![]() Sang Ly offers her the book if she can keep her family at the dump.Īn unlikely friendship develops between the two women, and Sang Ly learns that Sopeap knows how to read- something Sang Ly has always wanted to learn. But when Sopeap sees a discarded children's book lying on Sang Ly's cardboard bed, her mood changes. ![]() When Sang Ly is unable to pay her rent, she fears her family will have to leave their shanty home- a place where only her possessions can be carried in two hands. ![]() She needs enough good days to pay the Rent Collector, Sopeap- a grumpy old woman who is willing to evict any tenant who can't pay their rent on time. On a good day, she can earn enough to buy food for her family. Sang Ly lives at Cambodia's largest city dump, earning a living for her family by sifting through the trash for recyclables and things which can be repaired and sold.
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