Mrs. Cholthicha lives in a small village. Her husband is dead, but she has one son. He is 21 years old, and his name is Ches. He used to work in a shop in the village and lived with his mother.

But then he got a job in a town and moved there. Its name was Loei Province. It was quite a long way from his mother’s village, and she was not happy about this.

But Ches said, “There isn’t any good work for me in the country, Mother. I can earn a lot of money in Loei Province and send you some every week.”

Mrs. Cholthicha was very angry last Sunday. She got on a train and went to her son’s house in Loei Province. Then she said to him, “Ches, why do you never phone me?”

Ches laughed. “But Mother,” he said, “you haven’t got a phone!”

1. How old is Ches?

2. Where did Ches get a new job?

3. How did Mrs. Cholthicha travel to see her son?

1. Why did Ches move to Loei Province? Was it a good decision?

2. Why was Mrs. Cholthicha angry? Do you think Ches’s answer was funny or sad? Explain.