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Baba was born
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Amir was born
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Hassan was born
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Amir's first short story
- Amir pretended to read a story for Hassan and instead made up his own to play a little trick on him
- Hassan really enjoyed his story and told him it was the best one he had read to him
- Amir is fascinated and goes back home that night and started writing his own short story
- His story was about a man who found a magic cup and if he wept in that cup his tears would turn to pears making him rich.
- Hassan advised him about the story and Amir was upset
- Rahim Khan liked his story
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Winter of 1975
- The Kite Runner tournament is held in Amir's neighborhood
- Amir wins the tournament with his blue kite
- Hassan goes after the blue kite and he bumps into Assef, Kamal and Wali
- Hassan is raped by the three boys because he would not give them the winning kite
- Amir stood down the alley and chose not to help Hassan
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communist coup d'etat
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Russians invade