The narrator tells us that his father once said that a successful person needs to be able to read and write. He tells us about how he wants to give his slave, Sinian, his hair color at age 6. Sinian is upset that he didn't ask him to arrange a car for him when he was supposed to pick him up from school. He also wants to do something nice for the family. He wants to buy a fancy car for himself and his slave so that they won't be looked down upon by other people. He says that he's going to order one of his slaves to pick up Sinian from school so that he can do something for his family. The narrator then tells us how he plans to get Sinian to accept his plan by three simple steps. First, he wants him to get sick. Then he wants Sinian's help to cool down. And finally, he tells him to scratch him. He doesn't want to die, he just wants him dead.