ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢꤗꤟꤥ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤜꤟꤤ ꤍꤟꤥ Stories in Kayah Li ꤜꤤ ꤢ ꤁ Book 1
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 ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤢ ꤚꤤ ꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ, ꤡꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤤ, ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ, ꤍꤟꤥꤘꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ 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 ꤞꤛꤥꤟꤣ ꤔꤟꤤ 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 obeying our parents, studying hard, our elder's instructions and our language heritage. 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 ꤕꤟꤥ ꤓꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤊꤢ ꤗꤤ ꤒꤤ Kayah Li Translation Committee 2011
ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ Listen to Your Parents 1
꤁ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - ꤞꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ Writer: Thya Reh ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - ꤞꤎꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ Illustrator: Say Reh and Thya Reh ꤂ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - Writer: unknown ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - ꤏꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ Illustrator: Shya Reh ꤃ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - ꤗꤢ ꤚꤤ ꤗꤥ Writer: Mae Ree Maw ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - ꤏꤥ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ Illustrator: So Shya Phae 2
ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤖꤢ Mother and Father 3
ꤗꤟꤌꤣ, ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤘꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤥ ꤚꤟꤛꤢ, ꤙꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤘꤝꤥ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤚꤟꤛꤢ Mother gets pregnant and it's difficult. She has to rest from her work. 4
ꤖꤢ ꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤤꤒꤥ, ꤘꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤥ ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤥ When the child is born, it must nurse and mother sings sweet songs. 5
ꤘꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤘꤣꤋꤛꤢ, ꤘꤛꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤥ ꤕꤟꤥ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤑꤢ After the child is grown, they have a duty to get knowledge. 6
ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤊꤚꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤋꤥ, ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤝꤟꤥꤚꤛꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤤ ꤒꤥ So that they can be equal with their friends, mother prepares nice things. 7
ꤖꤢ ꤢꤛꤢꤡꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤏꤢ, ꤊꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤑꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ Father seeks to feed us, his sweat falling onto his feet. 8
ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤚꤟꤢ ꤑꤢ, ꤊꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤤ ꤜꤢ So that the child will be happy, carry them and they will dance. 9
ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ, ꤖꤢ ꤢꤛꤢꤡꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ ꤊꤜꤢ So that they can get knowledge, father tries to make money each week. 10
ꤖꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ, ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤢ For a child to grow up, it's a lot of work for the parents. 11
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤙꤤ ꤍꤟꤥꤤ ꤚꤥ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 1. In this poem, how do the parents help their children? ꤃ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤔꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? 2. What kinds of things do your parents do to help you? ꤃ ꤘꤣ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤑꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤢ ꤑꤢ, ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? 3. What are some ways that we can show our parents that we appreciate all they do for us everyday? 12
ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ : Wise Sayings: ꤖꤛꤢ ꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ, ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ ꤟꤢ Grandparent's glory is truly their grandchildren, and children's glory is truly their parents. ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤔꤤ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤋꤥꤒꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ Listen to your father's words. He is the one who gave you to become a person. And regarding your mother who is old, don't cause her trouble. 13
ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ The Stubborn Little Snake 14
ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤋꤢ, ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤙꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤤ ꤥ ꤜꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤥ ꤢ ꤊꤢ Long ago, there was a baby snake and his mother. They lived in a fallen tree. 15
ꤒꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤚꤢ, ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ, ꤋꤥ ꤑꤟꤢꤚꤢ, ꤠꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤗꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤒꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤖꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤢ ꤙꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ, ꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ One day, the mother said to her child, "I need to go find food for you so don't go anywhere. Also, whatever you see, don't eat it," she gave her child these warnings and then left. 16
ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ, ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤓꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤥ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ, ꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤗꤛꤢ ꤡꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ After his mother left, the baby snake couldn t stand to stay in his hole. He wondered what it was like outside and he wanted to go out and see so he went to take a peek. 17
ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤋꤢ, ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢ ꤊꤢ, ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤟꤤ When he went outside, a person saw him, caught him and put the baby snake inside his bag and went back home. 18
ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤟꤤ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤥ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤢ Having arrived home, he put him into a large basket. 19
ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ, ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤢ -ꤙꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ When he was in the basket, he remembered his mother's words. 20
ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ, ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤠꤤ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤢ, ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤠꤤ ꤔꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤐꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤕꤟꤥ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤢ ꤙꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ, ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ As he thought of his mother's words, a person threw something to eat into the basket, a mouse for him to eat. The little snake remembered that his mother told him not to eat anything. 21
ꤐꤟꤌꤣ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤠꤟꤢ ꤙꤤ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤚꤢ ꤐꤟꤌꤣ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤢꤟꤢ ꤕꤜꤥ ꤞꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ The mouse ran around in the basket, and chewed a hole to get out. After making the hole, the little snake happily slid outside. 22
ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ The little snake didn't obey his mother's first warning and so he experienced difficulty but having obeyed the second time, he then experienced happiness. 23
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ? 1. Why did the baby snake disobey his mother? ꤂ ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ, ꤢ ꤏꤤꤒꤣ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 2. What happened when he went outside his hole? ꤃ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 3. How do you think his mother felt? ꤄ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? ꤚꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤙꤤꤒꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ? 4. The mother snake gave the baby snake two commands. What were they? Which command did the baby snake obey? 24
꤅ ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 5. What happened when he obeyed? ꤆ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤏꤤꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? 6. Have you ever disobeyed your parents and had a bad experience? 25
ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤤ ꤚꤥ : Kayah Proverb: ꤡꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ, ꤤ ꤕꤜꤤ ꤙꤢ ꤑꤟꤢ, ꤡꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ, ꤞꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤤ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ If you don't obey your mother's words, you will receive a switch on your back. If you don't obey your father's words, you will bear a stick at your side. 26
ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢ Listen to Your Mother or Trouble Will Follow 27
ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤏꤛꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ, ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ Long ago, there was a mother and her five chicks. 28
ꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤚꤛꤢꤜꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ, ꤟꤢ Her children were very obedient to their mother 29
ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤤ ꤒꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ If their mother clucked, they ran back to her. 30
ꤘꤣ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤋꤥꤊꤜꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤟꤌꤣ ꤠꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ, ꤟꤢ Among the group of chicks, there was one black colored chick. He was less obedient than his brothers and sisters. 31
ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤤ ꤊꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤗꤥ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ If his mother called, he didn't listen. He would pretend not to hear. 32
ꤒꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤐꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤟꤌꤣ ꤠꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤥ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤢꤜꤟꤢ, ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ One day, as an eagle flew by, the mother hen clucked and the black chick's brothers and sisters scurried back under her wings. 33
ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢꤚꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤒꤛꤣ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ But the little black chick was pretending not to hear. Suddenly the eagle swooped down and grabbed him. 34
ꤚꤢ ꤡꤤ, ꤡꤤ ꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤢ ꤓꤥ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤚꤢ, ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ He cried out, "cheep, cheep," but there was no one brave enough to be able to help him so he was about to become the eagle's lunch. 35
ꤚꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤐꤟꤌꤣ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ, ꤊꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤜꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤕꤜꤝꤥ ꤜꤢ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ As the eagle flew off into the sky holding the chick, a big wind came and the eagle lost his grip on the black chick and the chick fell to the ground. 36
ꤏꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤡꤣ ꤒꤥ, ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤥ ꤝꤥꤒꤥ ꤕꤚꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ The little black chick was not hurt and he quickly ran and hid again under his mother's wings. 37
ꤡꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤙꤤꤔꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤙꤤꤋꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤙꤢ, ꤢ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤕꤜꤌꤣꤒꤢ ꤕꤜꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ, ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ From that time on, the little chick obeyed his mother. Whenever his mother clucked, he came back very quickly. 38
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤏꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤏꤤꤒꤣ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 1. What happened to the chick who did not listen to his mother? ꤊꤟꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 2. What if the big wind did not come at that time? ꤃ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ, ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤔꤢꤚꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤏꤢꤜꤟꤢ ꤟꤟꤢ? 3. There is a proverb that says, "He who obeys instructions guards his life (will live), but he who is contemptuous of his ways (doesn t pay attention to how he lives) will die. Do you think that this proverb is true? 39
ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ : Wise Sayings: ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤘꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ Listen to those who help you with advice and receive their instruction. If you do that, you will be a wise person. 40
ꤡꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤤ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ Study Hard and You Will Eat the Fruits of Education 41
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤁ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤚꤟꤥ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - Writer: unknown ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - ꤞꤎꤢ ꤚꤢ (ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ) Illustrator: Say Reh (1 pic) ꤂ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - Writer: unknown ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - Illustrator: unknown ꤃ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ ꤟꤥ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - ꤞꤛꤣ ꤓꤢ ꤖꤢ Writer: Ther Htu Phae ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - ꤞꤛꤣ ꤓꤢ ꤖꤢ Illustrator: Ther Htu Phae ꤄ ꤍꤟꤥꤘꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ - ꤞꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ Writer: Thya Reh ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤝꤤ ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ - ꤞꤎꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ Illustrator: Say Reh and Thya Reh 42
ꤗꤟꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤚꤟꤥ Getting Up Early 43
ꤗꤟꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤚꤟꤥ Get up early in the morning. 44
ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤚꤟꤥ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤓꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ After getting up early, it s time to brush your teeth. 45
ꤓꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤢ After brushing your teeth, you should wash your face. 46
ꤕꤜꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤤ After washing your face, it s time for breakfast. 47
ꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤘꤤ ꤓꤢ ꤜꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ After eating, you change your clothes. 48
ꤓꤢ ꤜꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤓꤛꤢ ꤟꤥ After changing your clothes, it s time to go to school. 49
ꤗꤛꤢꤕꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤒꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ It s time to learn. 50
ꤗꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ ꤟꤥ It s late afternoon now and school is dismissed. 51
ꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ ꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ Dismissed from school, it s time to return home. 52
ꤊꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ After getting home, you must help your parents. 53
ꤗꤟꤢ ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤠꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤠꤟꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤋꤥ After helping your parents, it s time to go and play with friends. 54
ꤜꤢ ꤠꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤤ ꤜꤟꤌꤣꤓꤛꤢ After playing, it s time to take a bath. 55
ꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤥ ꤘꤤ After your bath, it s time to eat dinner. 56
ꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤘꤤ ꤚꤢ ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤤ After eating, it s time to study your lessons. 57
ꤘꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤥ ꤗꤛꤢ After studying your lessons, it s time to go to bed. 58
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤤ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 1. What did the boy do to get ready to go to school? ꤂ ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? 2. What did the boy do after school? ꤃ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤘꤛꤢꤗꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤙꤤꤋꤢ ꤒꤢ? 3. When do you study your school lessons? 59
ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ Maw Myar 60
ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤚꤟꤥ, ꤚꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ, ꤓꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤢ Maw Myar rises early and brushes her teeth and washes her face. 61
ꤕꤜꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤘꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤟꤤ, ꤘꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤤ ꤒꤥ ꤢ ꤘꤤ After washing her face, Maw Myar sweeps the house. After sweeping, it's time to eat. 62
ꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤘꤤ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤤ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ, ꤒꤢ ꤚꤤ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤕꤟꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤥ After eating, Maw Myar gets herself ready, puts her bag on her shoulder and goes to school. 63
ꤟꤤꤒꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ, ꤊꤟꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤘꤝꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢ Returning from school in the afternoon, she hangs her bag up. 64
ꤘꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤕꤟꤛꤢ, ꤓꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ, ꤓꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤓꤢ ꤕꤜꤤ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤟꤤ Having hung her bag up, she changes her clothes and then cleans the house. 65
ꤓꤢ ꤕꤜꤤ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤤ ꤡꤛꤣꤜꤢ ꤠꤟꤢ, ꤡꤛꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤠꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤞꤛꤥ, ꤜꤢ ꤠꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ, ꤊꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤓꤛꤢ After cleaning, Maw Myar goes and plays with her friends before going home and taking her bath. 66
ꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ, ꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤘꤤ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤘꤛꤢꤓꤛꤣ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤖꤢ, ꤘꤛꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤖꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ, ꤡꤛꤢ ꤕꤚꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤖꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤜꤣ, ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤜꤤ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤞꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ, ꤓꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤒꤟꤥꤓꤢ, ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤜꤥ ꤘꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ, ꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤢꤟꤌꤣ, ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤕꤜꤢ, ꤢ ꤖꤝꤤ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤝꤤ ꤘꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤔꤤ After taking her bath, it's time for dinner. After eating dinner, Maw Myar does her homework. Ater completing her homework, her parents encourage their daughter, "Dear daughter, study hard. If you are educated, you will have the fruit of education's benefits. Study hard to a high level. In life, it's very important. With education, you will not be subjected to the difficulties of working in the fields. If you can write, your life will be easier." 67
ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤋꤢ ꤜꤢ, ꤖꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤘꤝꤥ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥ, ꤡꤛꤣꤘꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤗꤛꤢ ꤔꤥ When Maw Myar's mother instructs her, she pays attention. When father instructs her, she obeys and stores his instruction in her heart. After listening to her parent's instructions, she heads to bed to sleep. 68
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ ꤑꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ, ꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤕꤚꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤣ? 1. What does Maw Myar do everday? Give two examples. ꤂ ꤖꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 2. What do Maw's parents think about going to school? ꤃ ꤖꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ ꤔꤢ, ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤟꤥ ꤘꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤤ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤙꤝꤤ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ, ꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤙꤝꤤ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? 3. Maw Myar's parents said that if you go to school and learn, there are many benefits. What are some of those benefits? 69
ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ ꤟꤥ Lee Reh Who Was Lazy to Go to School 70
ꤘꤣ ꤔꤢ ꤘꤣꤞꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ, ꤕꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤗꤝꤟꤤ ꤔꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤘꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ ꤟꤥ, ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ Long ago, there was a boy named Lee Reh. He was very lazy about going to school. 71
ꤗꤟꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤜꤤ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ ꤟꤥ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤕꤚꤢ ꤋꤢ In the morning, his mother sent him to school and then went off to work in the garden. 72
ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤚꤝꤥ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤖꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤟꤢ, ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ When Lee Reh's mother was gone, Lee Reh would head back to his house, get his slingshot and go out. 73
ꤕꤝꤟꤥ ꤑꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤢ ꤖꤛꤢꤡꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤜꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤓꤢ, ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ Everday, he went and got his slingshot and went around shooting birds. 74
ꤒꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤋꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ, ꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤢ ꤜꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤤ ꤐꤟꤤꤙꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤕꤜꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤘꤥ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤥ ꤋꤢ ꤗꤟꤤ One day, when he was shooting birds, his eyes were looking up among the trees and he stepped on a snake's tail. 75
ꤚꤢ ꤏꤛꤤ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤙꤥ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤑꤟꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ, ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤚꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤢ The snake hissed at him, "Ssss," and raised up his head about to strike and bite Lee Reh. 76
ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤣ ꤗꤟꤌꤣ! ꤢ ꤢ ꤓꤥ ꤍꤟꤌꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ Lee Reh was startled when he saw the snake and cried out, "Mother!" and ran back home. 77
ꤒꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤙꤤꤔꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ, ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ ꤑꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤞꤛꤢꤟꤢ ꤟꤥ, ꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ From that time onwards, Lee Reh obeyed his mother and everyday he was very careful about going to school. 78
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤚꤣ ꤒꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤟꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ? 1. Why do you think Lee Reh was lazy to go to school? ꤂ ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 2. What happened when he disobeyed his mother and didn't go to school? ꤃ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤢ ꤟꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤙꤝꤤ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤒꤢ? 3. What are the benefits of going to school and getting an education? 79
ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤤꤖꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ : Wise Saying: ꤊꤚꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ, ꤒꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ ꤡꤟꤢ Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave. 80
ꤍꤟꤥꤘꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤢ Our Language Heritage 81
ꤕꤟꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤥ, ꤥ ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤕꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤟꤣꤤ ꤚꤥ We Kayah people have our language including our special proverbs. 82
ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤟꤢ ꤏꤥ ꤒꤥ, ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤥ ꤚꤟꤛꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤟꤣꤤ ꤚꤥ If we know our proverbs but don't tell others, the next generation will be without our proverbs. 83
ꤍꤟꤥꤘꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ, ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤓꤢ We must know and speak out our forefather's old words. 84
ꤡꤛꤣꤘꤣꤑꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤏꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ, ꤙꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤛꤢ ꤑꤢ As we go forward, tell others our proverbs and leave an inheritance for the next generation. 85
ꤒꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤘꤣ ꤑꤢ ꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ, ꤥ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤡꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢ If we don t, our proverbs will disappear and they will be lost for our tribe. 86
ꤡꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤚꤛꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤓꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤖꤢ, ꤒꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤊꤛꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤢ ꤢꤟꤛꤢ God gave us a golden book, our very breath (forgetting). 87
ꤜꤢ ꤘꤤꤊꤜꤥ ꤏꤢꤒꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤟꤛꤢ, ꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤜꤤ ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ The moon shines, it shines on our literature. 88
ꤏꤛꤣꤋꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤟꤢ ꤋꤥ ꤑꤟꤢꤛꤢ, ꤢꤛꤢꤡꤢ ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤣꤑꤢ The time has come., try to do like that for the future. 89
ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤋꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ : Reflection Questions: ꤁ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤔꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤊꤤ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤏꤛꤢ ꤔꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 1. Our language is very beautiful. If we do not use it, then what will happen in the future? ꤂ ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤗꤛꤢ ꤡꤣ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤟꤣꤊꤟꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤟꤢ ꤙꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤚꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤙꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤒꤢ? 2. What can we to do to develop our language so that all our people can read and write and speak our language? 90
ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤢ Listen and Obey 91
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 92
ꤍꤟꤥꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ Our Elder's Teaching 93
ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤜꤝꤥ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤝꤥ Wear a hat when you go walking in the heat. 94
ꤊꤜꤝꤥ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤝꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤏꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ If you don t wear a hat, you might get a headache. 95
ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤊꤜꤢ ꤚꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ Use an umbrella when you go walking in the rain. 96
ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤋꤢ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤒꤥ ꤔꤟꤢ ꤡꤥ ꤜꤟꤢ If you don t use an umbrella, you will get all wet. 97
ꤊꤟꤢ ꤚꤟꤥꤊꤟꤢ ꤏꤝꤤ ꤞꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ You should dress warmly when it s cold outside. 98
ꤞꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤓꤢ ꤏꤝꤤꤓꤢ ꤏꤢ If you don t wear a jacket, you might get sick. 99
ꤡꤟꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤏꤢ If you don t listen to your mother, you ll end up hurting. 100
ꤖꤛꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤗꤢ ꤢ ꤕꤟꤛꤢ If you don t listen to your father, life will be difficult. 101
ꤖꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤖꤢ Children help their parents to learn. 102
ꤡꤟꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤤ ꤞꤛꤥ ꤙꤛꤢ ꤡꤢ The servant should help their master to learn. 103
ꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤏꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤚꤢ ꤗꤛꤢꤙꤢ If you can t eat, learn from other s examples. (This parable means that you can learn or do anything by learning from other s examples) 104
ꤚꤟꤛꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ Those who don t can t work must look far into the distance. (This parable has a similar meaning; you can learn or do anything by learning from other s examples) 105
ꤞꤢ ꤡꤢ ꤗꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤜꤟꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤥ ꤔꤛꤢ The straight tree stands, The heavy rock sits. (This parable 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.) 106
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 teachings 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 ꤡꤛꤣꤕꤟꤛꤢ ꤡꤛꤣꤏꤢ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤗꤢ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤒꤢ? 2. If we don't listen to our parents, why will life be difficult? 107
ꤊꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤍꤟꤥꤤ ꤚꤥ : Kayah Proverb: ꤓꤢ ꤗꤟꤌꤣꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤒꤥ, ꤋꤢ ꤓꤢ ꤊꤢ ꤒꤥ Don't speak against your elder, don't shoot the woodpecker. (the woodpecker protects the trees by eating the worms/bugs that destroy it) 108
ꤐꤟꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ ꤒꤟꤢ The Monkey Who Obeyed 109
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 Maw ThoMar. She had a monkey and she fed him bananas all the time. 110
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. 111
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. 112
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. 113
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. 114
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. 115
ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤋꤢ ꤖꤢ ꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ ꤞꤢ ꤑꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤐꤟꤢ ꤔꤛꤣ ꤒꤣ ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤟꤛꤢ ꤙꤤ ꤢ ꤟꤌꤣ ꤜꤢ ꤘꤤ ꤊꤜꤝꤤ ꤞꤢ 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 monkey! He came and stole all my bananas!" 116
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. 117
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? 118