"It arrives uninvited" "It was closer to me... than my eyelashes" "Are you afraid it will follow you?" "I'm wondering why I'm still alive" "If it arrives, that's it" "How much?" "Will you give me a ride?" "I don't take passengers" "Take him" "I'm watched, so sorry" "No contrabands, no passengers" "No stowaways" "When will this tunnel open by and by?" "If things work out before the first snow" "So they say" "Hey, let's play" "Someone's here!" "Mom, come here!" "Look!" "Mom, there!" "Where?" "Take me there" "Come, so funny" "Wait, let Mom go first" "Let's get back" "Eat this" "Creep out!" "You scared the kid!" "Come" "Take it" "Who are you?" "Move, I'm talking to you" "Why are you hiding in the mouse hole?" "Oh, come now!" "Why are you so dark?" "Talk!" "You're not dumb, are you?" "You're not coming out?" "Well, stay until you rot!" "Be a dumb, fine!" "Hey, kids" "Come along for your wash" "Come if you want cleaning" "What do they call you?" "Your pa, ma, sisters and brothers?" "What are they called?" "Mom, he's there!" "Really?" "Wash him first" "Perhaps you're a jinnee out of a cool bucket" "You're black, and dumb" "You have no name either" "Everybody has a name, except giants" "Look, he doesn't cry" "My mom called me Naii" "I called her Golbesar" "He's Ooshin" "What's your name then?" "Tell me your name" "Where are you from?" "What are you?" "You're running away or being chucked out?" "At first I thought you had been lost" "If you want any seeds, come and get it" "I would have come up if I had wings" "You're not from heaven, are you?" "You just appeared" "Mom!" "Oh!" "Mom!" "I come from faraway" "I don't know where I am" "Is this still Iran or another land?" "I don't understand your language" "I was somebody for myself" "I'm not a grown-up yet" "But I have parents" "My sister was just your size" "Oh, God!" "What happened?" "I woke up one morning" "I was hungry" "Father got up from breakfast" "The floor moved" "And there's the car splitting noise" "Mom prayed" "I couldn't hear her" "Black smoke was everywhere" "My sister who was your size... was lost in the smoke" "Mom caught fire and burned" "Dad's arms flew into the sky" "But he sank in the earth" "I ran to school" "Our teacher was crushed between walls" "Why don't you take Bashu?" "Now they're looking for me in the other world" "I'm left alone" "What's up, dear Naii?" "Oh, auntie, I'm left alone" "My man is running after a job" "He'll be back soon" "The kids need a father" "Where does this piece of charcoal come from?" "No letter?" "No letter" "It's over 20 days now" "Did previous ones come earlier?" "No, over 20 days later" "Don't be so anxious" "Do you have any soap?" "Two bars, please" "Who is he?" "So much like a piece of charcoal!" "Why are you staring at me like that?" "Shut up!" "Why, he's with me!" "Is he a relative?" "I've no relatives" "If I wash him, he'll turn clean" "Take this soap, then" "Come!" "Mom..." "Hey!" "This is called "axe"" "What do you call it?" "What do you call it?" "Listen, AXE!" "What do you call it?" "Oven" "Axe" "Oven" "What?" "Oven" "What do you call this then?" "It's from a hen, what do you call this?" "Halelu" "What?" "Halelu" "Fine, I see" "This is called "doll", what do you call it?" "What?" "This is called "doll", what do you call it?" "Alos" "Alos is what you play with" "Follow me, this is Parma Fruit" "Parma Fruit" "Tarma Fruit" "This one" "Bucket" "What?" "Bucket" "Basin" "This is called "bucket"" "This is called "rice"" "Ricelet" "What do you call this?" "Ricelet" "What?" "What do you call this?" "Ricelet" "Really?" "Sure" "Banka" "What?" "Banka" "Pelitt" "Naii!" "Bashu!" "I hear you have a guest" "He looks like a bugbear" "Where is he from?" "I don't know" "Is he dumb?" "He doesn't talk, poor guy" "I don't understand him" "He looks at us as if we were monsters" "Hello, is this the boy they talk about?" "What a surprise, my sister-in-law" "Look, he looks like a sooth-blackened lamb" "What's his name?" "I think he said 'Bashu'" "What kind of name is that?" "Whoever comes will have to leave" "When will he leave?" "Who'll fetch him?" "Last year we had a guest who stole" "What about this one?" "Take your seat" "Make yourself at home" "Look, he's so dark" "Is he sick?" "Hey, show me your teeth" "Are you sure there are no lice in his hair?" "Naii, that's not a wise decision to make" "Why didn't you talk with us before?" "He was lost" "He's been here only for a few days" "Wait till they come and fetch him back" "Something must be wrong with him" "It's not that simple" "Hello, what's up?" "So this is the guest they talked about?" "Why doesn't he greet us?" "He doesn't speak our tongue" "Hello" "Nice to meet you" "Hey, long time no see!" "Nice to meet you" "Hello, everybody" "Which country does he come from?" "I hope he doesn't bring you bad luck!" "Exactly!" "What if a disaster follows him?" "A pest or something" "God forbid, don't say that!" "You did well, Naii" "May God bless you" "You just can't leave him wandering" "If anything happens to him then relatives will appear" "Guests are expensive" "My brother's gone away in search of bread" "Yet, you've added another mouth to feed" "Make it this way" "Find a good excuse to talk us into it" "Have I committed a crime?" "You've frightened the boy" "Get out of my house" "I don't want you to be here" "You'll regret it, we told you" "If I ever ask for your help spit into my hand" "I'm not worried at all" "Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite" "And don't let this bad boy bite" "Send him to my place" "I'll put him to work in the field" "As free labour?" "He's not an orphan" "I'll pay you 1o tomans a day!" "Shame on you!" "It pays the debt" "You owe me a lot!" "Let that fire-brand work and pay your debts" "Don't be so stubborn!" "When my husband returns I'll settle them all!" "Mom, something wrong with the charcoal" "Mom, he's moaning" "What?" "Take a look" "What happens to you?" "How do you feel?" "Wake up!" "C'mon!" "What happens to you?" "What can I do?" "Help!" "Hey!" "My dear sister-in-law!" "Bashu is ill!" "He's dying!" "Come and help him!" "Paying back the visit so soon?" "Didn't you say you won't need any help?" "You'll let me spit on your hand if you need my help, right?" "Please!" "A motherless boy is dying!" "Help!" "Help!" "The boy is dying!" "Leave me alone, go away!" "The poor boy is delirious" "But I can't understand even a word of his" "Your medicine once cured my kids" "Please!" "Of course my medicine cures" "But it cures only the white" "I don't know how to cure black people" "He's black, and he stinks" "I wonder if he ran away from a colliery" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Take it" "To my dear and beloved husband" "We haven't heard from you for long" "Take care of yourself" "Hope that we can meet soon" "When you come back you'll be busy helping us with the harvest" "You're outta mind" "You work all day long to feed him" "It's insane" "Too nosy!" "Hey, fetch me that bucket, lazy bone" "What are you writing?" "To my dear and beloved husband" "We haven't heard from you for long" "Take care of yourself" "Hope that we can meet soon" "When you come back you'll be busy helping us with the harvest" "The news is that we have a guest" "Now I know it, you've taken him as free labour" "Is he a guest or a slave?" "Start it all over" "I'll keep him until his parents are found" "Perhaps you tell us what to do" "Hey..." "Hey!" "Water now, close your eyes" "Again" "Get dressed" "Be quick, or you'll have a running nose" "Your hand, here" "Go play now" "Hey, come here and wash" "Come here!" "C'mon!" "Come here and wash!" "C'mon!" "Come and have a wash" "Why are you standing there?" "Don't run" "You can run nowhere" "Hey, come here and wash" "What are you sitting there for?" "Jesus!" "Why?" "No change in colour?" "!" "So clean!" "So smart!" "You listen to me, Naii" "Get rid of him while you still can" "Get him to somebody else" "This is my wish" "You take him, please" "Take him, God be with you" "Come on, follow me" "Take his hand" "Me?" "No way!" "Leave me alone" "Bashu, where are you going?" "Help me with this ladder" "You're so careless" "Lie down, now!" "Lie down!" "Danger!" "Help!" "Help!" "What are you doing here?" "He's an idiot!" "How can you bully a little boy?" "This is wrong!" "Iran is our country" "We are from the same land" "We are the children of Iran" "Have you gone to school?" "He makes mistakes" "He reads better than you" "Where are your parents?" "He ran away from home" "Oh, no!" "Where are you from?" "I hope you are taking good care of the fig tree" "Take good care of the oven" "Take care of the rice paddles" "Maybe I'll come back before the harvest" "As to what I do you better don't know it" "Send your letters by the same person" "Give my regards to all the neighbours and relatives" "I send you and the children my regards" "I hope to see you soon" "As for that newly-arrived boy whose name is Bashu he is welcome" "The way you wrote, he sounds like a young man" "I am glad that you are not alone" "You have so much to do" "He can help you if I am not here" "Give him my best regards" "Why don't you talk, Bashu?" "So that we may understand" "Where are you palm trees?" "Where are your ships?" "Where are the ships with masts taller than the palms?" "Your sun is playful" "Have you seen anybody playing the flute?" "Ever heard of its melody?" "Why don't you ever talk about army?" "Oh, the brat!" "Brat!" "Brat!" "Brat!" "Follow me" "Don't go away by yourself" "Eggs here, big eggs, good eggs for you" "I want your eggs" "Seven fifty, thanks" "How much is this?" "Five for each" "That's too expensive" "No, it's a steal already" "How much is this?" "25 dollars" "Too expensive!" "But it's a good chicken" "How about 15 dollars?" "23 dollars" "Let's go in between, 20 dollars" "Fine, deal" "Take it" "Thanks" "He pays less!" "Hey, come back!" "How much did you pay?" "That's twenty" "Twenty dollars for the chicken only" "You took more than a chicken" "You just paid 20 dollars, look" "So mean, I bought a whole chicken from you" "Thank Heaven!" "Now you're free" "Why are you so sad?" "Be happy and laugh" "How much is it?" "20 dollars" "It's good" "You can't find better than this" "How much do you sell this?" "20 dollars" "So expensive!" "Nowhere else sells so expensive" "What?" "You're the most expensive here" "Impossible!" "Go to the cheaper one if you can find one" "Bye" "Bye" "I'd like to take a look at this one" "How much?" "50 dollars" "Make it forty" "No, fifty is fifty 40!" "40 and you still earn" "No, no bargaining" "Let's make it 45, it's fair" "Bashu?" "Bashu?" "Bashu?" "Are you tired?" "A little bit" "You saw where Bashu's gone?" "No, I don't know" "Bashu?" "Bashu?" "Where's Bashu?" "Bashu?" "Bashu?" "Bashu?" "I'm worried" "God knows what happened to him" "What'll he eat?" "Where'll he sleep?" "He's not as tough as you" "It's all a matter of habit" "He should've gotten used to it" "He was from the city" "He couldn't take us farm people" "That's your fault" "You should've gone to look for him" "He's got nobody" "Something might've happened to him" "You shouldn't have let him go" "He's sitting right next to us" "If I got my hands on him, I wouldn't let go" "You son of bitch, just babbling" "He was a real brat" "He knows arithmatics" "One mouth less to feed" "I'm not sorry for him, but for myself" "They'll put the blame on me... for not being able to take care of a kid" "Well, bygones are bygones" "That's it, it's finished now" "Listen" "What is it?" "Bashu!" "Look!" "He's so funny!" "Bashu!" "Quiet, let the trees grow" "What's he saying?" "Neii, what do you think?" "You scared our kids" "You are standing by outsiders" "If you want to fight fight one at a time" "How many persons against one?" "Next time I see him" "I know what to do with him" "Now I know why you don't like him" "He knows arithmatics" "But you can't tot up your account with your abacus" "You buy on credit and yet you nag?" "You always overcharge me" "Who said so?" "He?" "Look, they are friends again" "Shake hands" "Honey" "I've heard from people in the village... that you picked a charcoal from nowhere" "And you are going to raise him, right?" "What the hell are you doing?" "How can you do such a shame on me?" "You are the wife and mother of the family" "Aren't you worried of gossips?" "We've one more mouth to feed" "You think I earn easy money?" "Why are you sleeping here?" "Don't you have a place?" "Come on, go sleep in your bed" "What do you want, Bashu?" "Mom is sick, I want medicine" "I want to see the doctor" "Doctor has gone to town" "He won't be back until tomorrow night" "Naii is sick, mom is sick" "What can I do?" "To write this letter" "I didn't go to our neighbour" "This letter is written by my son Bashu" "He helps me with the chores" "He eats less than he works" "I feed him from my own share" "Just like other kids" "He's the son of the sun and the earth" "By and by from every six words he speaks" "I understand three" "God bless us" "Can I have some water?" "Why are you staring at me like this?" "I thought you were another man" "Who was playing the flute?" "Tress branches grow better with music" "You also have a scarecrow" "I made it" "Something wrong?" "Its hands" "Where I was, they played the flute too" "What's the matter with its hands?" "It's a good sound, good thinking" "Bashu, where's Naii?" "She's gone to enroll me at school" "Did you see her?" "I've got news for her" "Bashu, Naii's husband is back" "Who?" "Not just a letter, but he himself" "How can you keep the child?" "We have two kids already" "Why not?" "Don't you feel ashamed?" "It has nothing to do with that I did nothing wrong" "How can I leave him alone outside?" "You didn't bring back any money" "You have lost your hand on top of everything" "Was there no other job?" "I could only find work there" "What am I to say to the kids about the harvest?" "Who's this man?" "Your father" "Where have you gone?" "Looking for you" "Shake hands"