After Kira's mom dies a group of women starts to
hate Kira because they want her land to build a
pen for their children. When Kira is sent to work
as the robe threader, and lilve in a special
building they aren't happy. Kira also doesn't
know how to dye thread.
Kira is hated by the women in town, and
she has to learn how to make blue dye all
soon after her mother died.
Theme
People are more than
just their physical
abilities.
Kira was born with a twisted leg, so isn't very fast at walking and she gets tired
very easily. In the town that she is from that is unacceptable so anyone like her
will get sent away. Kira gets lucky and can stay, but what happens to the others?