![]() Young-sup begs to fly the kite with Kee-sup who says, no, at first only to relent as he tires of his limited success flying the kite. Kee-sup gets a kite for the New Year's celebration while the jealous Young-sup gets a board game. The unfairness of the treatment boils beneath the surface of Young-sup who wants his father to notice him the same as Kee-sup. ![]() The firstborn is the only sibling that gets to go to the ancestors gravesite, study to become a scholar, and make decisions in the family. Young-sup is second to his brother, Kee-sup, where 15th century Korean traditions are such that their father treats the second son different than the first son. Some choices we cannot choose: choice of being a boy or girl, the choice of siblings, or the choice of birth order. ![]() ![]() Some choices we can choose: the choice of occupation, the choice of attitude, the choice of following traditions. Like Seesaw Girl, this book deals with choices in life. ![]()
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