Unit 3: Selection Vocabulary 2

I remember how I’d smile
listening to my little ones,
understanding every word they’d say,
their jokes, their songs, their plots.

My husband frowned, drank more beer.

I’m forty,
embarrassed at mispronouncing words,
embarrassed at the laughter of my children,
the grocer, the mailman.

I’m forty,
embarrassed at mispronouncing words,
embarrassed at the laughter of my children,
the grocer, the mailman.

Sometimes I take
my English book and lock myself in the bathroom,
say the thick words softly,
for if I stop trying, I will be deaf
when my children need my help.

Hatshepsut, royal daughter of Pharaoh Tuthmosis and his Great Wife Ahmose, grew up in an Egypt that was peaceful, prosperous, and respected throughout the known world.

When the time came for Pharaoh Tuthmosis to name an heir to his throne, only one son remained: Tuthmosis, son of Mutnofret, a woman of the pharaoh’s harem.

The regent would have to be someone familiar with palace life and protocol.

According to the story told on the walls of Djeser-Djeseru, she had been chosen as pharaoh by the gods themselves, even before her birth. Perhaps, even after years on the throne, she still felt a need to justify a woman’s right to rule.

They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes...

Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed