It was as if she had not gotten past day two, when Zoran yelled in front of the whole class, ‘Kate, your knives are terrible!’ The worst part of it was, it was her own fault. She arrived at school early the next morning and helped wash and cook rice. She moved briskly around the cypress tub, mixing vinegar into the rice, while Zoran introduced the day’s lesson. “Today we’re doing hirame and karei,” Zoran said. “What’s the difference?” One of the students hazarded a guess. “Ugliness?” “Well, maybe!” Zoran unwrapped two fish. They looked as if they’d been run over by steamrollers. Hirame and karei are Japanese names for the fish that Americans call flounder, halibut, turbot, sole, or plaice, depending on the region and species. Regardless of the names, the main thing about them is that they are all flat—flat as pancakes. And really weird-looking. Both of their eyes are on the same side of their head, and their mouths open sideways, like in a Picasso painting.
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