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Padma’s Paddy
“Padma, you’re about to fly thousands of miles,” he said.
I cried out, “You mean...?”
“We made double the rupees we usually do from
growing rice,” he explained with a big smile. “We will use
the money to buy supplies, more fish, and your plane
ticket to Washington.”
With tears in my eyes, I hugged my father. Check
How could Padma’s family buy her plane ticket?
They made double the rupees by raising and selling fish.
Unit 3 | Padma’s Paddy
