Flowers from Life
SECTION 1
“The flowers have bloomed! We did it!” We shouted with joy/when we saw the yellow and orange marigolds/that we had been looking after. We were studying animal science. So why did we grow flowers?
Everything started two years earlier. In our first year,/we all lived in a dormitory. We got up at six,/and cleaned the smelly cowshed and chicken cages. We were proud of doing these tasks/to raise living creatures.
The toughest and most shocking lesson/was butchering chickens. “Work quickly!” Our teachers ordered us/as we followed their directions. In the end,/we cooked and ate the poultry. And we understood the true meaning of “Itadakimasu.”
SECTION 1
“The flowers have bloomed! We did it!” We shouted with joy/when we saw the yellow and orange marigolds/that we had been looking after. We were studying animal science. So why did we grow flowers?
Everything started two years earlier. In our first year,/we all lived in a dormitory. We got up at six,/and cleaned the smelly cowshed and chicken cages. We were proud of doing these tasks/to raise living creatures.
The toughest and most shocking lesson/was butchering chickens. “Work quickly!” Our teachers ordered us/as we followed their directions. In the end,/we cooked and ate the poultry. And we understood the true meaning of “Itadakimasu.”