| Summary: | Tale of a young Nepali peasant farmer's run of bad luck. Dhan Dhane Bahadur Basnet, 25, strives to support himself; his wife, Maina; a small son; and his teenage sister, Jhumavati, and buys a buffalo on interest from a moneylender to help plant his family plot. But the buffalo's calf dies, then the buffalo rampages a neighboring field, leaving Dhane responsible for damages. To pay off the debt, Dhane agrees to work another farmer's fields and offers his home and land as security.
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