Shipwrecks (2009)
Shipwrecks
“One morning, when the sea was calm, Isaku stepped down to the earthen floor to be told by his mother, ‘Take Isokichi out with you from now on.’Isaku stared at his younger brother, who sat beside the fireplace facing him. In effect, she wanted him to teach Isokichi how to work an oar and catch fish. Though the boy had started to help carry bundles of dried branches home from the mountains behind their house, Isaku thought it would be a tough task to teach little Isokichi how to become a fisherman.‘Isokichi, why are you still sitting on your backside?’ yelled his mother, slapping his little brother fiercely across the face. Isokichi got to his feet and scampered to the dirt floor, still holding his hand against his cheek. Isaku picked up the oar that stood in the corner of the room, swung it onto his shoulder, and left the house. His mother and Isokichi followed him, fishing-tackle in hand. With the last hint of dawn still in the sky, there wasn’t a cloud to be seen, holding promise of ...a clear autumn day.As he walked to the shore he thought that it was about time Isokichi started going out on the water.MoreLess
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