My grandmother always went to school with me because the school was attached to the temple.
When we had both finished, we would walk back together.
The priest taught us the alphabet and the morning prayer.
This time the village dogs would meet us at the temple door
While the children sat in rows on either side of the verandah singing the alphabet or the prayer in a chorus, my mother sat inside reading the scriptures.
F. and they followed us to our home growling and fighting with each other.