1 00:00:00,450 --> 00:00:01,434 Hello everyone. 2 00:00:01,434 --> 00:00:02,288 Welcome back. 3 00:00:02,288 --> 00:00:08,792 I am Minhee Teacher, and today we are reading The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Part Four: Truth and Fog. 4 00:00:08,792 --> 00:00:11,919 This part is where many pieces begin to connect. 5 00:00:11,919 --> 00:00:16,669 Earlier in the book, the story may have felt like several separate roads. 6 00:00:16,669 --> 00:00:17,847 Luna has one road. 7 00:00:17,847 --> 00:00:19,415 Antain has another road. 8 00:00:19,415 --> 00:00:20,788 Xan has her memories. 9 00:00:20,788 --> 00:00:23,395 The woman in the Tower has her own pain. 10 00:00:23,395 --> 00:00:25,418 The Protectorate has its rules. 11 00:00:25,418 --> 00:00:29,129 But now, those roads begin to move toward the same place. 12 00:00:29,129 --> 00:00:30,957 The title uses the word fog. 13 00:00:30,957 --> 00:00:33,824 Fog is thick mist that makes it hard to see. 14 00:00:33,824 --> 00:00:36,561 But in this book, fog is not only weather. 15 00:00:36,561 --> 00:00:37,999 Fog is also confusion. 16 00:00:37,999 --> 00:00:39,372 Fog is a false story. 17 00:00:39,372 --> 00:00:43,343 Fog is what happens when people cannot see the truth clearly. 18 00:00:43,343 --> 00:00:46,795 When the fog begins to lift, characters can see more. 19 00:00:46,795 --> 00:00:50,636 But seeing the truth does not automatically make life easy. 20 00:00:50,636 --> 00:00:54,347 Sometimes truth feels scary because it asks us to change. 21 00:00:54,347 --> 00:00:56,889 It asks us to admit that we were wrong. 22 00:00:56,889 --> 00:01:00,535 It asks us to face pain that was hidden for a long time. 23 00:01:00,535 --> 00:01:03,857 Let's explain this with a simple classroom picture. 24 00:01:03,857 --> 00:01:06,919 Imagine your class is solving a mystery puzzle. 25 00:01:06,919 --> 00:01:09,266 At first, every clue looks separate. 26 00:01:09,266 --> 00:01:10,834 One clue is on the desk. 27 00:01:10,834 --> 00:01:12,662 One clue is near the window. 28 00:01:12,662 --> 00:01:14,360 One clue is in a notebook. 29 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,253 But then someone says, "Wait. 30 00:01:16,253 --> 00:01:20,419 These clues are connected." Suddenly the puzzle becomes clearer. 31 00:01:20,419 --> 00:01:22,247 That is what Part Four does. 32 00:01:22,247 --> 00:01:25,504 This part also helps us understand origin stories. 33 00:01:25,504 --> 00:01:27,851 An origin is where something begins. 34 00:01:27,851 --> 00:01:32,991 When we learn the origin of a problem, we can judge the problem more carefully. 35 00:01:32,991 --> 00:01:40,664 We can ask, "Was this caused by one bad person, or by a whole system of fear and lies?" Let's learn five useful words. 36 00:01:40,664 --> 00:01:41,388 First, fog. 37 00:01:41,388 --> 00:01:44,255 Fog is thick mist that makes it hard to see. 38 00:01:44,255 --> 00:01:46,862 In this story, fog also means confusion. 39 00:01:46,862 --> 00:01:47,781 Second, truth. 40 00:01:47,781 --> 00:01:49,414 Truth means what is real. 41 00:01:49,414 --> 00:01:52,606 The truth is different from the town's old story. 42 00:01:52,606 --> 00:01:53,525 Third, origin. 43 00:01:53,525 --> 00:01:55,872 Origin means where something begins. 44 00:01:55,872 --> 00:01:58,934 An origin story explains how a problem started. 45 00:01:58,934 --> 00:02:00,048 Fourth, converge. 46 00:02:00,048 --> 00:02:03,824 Converge means to come together from different directions. 47 00:02:03,824 --> 00:02:06,171 Several paths converge in the woods. 48 00:02:06,171 --> 00:02:07,220 Fifth, shocking. 49 00:02:07,220 --> 00:02:10,477 Shocking means very surprising and hard to accept. 50 00:02:10,477 --> 00:02:12,954 Some truths in this part are shocking. 51 00:02:12,954 --> 00:02:14,847 Now let's practice shadowing. 52 00:02:14,847 --> 00:02:16,350 The fog begins to lift. 53 00:02:16,350 --> 00:02:18,178 Truth can be scary at first. 54 00:02:18,178 --> 00:02:20,396 Different paths begin to converge. 55 00:02:20,396 --> 00:02:23,133 An origin story changes our understanding. 56 00:02:23,133 --> 00:02:26,065 A character must be brave when truth appears. 57 00:02:26,065 --> 00:02:26,984 Great reading. 58 00:02:26,984 --> 00:02:29,396 Here is your final thinking question. 59 00:02:29,396 --> 00:02:33,952 What should a person do when a comforting story turns out to be false? 60 00:02:33,952 --> 00:02:37,079 Think about that question before the final part. 61 00:02:37,079 --> 00:02:41,180 Next time, we will talk about choice, reunion, grief, and hope. 62 00:02:41,180 --> 00:02:42,066 See you soon.