A special interview on the Stories of the Ishamo Bridge~Interviews by stydents of Kiyang Elementary School

* Date: Jan. 31, 2007 (Wed)

* Location: Utas yawei ngsal

* Interviewee: Chun-sheng Wang (yawei takuw)

* Interview contents

Yi-jie: how old are you now?

utas yaweiI am 82 years now. Very old! I almost cannot walk.

 

Jun-an: Do you know the story about the Ishamo-Bridge? Could you tell us?

utas yaweiOf course I am familiar with the story about the Isshamo-Bridge. It is about Ishamo, the father of teacher Hui-rui Lai. At that time, the traffic condition of Kiyang was not satisfactory. There was only a hanging bridge connecting Kiyang and the outside world. One day, Ishamo wanted to cross the bridge to the grocery for exchange of some rice. It was fine at the beginning. But it was stormy when Ishamo wanted to come back. The storekeeper asked him to stay in his shop, but Ishamo insisted on returning to the tribe at once. So he crossed the bridge in the stormy weather. When he was on the half way of the bridge, he dropped into the water and was died. Two young persons of the tribe witnessed this situation and saved him from the water. He was heavily hurt and passed away in his room on that night due to the poor medical condition of the time. This is the story about Isamo-Bridge.

 

Yu-wen: Why did you build a bridge to memorize Ishamo and why did not you use another name?

utas yaweiBecause the village office planned to name a new bridge and heard about the story of Ishamo, and finally named it as Ishamo.

 

Jun-ying: could you tell us something in the end?

utas yaweiI hope all children are prudent and see if you are in danger before doing something. Do not make fun of you own life. It is most important to learn everything with patience and do not forget our culture and language.

 

 

 

Interview about Ishamo Bridge ~Interviews by students of Kiyang Elementary School Afterthoughts of students

 

Yi-jie: The grandpa is a good man. He prepared a lot of dessert and drinks for us. Its great! He knew a lot about Kiyang Village, and told us many stories about it.

 

Jun-an: The story about Ishamo Bridge I heard today was different from what I heard before. This story may be correct version. I am very lucky to participate in this activity, which provides a further insight into this tribe.

 

Yu-wen: During the interview, everybody listened silently to the grandpa. We were deeply attracted by his story. I knew a lot about the bridge. Today our schoolmaster also participated in this interview. The grandfather always told us that we were good students and needed to make more efforts for our future.

 

Jun-ying: It seems that the grandpa knows a lot of things. You see, He is not a talker but his mind is filled with wisdom. We really admire him. Director Wang says that the grandpa is able to weave bines. We will try my best to learn the handicraft of Atayal tribe.

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