Chickens, buffalo, and pigs were mostly used for sacrifices rather than for daily meals. Meat to consume for dinner came from hunting and the various fish and small-animal traps Y’Tin and his father set in the jungle. All down the long hallway, Y’Tin saw women cooking at their kitchens. All ten women cooked with great solemnity, as if they were involved in a very serious matter. His auntie who owned the longhouse was no doubt cooking chicken. Y’Tin’s family could have eaten chicken too, but Y’Tin’s mother didn’t believe in eating meat every night because despite the family’s wealth, she was very frugal. Y’Tin remembered that the Americans were so rich, they ate meat every day. “How was school?” his mother asked. Her hair was tied back the way it always was when she was cooking. She was taller than his father, and her face was smooth and round. She wiped her hands on her sarong and looked at him. “Ah, school. It was—honestly, Ami, it was the same as always. One day is like the next.”
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