A State of Mind Page #6

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Song Yon's mother was the

first North Korean citizen

to speak to a foreigner on the record

about the arduous march.

When we say "difficult" we mean

that we had grown up...

...with the benevolence of the state...

...without worries about housing

food or clothing,

Suddenly, due to situations such as

the imperialists' economic blockades...

...abnormal climatic phenomena and the

farming going wrong...

...there were problems with food rations.

To let you know how bad we felt then...

...I only need tell you about

our eldest daughter's

birthday at the time.

On Song Mi's birthday we

had nothing but maize.

So I ground the cobs of maize and

made porridge with it.

We celebrated our eldest

daughter's birthday...

...by giving half a bowl of

porridge to the other children...

...and a whole bowl to the birthday girl.

To mark April 15th, rations are increased.

Normally, the citizens of Pyongyang

are entitled to one chicken and five

eggs per person per month.

Although the food situation has greatly

improved in Pyongyang

it is still a precarious situation for most civilians

with much of the population reliant on

foreign aid.

Malnutrition is now the biggest threat to

the next generation of North Koreans.

You can't say that our life is

abundant at the moment.

But it's considerably better than

during the Arduous March.

Moran Bong Middle School Number One

The performance is three months away and

the intensive daily training is taking its toll

on the girls.

They have overslept and

are late for roll call.

We will guard the Great Leader

General Kim Jong II...

...to the death.

We will stand together as one...

...no matter how adverse

the circumstances...

...and keep to our own style of socialism...

I now bring to an end this gathering

to give an oath of loyalty...

...to the Great Leader, General Kim Jong II.

We will start marching.

Go forward!

"Long Live Generalissimo Kim Jong II!"

Song Yon's English Lesson

Song Yon's English Teacher

Song-yeon is a good student

but not very good at studying.

She cannot spend as much time

in studying as other students

because she has to spare a big amount

of time for practicing gymnastics.

Her score at school is not one of the best

but not one of the worst, either.

Hello everybody.

Everyone of us has

something to do in the future.

Most of us will join the

Korean Peoples Army.

Let's join the campaign to acquire

the name 'Honorary Red Flag. '

Hyon Sun's Revolutionary History Lesson

How many types of greatness does

the Great Leader have?

Three:
firstly?

Greatness in ideology

Second?

Greatness in leadership.

Third?

Greatness in aura.

So we recognise three aspects to the

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