A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Emily was handy with these kinds of stuff as she used to make toys with straws for her daughter. She made small bright dragonflies and grasshoppers out of leaves. Not too long, the children in the village were attracted by her crafts.

"Look at this small dragonfly! It's so cute! Does this fly?

"You are so good, Miss Beauty! Can I have one?"

"Miss Beauty! Miss Beauty! You don't have to be with this idiot. Would you marry my brother? We have lots of fields and bulls. You don't have to work anymore."

Although Donny didn't understand what the word 'poaching' exactly meant, he had a strong feeling about what was happening. He knew the brother of the little kid talking to Emily. His name was Ben and he was tall and strong, and a lot of girls liked him.

"Hey, back off! Your brother can't have her. Miss Beauty is mine! None of you can take her away from me!" Donny yelled. Donny would never get angry at anything even if he got insulted or hurt, but this time he was furious. It was the first time the kids saw him like this, and he looked like his mother when he was angry – scary and frightening.

The kids who insulted him backed off out of fear. Since there were also adults, they could not throw stones at Donny. So, they just spat at him instead. "You're an idiot! Yeah, that's right! You idiot!"

"An idiot like you doesn't deserve a pretty wife like her!"

"I'll tell you this today! When I grow up, I will take your beautiful wife!" a kid named Bob said.

"I won't let you!" Donny was so furious that his face turned red. He yelled, "I'm not an idiot! Buck off, all of you!"

"Stop it all of you!" Emily shouted. She could not stand seeing Donny being bullied by the children. She rebuked, "Did you know what you just said? Did you know it's bad to hurt other people's feeling? You apologize to Donny, right now!"

She held Donny's hand and his rage disappeared.

The kids looked at each other and shrugged, "Why should we? We're just telling the truth!"

"Don't you know you hurt Donny's feelings? That's not telling the truth. That's insulting others!" Emily calmly said.

"Do you think you can teach us a lesson with your pretty face?"

that she sneered at them, "You don't want

when she called his name and wondered what it was all

sweet but cold like winter snow. She said, "You look like a

open in disbelief and could not say a word.

the other boy who spat at Donny, and said, "Your eyes are so small. Can you even see

"And you!"

boy in the village was raised to be superior to girls. This was why they treated women without respect. They only heard nice words from anyone in the village. But now, a stranger was insulting them? They couldn't stand these

insulted cried. They all

truth!" Emily said sarcastically. Emily gradually calmed down and continued, "Now you know what Donny feels

hurt others, the world has a way to get back at you. So apologize to Donny

eyes were red from crying. They looked at each other after hearing what Emily just said.

We promise not to do it

went

very first time in his life, he became giddy and

time that someone was kind to him and apologized for bullying him. His eyes started to fill with

all of this was because

apologies that easy. But Donny did. You don't bully the weak. And remember this, anything you do to others

and their eyes were

they yelled indiscriminately, "How dare you? What the hell did you do to

Emily said calmly. The flustered and exasperated women noticed the unflappable character of Emily. She was such a graceful and unruffled woman unlike them. Emily continued, "If you

about? Mr. Yang! Do

mother finally arrived and mediated the dispute, "Come on! This is just the children's fight. Let's not make this a big deal. She's from the big city, and that's how they talk in

complained in mind, 'Pah! Like she's the only girl from a big city here! Just because she is the wife of

other village women. She did a little talk with the angry women and

is worth something. You know how to protect my son and that's good,"