Far Away Buried Child: This family had to bury their child far away from home on the road.

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Tease with Beans: Road trips can get long. This child passes the time teasing her sleeping sibling by putting beans in his ears.

So Far, Haven’t Begged: “So far, so good.” This family hasn’t had to beg for food yet.

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Modest Grandchild: Grandchildren of the next generation will be taught modesty by hearing stories from grandparents of living through the Great Depression by hitting the road.

Make the Rounds in Silk Gauze: Desperate women in silk gauze stockings make the rounds in camp at night.

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Stroll like Crazy: In normal times, strolling in the middle of the road would be crazy, but this road was abandoned when the factory closed. (1930's On the Road)

Satisfied: Horns on a Sow Despite hard times, country fairs are alive and well. This self-satisfied sow, with horns on his head, is destined to win a prize.

rich, fat man is pressed up next to another passenger on the road, presses him to move over;, Press the Rich Man: Even though the stock market crash probably immediately affected the rich the most, they are still being pressed to help those in less fortunately circumstances than themselves.

elegant road Champs d‘Elysee penetrates the city; (Light) Penetrates the Elegant (Structure): During the New Deal era, many civic buildings are being constructed including city halls, schools and libraries. Despite the practical nature of these buildings, many have elegant elements, making them national treasures. At this school in Portland, Oregon, light penetrates the elegant structure. (Milwaukie Junior High)

Quick, (Grab) Your Bundle: The banks are scared of more defaults on loans. If the bank man is on his way to find you, quick, grab your bundle and hit the road.

Narrate through Art: The WPA will commission hundreds of thousands of murals for public buildings like hospitals, schools, post offices and city halls. Murals narrate through art the stories of humanity.

large dog reaches the injured runner on the road first;, When You Reach the Large Dog: A Hooverville in the west is located under a billboard with a large dog. Families looking for each other know they have arrived.

Flee, Rabbit: To supplement meager incomes, people are hunting rabbits and raising rabbits. A small boy, knowing his pet will become dinner one day, opens its cage and tells it to flee.

If you come in late from the road and are tardy, your hand gets slapped with a ruler.

The miners kept coming, only to retreat when they found no silver.

discount on coffins passes away as the salesman moves down the road;, Pass Away Discount: Unfortunately, unemployment always brings a rise in the suicide rate. Seeing themselves as damaged goods, they hope to give their families a discount by passing away.

Go Back Against: As Okies flow west, legislators from California go east, back against the flow, to Washington to demand support for migrants.

One after Another: Vehicles Families are loading their vehicles, and one after another they are fleeing Oklahoma.

Meeting with Cáo Cāo on the road: the Chinese equivalent of the English idiom "speak of the devil" is "speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives" (说到曹操，曹操就到)

Meet with Cao: For most Oakies, the first time meeting with a Chinese person is in California. (On the Road, 1930's)

Abide by Veneration: Traditional families still encourage their young to abide by what they’ve been taught despite difficulties, to venerate the road their forefathers have paved.

Remote Cookie Jar: For those who have to leave their homes and take to the road, much was left behind that was impractical to carry. For this child, the cookie jar in the kitchen is becoming a remote memory. (1930's On the Road)

“Chocolate chip cookies, so far on the road…”

Exceed (the Date) on the Slaughterhouse (Meat): In Depression times, nothing is wasted, even expired meat. Here the slaughterhouse is giving away anything extra to those headed out on the road.

patrol route like a stream, just keeps flowing down the road;, Patrol the Stream: “Hoovervilles” are shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression (named after President Herbert Hoover, whom many want to blame for the economic downturn). The Dust Bowl has exacerbated conditions, and some people in California are trying to patrol their border to prevent the stream of “Okies” from coming into their state.

hit your stride on the road at ten thousand steps;, Stride Ten Thousand: The New Deal offers new hope to millions out of work. Government-created jobs encourage the country to stride forward into a new era, take ten thousands steps forward.

Noah releases the dove one last time, and she doesn’t return. He takes this as a sign that it is time to leave the ark, that the road is requesting his presence OR Request the Presence of Noah’s Dove: During the flood of misery during the Depression, people often requested the presence of Noah’s dove of peace.

take the scenic route when you have excess time on the road OR Route of Excess: Some are saying following the route of excess during the 1920’s is what led to the scarcity of the 1930’s.

Arrest the Bondservant: In some ways, sharecroppers during the Depression were bondservants. This one was minding his own business but still got arrested.

Suitable for your Tongue: Another schoolhouse custom is licking the road as a suitable punishment for unsuitable words spoken in the classroom.

to create, first declare and then take the long road to create it;, Create the Declare: FDR takes the helm to create the declare: his New Deal.

when the road is flat you can see everywhere;, Everywhere Is Flat: The interstate road projects started in the 1920’s and 30’s eventually will make it possible to say that in the United States, everywhere is flat.

Encountering a Beekeeper: Human kindness can still be found. This family, who is headed west, encounters a beekeeper on the road and enjoys a sticky treat.

Escape the Omen: Okies are just trying to escape disaster, but the omen is already on the road—thousands just like them.

see the omen on the road and try to escape your fate

Speedy with Baiting Needles: Hearing the best prospects are out west, the Okies keep moving, only stopping for some speedy fishing with baiting needles to resupply their food.

Bequeath the Expensive: Despite stock market fortunes disappearing, owners of expensive land and houses are still able to bequeath these treasures to their posterity.

Lost despite Rice: A child wandered away from her family on the road, leaving a rice trail to find her way back, but it was eaten by birds, and she got lost.

Compelled by White: As new roads are constructed, a standardization of road rules is also taking place. The white lines compel you to stay in your lane.

Disobey and Become a Tanned Hide: As new roads are constructed, road kill becomes more common. Too bad animals can’t learn to obey traffic signs.

Evade (the Border Police), Mexicans: During the Depression, many states, especially those who share a border with Mexico, will deport up to 2 million Mexicans and Mexican Americans to Mexico to “free up jobs for unemployed Americans.” Even though much of this deportation is illegal (some estimates show half or more are legal citizens), it goes on unchecked. Mexican immigrants are warning their family and friends to evade the border police.

as a component: “走之旁“

derivative: 之 *road block

Re-situated a Thousand Times: The Oakies moved over a thousand miles west, re-situating themselves each night.

Screen the Booyah: On the road, if you have a big pot of booyah stew, you’ll have to screen it unless you are willing to share.

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Pursue the Sow: When people lose their jobs in the cities, they often return to family farms. With food needing to feed more mouths, an escaped sow would absolutely be something that would need to be pursued.

Hand Over your Younger Brother: Turns out they got the wrong guy. You’d better hand over your younger brother.

When walking an animal, you often have to stop and stay on the road while it does its business.

alternatively: 亠 + 乂 + 辶 top hat + X + road, you see a top hat on the road and when you pick it up, underneath an X marks this spot

A gentleman farmer Robert Frost wrote this poem: “The Road Not Taken” OR "This Gentleman Farmer: During the Dust Bowl, many have to leave their farms. This gentleman farmer is one of them." (1930's On the Road)

wén on the road…zhè! (to the tune of "Minimum wage! Hyah!")

You advance from well to well on the road.

"Advance to the Well: As extended families attempt to stay together on the road, often messages are left for those who will follow behind. An example: “Advance to the Well.” (1930's On the Road)

"Border with Muscle: With unemployment in the U.S. soaring, patrols are building up muscle on the border to keep Mexicans out." (1930's On the Road)

Do you want this road or that road? No, not that one.

"No?: Should you hit the road or no? Take our reader’s quiz to assess your probability of finding work." (1930's On the Road)

"Cross (Town) with Your Thumb: Without money for transportation, many who hit the road have to rely on hitchhiking to get them to the next place." (1930's On the Road)

"Deliver and Shut: This woman is delivering her daughter’s family to the road. Too old to travel herself, she won’t shut the door until they are out of sight." (1930's On the Road)

"The Way: (Follow) the Heads: Heads of religions are teaching the way to peace despite the trials of this life." (1930's On the Road)

come to a fork in the road and choose the first one

"Choose First: Common advice given in this era for avoiding temptation is to “choose first” how you will act in a given situation." (1930's On the Road)

"Greet the Collection of Originals: Part of the New Deal is a Federal Art Project that will employ over 10,000 artists and establish over 100 community art centers where the public can greet the collections of originals commissioned during this time period." (1930's On the Road)

Monkey King is carried by a cloud instead of traveling on the road

a cloud of exhaust from a truck on the road carrying goods

"Carrying (Goods Creates) a Cloud: As the Okies move west carrying their goods, they create a cloud of dust on the road behind them." (1930's On the Road)