Q: Who is Thuza?
Thuza is a young woman who lived in a village on the banks of the Irrawaddy river.
Q: Who is Theingi?
Theingi is Thuza’s husband who believed he was an alchemist and spent all his time searching for ways to turn dirt into gold.
Q: What was Thuza’s problem with her husband?
Thuza’s problem with her husband was that he spent all their money on his alchemy experiments and refused to get a job.
Q: Who did Thuza approach for a solution to her problem?
Thuza approached her wise old father, Thet, for a solution to her problem.
Q: Who did Theingi go to meet the next day?
Theingi went to meet his father-in-law, Thet, the next day.
Q: What did Thet tell Theingi about his alchemy experiments?
Thet told Theingi that he had done everything exactly like Thet did when he was young, and he was definitely on the verge of a breakthrough.
Q: What was the secret ingredient for turning dirt into gold?
The secret ingredient was a silver powder found only on banana leaves that gain magical powers as the banana plants grow.
Q: How can Theingi obtain the secret ingredient?
Theingi can obtain the secret ingredient by planting the bananas himself and casting certain spells on them.
Q: How much of the silver powder did Theingi need to obtain?
Theingi needed to obtain a kilo of the silver powder.
Q: How did Theingi obtain the silver powder?
Theingi obtained the silver powder by planting banana plants himself, casting magic spells on them, and carefully collecting the powder from the leaves as the plants grew and bore fruit.
Q: What did Theingi do every day after planting the saplings?
Theingi went to the field every day and examined the saplings, kept the weeds and pests away, and collected the silver powder from the leaves as the plants grew and bore fruit.
Q: Who loaned the money to Theingi to start the work?
Thet, Theingi’s father-in-law, loaned the money to Theingi to start the work.
Q: How did Theingi manage to collect enough of the magic powder?
Theingi managed to collect enough of the magic powder by buying more land and growing more bananas over several years.
Q: What was Theingi’s plan after collecting the magic powder?
Theingi’s plan was to turn dirt into gold using the magic powder.
Q: Why did Theingi sell the bananas he grew?
Theingi sold the bananas he grew to earn a living.
Q: What did Theingi’s father-in-law teach him to turn dirt into gold?
He taught him the best way to turn dirt into gold, which was growing bananas and selling them.
