As early as 1 A.M. the crows from Nang's roosters bounced and echoed along the rows of five story Chinese shop houses in his neighbourhood.



Nang's had brought them when he moved from the country, so he and his family would feel more at home in the city.

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The neighbour's complaints had only met with smiles and nods from Nang.

He thought they too would come to love the feel of the country like he and his family, given a little time.

But they didn't.

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Weeks turned into months and then a year before Tong , whose house was across the street, could stand no more.

Tong filed a complaint accusing Nang of disturbing the people in the neighbourhood and asked the court to order that the roosters be removed.

Nang answered that his roosters were a normal part of Thai life and his family loved them, so it was unfair to ask him to go without them.

Tong responded that roosters may be a normal part of Thai life in the country, but Nang had moved to the city where the roosters were causing headaches for the people who could not sleep because of them.