma. That's why.
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Khun Mon gave us money to eat for one day.
You even taught me to be grateful to him.
Why? Why don't you want me to take care of you?
Didn't you raised me since I was a baby?
You are really too much.
My dear child...
- Grandma... - No, child, no crying...
I don't know when I will died.
I don't want to listen, Grandma. Don't talk about dying.
You have to promise me, that you will stay with me for a long time.
When I grow up, I will work and support you myself.
Grandma...
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