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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER-3

Dawa’s appointment as the leader of the howling pack was predestined and not accidental. He knew every nook and corner of the city within a few hours of his arrival. Dogs in Thimphu, unlike their counterparts in Paro, who mainly depend on their sense of smell for finding food, have to keep their eyes and ears open for food and there is always plenty of food.
Once during a party, Dawa noticed a muddy-colored dog (physical features of Dampa – small, with a heart-shaped face, large eyes, and spindly legs) moving around the tent with an electrifying swiftness, grabbing a mouthful from a particular tent and disappearing. Dawa later followed the dog and was surprised when the dog spoke to him in Dzongkha. He told Dawa of his fondness for food from the special people. Till his encounter with the dog, Dawa always thought that his ability to understand human language and speak in Dzongkha was quite unique.
He was Dampa (his history – born near Changankha Lhakhang. His ancestry dates back to the time, hundreds of years ago, when the lhakhang was built). He told Dawa that he preferred to keep himself aloof from the other dogs and of his fondness for only Dzongkha. He also advised Dawa to work on his Dzongkha as he had leadership aspirations.
Dawa never forgot Dampa’s advice and followed various groups of monks to learn the best Dzongkha. The first group spoke in Dzongkha laced with curse words. The second group of monks spoke in a language similar to Esperanto – a mixture of Dzongkha, Tibetan, English and Hindi. Although they spoke in a fused language, Dawa followed them around from a distance and heard bits and pieces of their conversation. He was greatly intrigued by their incomprehensible expressions and realized only later on that their topic centred on chilli paste!
Disillusioned, Dawa went back to Dampa in Changangka. Dampa agreed with him, on having been informed of the difficulty of finding the right teacher, that monks today, under the influence of the cultures of other countries through TV, do not speak the best Dzongkha any more. Then pointing to a monk, he asked Dawa to follow him as he had the best Dzongkha.
The kind and gentle monk befriended Dawa with his amicable nature and Dawa found the best teacher he was looking for. He learned the best Dzongkha by following the monk around. With his flair for language, Dawa became proficient in Dzongkha within a very short time. When he went back to Dampa, he was impressed. He then asked Dawa to try to learn the honorific terms from a human school for children. At nightfall Dawa finally left Dampa for the joy of howling.
Dawa then followed a group of children, closely observed two teachers teaching two different classes and selected the class that looked more involved and animated for the sheer joy of learning.

To be continued ………

15 comments:

  1. It a heart touching story
    I am enjoying alot

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  2. How
    dawa become leader of howling pack

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  3. How the leader often emerge in time of chaotic vaccums

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  4. Can u tell me exactly about Dawa's leadership qualities .Only leadership qualities

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  5. What is importance of protagonist encounter with the maid,sonam pem

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  6. My head is going to burst. This summary is AWESOME!

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  7. This is a really good way to understand a noval with in a short period of time and its easy to read, good for the childrens to study

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  8. Describe dawa's encounter with dampa

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    1. Casa first met Dampa during part at Lungtenphu.It is Dampa who advices Dawa to learn how to speak pure Dzongkha and who sends Dawa to school to learn honorific terms.
      Hope it is correct♥

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  9. What are the lessons taught by this novel?

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