ꤗꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ Be Kind and Compassionate to One Another
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 ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤚꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤢ 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 being faithful and kind to each other. 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 ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - Writer: unknown ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - Illustrator: unknown ꤂ ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ -ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤟꤤ ꤖꤢ Writer: Lalee Phae ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ -ꤘꤢꤙꤝꤢ Illustrator: Dabwe
ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ The Boy and His Elephant 1
ꤙꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ Once upon a time, there was a boy who had his own elephant. 2
ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤥ ꤗꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤜꤟꤢ His elephant often pulled logs for him. 3
ꤒꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤙꤤ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤞꤎꤢ ꤊꤜꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤐꤟꤤꤙꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤍꤟꤌꤣꤢ ꤓꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤙꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤓꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤥ One day, when the elephant was pulling logs, he stepped on a thorn and trumpeted with pain. His owner came and took the thorn out for him. 4
ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤏꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤜꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤗꤟꤤ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤚꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤕꤜꤝꤥ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤞꤛꤣ ꤑꤢ The elephant s foot hurt and he could not pull the logs. The boy felt sorry for his elephant so He took his elephant to the forest and let him rest and eat for a few days. 5
ꤙꤤ ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤗꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤏꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ, ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤡꤣ ꤒꤥ ꤟꤢ When the boy returned back to his elephant, he saw that his elephant s foot was no longer in pain, he was all better again. 6
ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤛꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ, ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤜꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤛꤢ ꤟꤢ Because the boy had been kind to the elephant, the elephant stroked the boy s head, lifted him up onto his back with his trunk and carried him home. After, they went back to work hauling heavy logs. 7
ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤖꤢꤐꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤊꤛꤢ, ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ, ꤚꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤔꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤔꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ Some people hurt in their physical bodies. Some people hurt in their hearts. We should always remember to show love and mercy to them. 8
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤥ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ? 1. What would have happened if the boy did not help his elephant? ꤂ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤙꤢ, ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤏꤢꤜꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? 2. Have you ever helped an animal or a person who was hurting or sick? ꤃ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤚꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤞꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤙꤢ, ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤥ ꤕꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? 3. What are some ways that we can be kind and merciful to animals or people? 9
ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ Wise Sayings ꤗꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ,,, ꤕꤜꤝꤥ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤔꤤ Show kindness to each other and have compassion on each other... forgive each other's wrongdoings. 10
ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ Faithfulness 11
ꤙꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤗꤝꤟꤤ ꤔꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤣ ꤥ ꤞꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤛꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤜꤢ, ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ Once upon a time, there were two friends, Lee Reh and Bu Reh and they loved each other very much. 12
ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤞꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤣ ꤥ ꤜꤢ ꤔꤢ, ꤕꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤙꤤꤒꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤙꤢ, ꤕꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤏꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤥ, ꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ They made an oath with each other that, "Wherever we go, we will not forget each other." 13
ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤡꤤꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤊꤛꤢ, ꤘꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤡꤤꤓꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤊꤛꤢ Lee Reh went west while Bu Reh went to the east. 14
ꤘꤣꤋꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢꤚꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤢ ꤏꤥ ꤖꤢꤏꤥ ꤚꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤡꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤝꤤ ꤢ ꤊꤝꤤꤥ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤢ Lee Reh's work went well and he became wealthy. But Bu Reh's work did not go well. He was so poor that he had to beg for his food. 15
ꤒꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤝꤤ ꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤟꤤ ꤘꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤟꤤ ꤘꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤝꤥ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤋꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤢ ꤟꤤ ꤕꤚꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤒꤥ One day, Bu Reh went to beg for food and he came to a large house. This big house was actually Lee Reh's house but he didn't know it. 16
ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤣꤚꤟꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤗꤟꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤣ ꤠꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ, ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤒꤥ ꤡꤣ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤣ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤖꤛꤢꤙꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤜꤢ ꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ, ꤘꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤘꤝꤥ ꤊꤢ ꤘꤝꤥ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ Lee Reh looked closer at him and realized it was his best friend Bu Reh and he was saddened. "Ding," he was reminded of the oath that he and his friend has made in the past. He ran to Bu Reh and hugged him. He invited him into his house and fed him and clothed him. They were both so happy to see each other again. 17
ꤙꤢ ꤚꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤏꤛꤥ ꤥ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ ꤒꤥ, ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤐꤢ ꤏꤤ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ Bu Reh was also not well and Lee Reh cared for him until he was well again. 18
ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤛꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤣ ꤥ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤥ ꤒꤟꤣꤢ ꤒꤟꤣ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤕꤚꤢ These two friends were faithful to their oath and were now together again like before. 19
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤋꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤚꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? ꤋꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤚꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 1. Was Lee Reh a good friend? How was he a good friend to Bu Reh? ꤂ ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤣ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤜꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? 2. What does it mean to be "faithful to our oaths?" ꤃ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢ: ꤙꤤ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ, ꤞꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤞꤛꤢꤔꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ, ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤏꤢ ꤕꤚꤢ 3. There is a proverb that says: "A friend you can't trust in times of trouble is like having a toothache or a sore foot." ꤄ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤞꤛꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ 20
ꤔꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤏꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ? Why is an unfaithful friend like a toothache or sore foot? 21
ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ Wise Sayings ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ, ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤕꤢ? Many people say, "We will love you until we die," but who can find a man who is faithful (straight with his words)? ꤔꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤒꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ ꤡꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤙꤥ ꤜꤟꤥ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤚꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤥ ꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤜꤟꤥ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤔꤤ Don t' let love and faithfulness go away from you; tie them on your neck and write them on your heart. ꤋꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤗꤟꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤖꤟꤌꤣ A friend is one who loves at all times ꤔꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤢ ꤚꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢ ꤕꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ, ꤔꤟꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤤ ꤓꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤊꤤ 22
ꤥ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤔꤟꤢ ꤏꤤꤒꤣ ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢ ꤊꤥ ꤡꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤡꤢ Having a friend is better than being all alone If you fall, your friend can help you up. When you fall down, your friend can pull you up. If you fall and you friend is not nearby, you have definitely met with trouble. 23