HALF WAY THROUGH (2)

I am sorry for being reluctant to arrange the questions along with their answers sequentially as that would have helped the viewer-students more. Perhaps some other time at some other place, god willing. Now let me conclude today’s blog with another question which I believe the students enjoyed answering. It was my question which read like:

“Write an imaginary dialogue of 10 lines ( 5 for each character) between Dawa and the skinny dog in Wangdiphodrang.”

The first student to finish writing the dialogue was Damcho Tshering  and here I have great pride and pleasure in presenting it to you, reader.


An imaginary Dialogue between Dawa and the Skinny Dog:

Skinny Dog:  Do you know that Wangdiphodrang is the cleanest town in Bhutan?

Dawa:            Who cares? I am not from this place.

Skinny Dog   I thought you were new to this place and going to settle down here. I just wanted to help and meant no offence.

Dawa:           No way! My destination is Bumthang.

Skinny Dog: By the way, what’s the name? Looks like you are a mange-victim, mo?   

Dawa:           My name is Dawa. Goes without saying I’m very proud of the name. Scared of the disease though.

Skinny Dog: Come on, Barker. There’s nothing to be scared of. It’s a very common disease among us dogs, Mate.

Dawa:           Everybody’s been telling me the same, but am I not afraid?

Skinny Dog: Why are you headed to Bumthang?

Dawa:           I’m going to Bumthang because of the disease. Besides, I’ve heard of someone called Gelong Ma Pelmo, the Tibetan princess, who cured herself of leprosy by praying and meditating in a cave there.

Skinny Dog: GOOD BYE AND SAFE JOURNEY.

Dawa:           Bye and take care.