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Chapter 91

           Wealllaughed,butitwasafairbreedofgallowshumor,becausethere’snothingfunnyaboutWayan’ssituationintheworldrightnow.Herearethefacts:Singlemom,precociouschild,hand-to-mouthbusiness,imminentpoverty,virtualhomelessness.Wherewillshego?Can’tlivewiththeex-husband’sfamily,obviously.Wayan’sownfamilyarericefarmerswayoutinthecountrysideandpoor.Ifshegoesandliveswiththem,it’stheendofherbusinessasahealerintownbecauseherpatientswon’tbeabletoreachherandyoucanprettymuchforgetaboutTuttievergettingenougheducationtogosomedaytoAnimalDoctorCollege.

           Otherfactorshaveemergedovertime.ThosetwoshygirlsInoticedonthefirstday,hidinginthebackofthekitchen?ItturnsoutthattheseareapairoforphansWayanhasadopted.TheyarebothnamedKetut(justtofurtherconfusethisbook)andwecallthemBigKetutandLittleKetut.WayanfoundtheKetutsstarvingandbegginginthemarketplaceafewmonthsago.TheywereabandonedtherebyaDickensiancharacterofawoman-possiblyarelative-whoactsasasortofbeggingchildpimp,depositingparentlesschildreninvariousmarketplacesacrossBalitobegformoney,thenpickingthekidsupeverynightinavan,collectingtheirproceedsandgivingthemashacksomewhereinwhichtosleep.WhenWayanfirstfoundBigandLittleKetut,theyhadn’teatenfordays,hadliceandparasites,theworks.Shethinkstheyoungeroneismaybetenandtheolderonemightbethirteen,buttheydon’tknowtheirownagesoreventheirlastnames.

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