出生後，
我們一眾兄弟姊妹就住在一起，
天天沒事做就只是吃呀吃的，
食物好像永遠都吃不完似的。
也沒有天敵來襲，
我們日夜長大，
都期望能飛到天空中的那一天。
一天一天過去了，
看見身邊都一個一個結起繭來，
自己也不免有點焦急。
終於，
我感覺到身體內的訊號，
是時候了！
我也能吐絲了！
我匆忙但小心地用絲把自己包裹起來。
完成後，
終於能好好睡一睡了。
我知道，
睡醒後，
我便能擁有一雙飛翔的翅膀，
在空中翩翩起舞，
和兄弟姊妹一同在花間追遂嬉戲了。
我還在睡夢中，
夢中有輕柔的風，
甜美的花兒，
還有無邊無際的天空，
快了快了！
爐上正在熱著一大鍋熱水，
阿嬋看著準備下鍋的蠶繭，
想著等這次的絲繭賣了後，
兒子的學費便有了著落。
還有蠶蛹，
賣去後給他買套新衣服好上學用。
想著想著便笑了，
自己小時候沒有機會讀書，
可不能讓兒子跟自己有相同的命運。
她要兒子好好用功，
將來離開這個默默無聞的小村落，
到更好更大的城市過更好的生活。
We are all orphans on the day we were born,
Our parents passed away long ago,
We were born and raised by the nature.
Our life may be short,
But if we can hug the sky,
Cling the light of fire,
Even luckier,
Leave our gene in the world,
Then we have no regrets at all.
After coming to the world,
We all siblings live together,
We have nothing to do, just eat, eat and eat,
The food seems never finished,
No enemies come to attack us,
We grow up day by day,
And all are expecting the day of flying into the sky.
As days pass by,
My siblings have already transformed to cocoons,
I start to be stressful.
Finally,
I feel the signal from my body,
It is the time!
I can spin silk too!
I do it quickly with care to wrap myself.
After finish,
I can finally take a good rest.
I know,
When I wake up,
I will have wings for flying,
Flowing in the air,
Chasing my siblings and playing among flowers.
I am dreaming,
There is breeze in my dream,
Sweet flowers,
And the wide and boundless sky as too,
It won't be long!
There is a big pot of hot water on the stove,
Aa Sim is looking at the cocoons which are prepared to be put in the pot,
Thinking about after selling the silk,
She will be able to pay school fee for her son.
And the faeces,
After being sold, there will be money for the school uniform,
She thinks and smiles,
She didn't have a chance to go to school,
She doesn't allow her son has the same destiny as hers.
She is making her son study hard,
Leave this small and obscure village one day,
To live a better live in a bigger city.
