M is our helper. She has been with us for a good 6 years and more. When she started, she could not speak any English. Even now, she speaks to us in her own distinctive style of English, often missing the consonants at the end of the words. Her pronunciations of:
- fish
- fig
- peach
... all sound the same: "fi."
M is very generous with us. She has variously given us:
- a few kgs of turmeric powder
- crocodile meat
- fresh fish
- laphet (a Myanmese specialty made of fermented tea leaves)
- bottle gourd seeds.
She often buys clothes for The Daughter. Now that Pistachio is part of the family, M buys toys, doggy vests and walking shoes for Pistachio. Her favouritism is very clear. We ordered 2 sets of dog shoes online. M told us that she wanted to pay for Pistachio's shoes. Last week, M cut up an old dress of mine and sewed for Pistachio a matching set of vest and 4 mitten shoes.
Today, I was most surprised though. M had bought me jewellery. Having observed my fascination for glowing stones, M got me a pendant and 2 bracelets of glowing stones.
It seems so wrong to have M spend so much on us. We tell her not to, but it makes her happy to shop and give us things. So, I guess we can only try to honour the giver as much as we can. So yes, I will wear those bracelets because:
(1) It honours M.
(2) They are pretty.
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