ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤢ Listen and Obey
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤘꤣꤑꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤟꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤤ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤏꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤢ ꤚꤤ ꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤒꤟꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤡꤛꤢ ꤗꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤟꤢ, ꤓꤛꤣ ꤒꤥ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤒꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤒꤟꤥ, ꤒꤣ ꤊꤜꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤊꤜꤥ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤓꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢ ꤊꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ ꤟꤥ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤟꤣꤔꤟꤤ ꤊꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ, ꤓꤛꤣ ꤒꤥ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤕꤟꤥ ꤊꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ ꤟꤥ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤙꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤜꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ, ꤞꤢꤚꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤡꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤙꤤ ꤜꤤ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ Introduction We hope you enjoy these stories in Kayah. The stories are about our elder's teaching and about obedience. Each story has been edited and an English translation has been added. Students can practice reading and also learn English. Teachers can use the questions in the stories to challenge their students to analyze the story's meaning. ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤜꤟꤤ ꤜꤤ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤗꤢꤙꤥ Kayah Li Literacy Dept. 2011
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤁ ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - Writer: unknown ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - Illustrator: unknown ꤂ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - Writer: unknown ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - Illustrator: unknown
ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ Our Elder's Teaching 1
ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤜꤝꤥ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤝꤥ Wear a hat when you go walking in the heat. 2
ꤊꤜꤝꤥ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤝꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤏꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ If you don t wear a hat, you might get a headache. 3
ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ Use an umbrella when you go walking in the rain. 4
ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤥ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤡꤥ ꤜꤟꤢ If you don t use an umbrella you will get all wet. 5
ꤊꤟꤢ ꤚꤟꤥꤊꤟꤢ ꤏꤝꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ You should dress warmly when it s cold outside. 6
ꤞꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤓꤢ ꤏꤝꤤꤓꤢ ꤏꤢ If you don t wear a jacket, you might get sick. 7
ꤡꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤏꤢ If you don t listen to your mother, you ll end up hurting. 8
ꤖꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢ If you don t listen to your father, life will be difficult. 9
ꤖꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ Children help their parents to learn. 10
ꤡꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤙꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ The servant should help his master to learn. 11
ꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤙꤢ If you can t eat, learn from other s examples. (This is a parable that means you can learn or do anything by learning from other s examples) 12
ꤚꤟꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ Those who don t can t work must look far into the distance. (This parable has a simiar meaning; you can learn or do anything by learning from other s examples) 13
ꤞꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ The straight tree stands, The heavy rock sits. (This is a parable that can have many applications: i.e. If you are faithful in what you do, it will be of benefit to others If you put a good person among liars, he will not become a liar, etc.) 14
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤤ ꤚꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤥ ꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤑꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤙꤝꤤꤔꤟꤤꤒꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 1. Our parents and elders have many teaching and proverbs. Should we pay attention to these wise sayings? How will they benefit us? ꤂ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ, ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤕꤟꤛꤢꤡꤛꤣꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ? 2. If we don't listen to our parents, why will life be difficult? 15
ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤤ ꤚꤥ : Kayah Proverb: ꤓꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ, ꤋꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤒꤥ Don't speak against your elder, don't shoot the woodpecker. (woodpecker's protect the trees by eating the worms/bugs that destroy) 16
ꤐꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ The Monkey Who Obeyed 17
ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢꤟꤢ ꤔꤢꤢꤟꤌꤣꤔꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤗꤝꤟꤤ ꤔꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ ꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤞꤢ Long ago, there was a girl named MawThoMar. She had a monkey and she fed him bananas all the time. 18
ꤗꤢ ꤞꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤤ ꤍꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ ꤟꤥ ꤊꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤤ ꤍꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤ ꤤ ꤍꤟꤢ Maw ThoMar's mother cooked fried bananas for her so that she could take them to school to eat. 19
ꤙꤤ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ ꤟꤥ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤚꤝꤥ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ When Maw ThoMar went to school, her monkey also followed her. 20
ꤚꤢ ꤙꤤ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤓꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤤ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤗꤢ ꤞꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤣꤘꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤ ꤤ ꤍꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤙꤤ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤒꤟꤣꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤙꤤꤔꤛꤣ At noon, everyone sat and had a snack together and Maw ThoMar sat down and ate her fried bananas with her friends. Her monkey also sat there beside her. 21
ꤙꤤꤔꤛꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤞꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤞꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤞꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤥ At that time, a boy came along carrying a bunch of bananas. The monkey saw the bananas and ran to where the boy was. 22
ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤ ꤞꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤟꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ The monkey stole his bananas and ran back and sat down. 23
ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤞꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤒꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤙꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤔꤢ, ꤞꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ, ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤡꤥ ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤠꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤꤞꤢ ꤜꤢ The boy knew that the monkey had come and stolen his bananas so he was angry with the monkey. He went straight to his owner Maw ThoMar and said, "ThoMar, teach your money! He came and stole all my bananas!" 24
ꤚꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤚꤝꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤙꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ, ꤢ ꤜꤤꤗꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤕꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤟꤢ Maw ThoMar called her monkey and scolded him. He was very smart. From the time his owner instructed him, he obeyed. The monkey no longer stole anyone's things. 25
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? 1. What did the monkey do that was wrong? ꤂ ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤙꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤚꤛꤢꤊꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤏꤢꤜꤟꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? 2. When his owner corrected him, did he listen? ꤃ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ? 3. Who should we listen to and obey? 26