Episode 1

Chapter 1

The Grown Up Triplets

Sixteen years later, the babies Bolormaa, Davaa, and Bilguun are now teenage girls. They live happily in their parents' house in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. On the other side of Ulaanbaatar, far from the busy city and surrounded by a pine tree forest, there is a beautiful mansion owned by the Mongolian Minister of Defense in an open field.

In the kitchen, Dolgoon was frying Boortsog, a traditional Mongolian deep-fried dough, for breakfast. After taking the Boortsog out of the hot oil and putting them on a plate, Dolgoon started making Mongolian milk tea, called Suutei Tsai, for a comforting drink in the busy morning. He also made clotted cream to enjoy with the Boortsog, along with some Mongolian yogurt he prepared the night before. His mother-in-law sent him a jar of cow's milk through a delivery service the day before. Wanting to use it up, he decided to make fresh yogurt for his triplets, who loved it for breakfast. With everything ready on the table, breakfast was finally served. Now it's time to call his daughters down to enjoy their meal.

He went upstairs to his daughters’ room to tell them about breakfast. First, he went to Bolormaa's room, the oldest of the triplets. Each of his daughters' rooms had name boards on their doors.

“Bolormaa. Breakfast is ready.” Dolgoon knocked on the door, but there was no answer. He looked confused and decided to open the unlocked door. As soon as he entered Bolormaa's room, a big pink dress fell on him and suddenly, his clothes turned into the same pink dress. He looked at himself in the mirror, wearing a pink dress that surprisingly fit him. Despite this unexpected turn of events, Dolgoon chuckled quietly and shook his head.

"Wow, this dress is so pretty. I feel really nice wearing it," He quietly walked over to his daughter's closet, where a red winter coat was hanging on the hook. He reached out and grabbed the coat. As he turned around, he saw his daughter, a beautiful teenage girl, laughing as he caught her in the act of switching his everyday clothes with the pink dress .

"You got me, Bolormaa," Dolgoon said, placing a hand on his hip. Bolormaa, the teenage girl with two braided side hairs, signed to her father, teasing him. She uses sign language to communicate because she is mute and cannot speak with her voice. When Bolormaa was younger, she didn't speak until she was three years old. This worried Dolgoon and Tsetseg, so they took her to the doctor. The doctor confirmed that Bolormaa has a verbal disability. She would become still and show a frozen expression when she was supposed to talk to someone outside of her comfort zone, like the doctor.

The parents were saddened to learn that the eldest of their triplets, Bolormaa, was disabled. They believed that God allowed this to test their faith in His wisdom.

It turned out that Bolormaa was not the only disabled child in the family. Her sisters also had disabilities, but each was different. At four years old, Davaa went for a hearing check-up with her sisters. The doctor found that Bolormaa and Bilguun could hear well, but Davaa was deaf. This explained why Davaa didn't respond when her siblings called her.

Bilguun was diagnosed with autism when she was four years old when Tsetseg and Dolgoon discovered that she had early reading skills. In the same year Davaa was diagnosed with hearing loss, Bilguun had read an encyclopedia about flowers before her sisters could read a short story book . Her parents even noticed that she would avoid making eye contact and often stared at the ceiling or sky for long periods of time. She also became anxious when separated from her sisters, and enjoyed organizing and setting up things, especially during playtime. Bilguun's hands would often feel tight. Dolgoon and Tsetseg, even her sisters, were concerned about these signs and decided to seek help from a child expert. It was discovered that Bilguun has Savant Syndrome and Asperger's Syndrome, which is related to autism spectrum disorder.

In conclusion, God created the triplets to be born with disabilities at a young age. At first, Dolgoon wondered if this was a punishment for his past as an assassin before meeting Tsetseg and leaving that life behind for her. However, Tsetseg reassured him that their children's disabilities were not a punishment from God, but rather a way for them to seek forgiveness for his previous wrongdoings.

Tsetseg would tell her husband during times of difficulty, "God is kind and forgiving. He wouldn't punish someone without giving them a chance to prove themselves and make things right,'" reassuring him as they faced the challenges of raising their disabled daughters.

"I noticed you learned a new magic trick. Look at you, on your way to becoming a magician," Dolgoon chuckled, seeing himself in a pink dress that fit his large, muscular body. Then, he saw his daughter wearing a red winter dress which matched his own. "I like your dress. Did your uncle give it to you?"

Bolormaa nodded and gestured, explaining that she asked her uncle to create a dress in the same design but in her father's size so she could play a magic prank on him.

"So, your uncle Ankhbayar is in on the prank too. Well, can't blame him for going along with what his nieces request," Dolgoon said as he set Bolormaa down.

"Bolormaa, could you please change my clothes back? I wouldn't want to feel embarrassed if your sisters see me in this dress," Dolgoon kindly asked his daughter, using sign language as he always did when communicating with his daughters, even though Bolormaa could hear him. When her father mentioned her sisters, Bolormaa suddenly got an idea. She playfully danced her lips and curved a teasing smile on her face, catching Dolgoon's attention. He immediately understood what was on her mind. Before he could even ask his daughter to change his clothes, Bolormaa had already snuck past him and ran to Davaa's room. Dolgoon was surprised, his jaw dropping, before he instinctively chased after his daughter.

However, he was in a tough spot because Bolormaa ran faster than him, getting to Davaa's room before he did and knocking on the door. Davaa, a teenage girl with braided hair on the right side, opened the door to see her older sister standing there. She signed, asking her sister why she was knocking on her door. Bolormaa quickly pointed to their father, who was following behind her, wearing a pink dress that surprised Davaa and made her laugh. Bolormaa then signed for her sister to show Bilguun their funny father in a pink dress. They both ran away from their father and towards their sister's room.

They knocked on the door together. Soon, Bilguun, a teenage girl with braided hair on the left side, came out from her room with her round glasses in her right hand, rubbing the sleepiness from her eyes with her left hand.

"Why are you two knocking on my door? It's noisy, you know!" She complained while gesturing to her sisters.

Bolormaa carefully took the glasses from Bilguun's hand and put them on her eyes. Davaa gently pushed her away from the doorway and pointed to their father in a pink dress. Bilguun peered at first, but then her green eyes widened in surprise and she laughed, seeing her father in a pink dress. Her laughter was joined by her sisters.

"Alright, all three of you have seen me in this beautiful dress. It's a good thing your mother doesn't see me right now." Dolgoon let out an exhausted sigh after playfully chasing Bolormaa and Davaa. When their father mentioned their mother, the triplets exchanged looks, having a silent moment of conversation before they ran to their parents' room to tell their mother about their father wearing a pink dress.

Dolgoon hurried to catch up to them so his wife wouldn't see him in an embarrassing situation. The hallway echoed with laughter as the triplets ran, catching the attention of their mother, who had just finished getting ready for work.

"Girls, what's all the noise about?" Tsetseg asked, stepping out of her room.

The triplets ran over to their mother, jumping up and down happily and giggling while pointing at their father in a pink dress. Tsetseg was surprised and dropped her jaw in disbelief when she saw her husband wearing the dress. She tilted her head, placed a hand on her hip, and looked at Bolormaa.

"Bolormaa, out of all your pranks, this one is the best," Tsetseg chuckled, followed by her daughters.

Even though he was being teased by his wife and daughters, Dolgoon kept smiling, shaking his head calmly. He felt embarrassed but also enjoyed seeing his family happy together.

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