English as a Second Language – ESL
E.S.L.
Story by Thongsay
as told to Joe October 31, 1985
My father have two cow. The cow for pulling the plow. He plant rice and sometime he plant corn and cucumbers and pumpkins. I like best rice and corn.
I left Cambodia because I afraid the Pol Pot regime and the soldiers of Vietnam. Vietnam come in my country. No help arrive. I don’t like the Vietnam regime. I leave with my mother, father, and sister. I leave Cambodia to Thailand. I go by walk.
I scared of Pol Pot and Vietnam.