After these two answers, the other young girls began to ask questions one after another, and I answered them each in turn. One girl who worked in the fields asked something quite interesting: "Why does the poem say, 'Hoeing at high noon, sweat dripping into the soil,' and 'Who knows that the meal in our plates, each grain is hard-earned'? Why must they hoe at noon? We always go to the fields in the morning or the afternoon."
I told her, "That’s because the Kingdom doesn't give them proper tools. They don't have the high-quality farm implements you have, so their work is never-ending; they have to toil from dawn till dusk. They can't just go out early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the sun isn't as fierce like you do. That is because your teacher—me—is wise and powerful, having invented such excellent tools for you. Think about it: were the old tools in your homes back then inconvenient for weeding? And did many weeds leave their roots behind? If they didn't do it at high noon, they were afraid the weeds wouldn't die in the sun."
I continued, "Your Headmaster has racked his brains to create such wonderful hoes for you, allowing you to finish your work with ease, speed, and efficiency. Do you think the Kingdom lacks the ability to make good hoes? No, they have it; they are just too lazy and bothered to make them for you."
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