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Introduction

We hope you enjoy these stories in Kayah. The stories are about

confessing when we do wrong, being at peace with each other and

persevering.

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.

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2011

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Confessing When

We are Wrong

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Nga Reh and Lee Reh

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Nga Reh and Lee Reh were friends.

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One day, they went to the park

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and they saw a snake.

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Nga Reh was scared and ran away.

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But Lee Reh killed the snake.

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Lee Reh took the dead snake back

to his house.

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When they arrived home, they frightened

Lee Reh’s little sister Bya Mar. They

pretended that the snake was still alive and

frightened Byar Mar.�

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Byar Ma was scared. She screamed and

cried and ran off. Lee Reh’s mother heard

Byar Mar crying and scolded the two boys

who scared her.

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Lee Reh felt sorry that he had scared his sister so he went

to Byar Mar and told her he was sorry for scaring her and

asked her to forgive him. Then he comforted her and he

and Nga Reh played with his sister.

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It made Bya Mar very happy that they came and played

together with her. She then gave them each some candy to

eat.

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������������������ ������������������������������$ Reflection Questions:

)��%��� �����"���������� * 1. Why did Bya Mar cry?

+�����#� ������ �������������������� ������ �����%��� �������(������ �������������� �#� �� *�2. What did her brother do to make things right?

,����������#�������"��������� ����-����� ���������������� ���������������������%�������������� ��������������� ���� ������ �������������������������������������� ���������� ������������������.�%���� ������������� ����%��� ������������������������������������ �����������%����������� ������ � �� *� 3. There is a wise saying, "People who are kind to

others will receive a reward, but those who are cruel

harm themselves." What reward did Lee Reh get for

saying he was sorry?

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Plotting To Do Evil

Will Hurt You

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Muo Bu was an expert in weaving. Her cloth

weavings were very attractive and nice, so everyone

praised her. ��

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Muo Law also knew how to weave, but her handi-

work was not as attractive or as nice in comparison

to Muo Bu’s weaving.

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People did not often come to see Muo Law's woven

shirts so she hated Muo Bu.

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One day, when Muo Bu had done some weaving and

was taking a rest in her bed, Muo Law snuck in and

stole all Muo Bu’s weaving materials and went and

threw them over a cliff.

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When Muo Law had thrown down all Muo Bu’s

weaving materials, a villager saw her and shouted at

her.�� �

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When Muo Law heard someone shouting at her, she

ran off. She was so startled that she stumbled on a

rock as she ran and fell down.��

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It hurt so much that she could not go back home.

Soon, a man found her and asked her, “What

happened to you?” She replied, “I stumbled on a

rock.”�

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Because she could not get back home, the man

carried her back to the village.��

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Muo Law realized she had done wrong. She con-

fessed her wrong actions before all the villagers, and

she gave back all Muo Bu’s weaving materials to

her.�

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������������ ������������������������������$�Reflection Questions:

)����������� �����������������(�� ��� ����� �����%� ����%��!�������������� �������������� *�1. Why did Muo Law throw down Muo Bu's weaving

materials?

+��%���������������$� ������������������������������������������� ������������������� �� *�2. When Muo Law realized that she had done something

wrong, what did she do?

�,����������������� �������������������� �������������������������� ����������%��������#� �� *��3. When we wrong someone, what is the benefit of

confessing our wrong?

/��������������������� ��������%������ ����������#� �� *

4. If we feel jealous of someone, what should we do?

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��������%������������������Wise Sayings�

����� ����������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������� ���������������� ����������������������� ������������������ �����������������A person who keeps his heart at peace, gives health

to his body, but the person that envies others, makes

his bones decay/rot. �

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����� ��� ��� “�������������� ���������� �� �� ���������������������� �#� ������

��������� �������� �” ����-����� ������������������������ ����� ����������������������������������.�Those who hate others will experience the same in

return. There are two sayings: “Whatever seed you

sow, you will harvest that which you've sown.” and

“Those who plan to do evil to someone, take the

wrong road.”

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Who Sank The Boat?�

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Once upon a time, a pig, dog, cat, frog and mouse

were all together on the shore of a lake.

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One day, they decided to sail on a boat together.

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The pig jumped into the boat first. He was very fat

and heavy.� �

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��#� ���������������������� �� �������������������������� ��� ���� *�

So, who do you think will make the boat sink?

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��� ���#����������!�������!������������ ���������������� �� ��!������������������������� ������������� � ������� ���� ����!���������!� ���������������������������������������� ������������� �� �

The dog was the second animal to jump into the boat.

Dogs have their habits so it ran around making lots

of noise in the boat.�����

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��#� ���������������������� �� �������������������������� ��� ���� *�

So, who do you think will make the boat sink?

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������ ����!������!����������� �������������� �� ��!����������������� ��������������$� ������� ���After, the cat jumped into the boat. Cat's have a

habit of stealing food.� �

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��#� ���������������������� �� �������������������������� ��� ���� *�

So, who do you think will make the boat sink?

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������ ����������� ������������!�������� ��������������� �� �������������������������� �����������$� � ���Then the frog jumped into the boat. Frogs have the

special habit of jumping.� �

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So, who do you think will make the boat sink?

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������ ��� �������������!�������� ��������������� �� ������������������������ �����������$� ���Finally, the mouse was the last one to jump into the

boat. Mice are very small animals.��������

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Then the boat sank on them and they all jumped out

and the water splashed up.

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������������������ ��������$�Reflection Questions:

)����������������� �� �������������������� ��� *������ ����� ��� ���������������� ����������������� ���� �������� ���� ���������������� * 1. Who do you think sank the boat? Was it just one

of the animals or all of them together?

�+��%���������� �� ��� %����������!��������� ���������#���#������������������� ������������������������"� ���� ���������������������%������������� ���������������������������������������!��� !����������� �� *��������������������� �� ������������������������������� �� ���������������!��� !����#� �� * 2. Sometimes we want to blame someone else for our

problems when sometimes we are all at fault. If we

have any argument with someone and blame each

other, what happens? What would happen if we both

agreed that we were at fault?

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��������������&� ����

At Peace

With Each Other

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��������������������������&� ������������ ����������&�#� �����Writer: Phu Maw

�������� ������������&�������� #��� �Illustrator: Soshya Phae

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�������� ������������&�Illustrator: Unknown � �

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At Peace

With Each Other

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��� ���������� � ������������� ����#��������!������������ �� ������ ���� �������������� ��� ������ ���� � !�� �������� ��� ������� ����!�� �����������!�� ����� ��� �%������� ���� ��� ������� ��� ����������� ������������ ��� �����!�� ��������������

Long ago, there was wild pig and lion. One day,

they went to drink and met each other at the watering

hole. At the time they met each other, it was dry

season and water was scarce. �

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Each of them said to each other, "I will drink first,"

and eventually they were both angry with each other.�

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������������������� ����������� ����������������$� �� ����������� ����$� � ������������������!�� ������������ ����� ��� ������� ���� �����������

They argued and argued and in the end they bit each

other. They bit each other all day long until they

were both full of cuts.�

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������ ���������������������� ������������������������ ����� ������ ���� ������%������� ������������������������� �����������!����!���������������������� ���������������� ��������� ��������������

They were both worn out and fell down on the

ground. Lying on the ground there, they looked up

and saw a group of vultures who had come and were

waiting for them on the tree. ��

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��� ���#������������ ��� �� ���� ������������ ����-�������������������������� �#� �� ����������������!��� ��� ��������������������������� ��#� ��������������������� �!�� �����.������������� ��� ��#� �����������

Then the wild pig and lion said to each other, "If we

bite each other till we are both dead, then we are just

going to end up as food for the vultures, so let's both

drink together."�

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���������� ���� � ���������� ��� ��� �!�� �!�� ����������� ���������� ��������� ���� ����������� ��������������� ��

Each of the animals then drank from the water

together and afterwards went back to their places.

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������������������ ������������������������������$ Reflection Questions:

)����� �� ���!�������������� �������������������� ���� ��� * 1. What were the two animals fighting about?

+������� ������������ ��������� �������� ���������� ������������ �� ������ �� $� *�0�������$� 1 2. If they both killed each other, who would benefit?

(the vultures!)

,�������� ��������� �� ���!��������������� ��������������� �� ��� %���������� ����������������� ������������#� �� *���������������������������� *� 3. In the end, the two animals made a good decision.

What was the decision and why was it good?

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��������%������������������Wise Saying

��������������� � ������� �� ���������������� "� �� � ���������� ��� ���� ��� ��� ������ ��� �� ���� � #� �� *� ��� ��� ��� �#� �� � ������� ��� ��� ��� � ����� � ��������������������������� �������������������������� �� ��� ���� ������� ��� ��� ����� �� � �������������������� ���%����������� ������ ��� ��������� � ����� �� �� � �������� ������� � ������ ������ � ��%�������� ������������� �������� ������ �� �� ������ "� � ��� �� �� �� ���� ����� � �������������������� ������ ���� ��������� ������ ������� ���� �� � ��%���� ��������� � �������

How do arguing and fighting come and enter among

you? This is how it happens: they enter when your

heart's bad desires begin fighting inside you. You

want something and because you don't get it, you kill

the person. You want to have something and you

aren't able to get it so you fight with each other about

it. You don't ask God so you aren't able to get what

you want.

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��������������� �����

The Clever Rabbit���

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��� ��� ��� ��������� ����������������!������������� ����� ������ ������� ���������� %������� ��������������������������� �������Once upon a time, there was an otter and a fox. They

were friends and loved each other very much.

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�����$� ��������� ����������� �������� ������������� ������ ����!�� ��� !�� ��

One day, they said to each other that they should go

for a visit to the stream.��

���

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��%������� ������ ��%��������� ����!�� ���� !�� ������ ��������� #� ����%��������� ��� ����!�� !�� ��

As they were sitting and talking together on the side

of the stream, a fish came close to the side of the

stream.�

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������ ����!�������� #� ��� ���%������������������� ������� ����������������� ��

They saw the fish and were excited to chase and

catch it.

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�%������� ��������������� #� ��� ������ ��������������������������(����������������$� ���!������������ ����������� ��

When they had caught the fish, greed entered their

hearts and they both wanted to claim the fish as their

own.

���

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����������������(� ��� %������������� ��!���������������������� �������(� ��� %������������� ������������������������ � �������� ���������� �#� �����

The otter said that he should have more of the fish to

eat, but the fox thought that he should get more, so

they argued with each other.

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%������� ��!� �%��������%����������������� �����!������� ������ ������� ������� #� ��� ���%��������� �����!� �%������� ���%��������������������������� ����-���#� ������ �������������� ���� ��� ���� ��������(� ��� %������������������������� ����� ������� ������� ������������� ������������������� ���������������������� ����.��������#� ��������� ��

At that time, an owl was sitting on a branch looking

down on them arguing over the fish and he thought,

“So that they will not argue with each other, I better

go and tell the rabbit so that he can come and help

them.”�

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��� ���#�������!� �%��������������������������� ������������ ������� ����������� ��������� �����������-�������� %����������� ����� ������������������������ �������������� ��������� �����%��� ����%�������������������� ��������� �����.����������������#������ �!� �%������ ����� ������ ��������� �� �����!�������������������� ������� �����.�

Then the owl flew off and told the rabbit about the

argument. The rabbit said, “We better go quickly. If

we don’t go

quickly, they

will needlessly

hurt each

other.”

Immediately,

the owl and the

rabbit got

together and

left.�

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��� �������!� �%�������������������� ������� ����� �������������!��������#� �� ��-��� ����������� ������� *.�

The rabbit and owl arrived and the rabbit asked the

otter and fox, “What are you arguing about?”�

���

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�������������!����������������� ����-���������� ������� ������� �� ���%��������� ������� �������� ���� ����������������������� ������� ��������������� ��� �.�

The otter and fox answered, “We are arguing about

this fish. Each of us want to get more of the fish to

eat so we are arguing.”

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��� �������������� ����-(� ���������������� �������������������� ���� ������� ���� �����.��������!�� ������ �#� ���������������#�������������%��������������� #����� ���� ��� ����� #� �� ����%���������

The rabbit said, “I can help you. Don’t worry.” The

rabbit then took a knife and chopped the fish in half.

���

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�����%� ���������� �������� ��������� ���������� ��������� ������� �� �#� ����!�� ������ ������������� ����-�������� ���� ��� ���� ����������� ������������ ������� ������������� ������ ������������������ ��� �������� ���������� ����.���������� �������� �"���#� �����

He divided it so that each received an equal portion.

Then the rabbit said to them, “Don’t argue any more.

You each have the same amount to eat. Be at peace

and love each other again,” he commanded them.���

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��!����%��������������������!���������� ����������� ������� �� ����#��������������� �������������� ������ �#� ������������ ����������

From that time on, the otter and the fox no longer

argued with each other. They loved each other again

just like in the past.

� �

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����������������� ������������������������������$�Reflection Questions:

)��������������!��������������������� ������������������� �� �� * 1) What did the otter and fox argue about?

+������� ������� �� �� �� ��������������� ��� * 2) Who helped them to solve their problem?

,������� ��������������� ���������������&���������� ������� "�� �� ��������������� �� ��� %������� ������� * 3) Why was it helpful to have another person to

mediate their argument?

�/���� ������������ ������ �� ������������ * 4) Who helps you to solve your arguments?

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�������� ���' ������ ���(�������������&�����"��

Take Courage and Persevere � �

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���������������� ��)������ ������������������� ����������&��Writer: unknown

�������� ������������&���� �����Illustrator: Shya Reh

!������������������ �������� ����������&�Writer: Unknown

�������� ������������&��� �����Illustrator: Shya Reh

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��� ��)�����

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Riding on Bamboo Stilts�

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�������� �(�����

Go cut bamboo. ��������

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������������(������������������� ��� �(������

After arriving to the bamboo

grove, cut some bamboo poles. ��

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���� ��� �!�� �(�������������

Cut the bamboo and carry it

back. ���������

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�������������� ���������� ���� ������� ������ ��� ������� �!�� ������� �������� ��� ���

Smooth the rough parts and cut

the bamboo so that each pole is

the same length.

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����� ��� ���!������� �� ���!����� �� �� ��������!������ ���

Using a knife, begin to make

holes in the poles. Then open

the holes larger with a bore.�

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��� ����%��������� ������������ ��������� ��� �%������ ������

Cut bamboo pieces to stand on

and and screw them into the

holes.�

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���� ��� ��!�� ����!��������������

After

screwing

them in,

climb on and

try it.�

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����������� ���� $� ������ �����������������

Ride it

back and

forth

until you

can do it. ��

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�������������������������� ������������������%��������� ��

If you want to master the stilts,

you have to be willing to fall and

get hurt.

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�������%���%���������!������������� �������������!� �������������������%�������������������������

If you fall, stand up and get back

on and try hard until you are able

to do it.

If you

don't give

up, you'll

be able to

master it.

� �

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������������������ ������������������������������$ Reflection Question:

�)�������������������������� ����� *���������������������������������#� �� *����������������� ����� * 1. Have you ever made stilts like that? What was

your experience? Did you fall down a lot?

�+���������#�� #� ��� ������������������������������������������ ���� ������������ ������������������������#� �� ���� * 2. What would have happened if this boy got

discouraged and stopped trying to ride the stilts?

�,��������� %���������������������������� ������������������������������������������������$� ��������� ��� �#� �� * 3. What advice would you give to your friend if they

were trying something new?

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��������%���������������$�Wise Sayings:

����� ��������������������������������������������%��!������� ���The person who tries his hardest (to the very end)

will succeed.

-!� �������� ��������������� ������� ������� ��������������.�The lazy bird flies along the river to find his food,

the lazy person goes along the road. (rather than

venturing further out to find food)

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������������������

Red Ants and Bees���

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��%������#����������������%� ���������������������������� ������� �������������

One time, there were a bunch of red ants and a hive

of bees on a tree.�

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���������������%� ����� ��������������������#� ��������������!� ������� �����������������#� ���������������������� $� $� �������� ��� ������������#� �!�� �����$� ��������� ��������������� ������#� !�� ������ �������� ����A girl named Hte Mar had a garden of flowers next

to the tree. Everyday, she came to water the flowers.

One day, some bees came to suck pollen from the

flowers in the garden.��

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Some red ants had also come to suck the pollen from

the flowers.���

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�%��������� ��!���������� %����������������#� ���%�����%�������������#� ������ ����������!�������� ������������� ������������#� ������������At that time, the girl came to pick her flowers. When

she had finished picking her flowers, she saw the

bees and red ants on the flowers.��

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�When she smelled the flower, "zeet" the bee flew up

and bit her on her forehead. She immediately threw

the flower down.

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As she threw the flower down, a red ant grabbed on

and bit into her hand.���

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���� ���#����� ������ !������������������������� ����������� ��� ��� ���� �����������������������������������������������������������!�����Then the girl's forehead swelled up and her hand hurt

like crazy so she ran back home. Arriving back

home, she put on some lime paste.

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������ ���������� ������������� !����������������� ��������� ���� ������������������������������ ������� ������� ��������#� ������ ������������������ ������� ������������������������������������������� ������ ���� ���������������������� ������ ���������� �����

After a few weeks, the girl's forehead and hand were

better and she missed watering her flowers. The ants

and bees stung her so badly, but she built up her

courage and again went to water her flowers.

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������������������ ������������������������������$ Reflection Questions:

)��%������������ ����� ��� ���������������#� ��� �������������!����������������������������� �� �� *��������!��� !����������#� �� * 1. In this story, what difficulties did the girl meet

with? What happened to her?

+����������%���%��������� %���%������������������������������ *�%������������������ ����������#� �� * 2. Have you ever been stung by a red ant or bee?

What did it feel like?

,�������������#� ��� ������������������ ����������� �����������%��������������� �����������������#� �� *�3. Even though the girl got stung, when she got

better, what did she do?

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/����������������%����������������������� �������������������� ������������������������������������#� �� *�������������������� ����� ���������������������� ������������ ��������� * 4. If you meet with a problem or suffering, what do

you do? Do you give up or do you try again?

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�������%���������������$ Wise Sayings:

%������������������� �%�������������� �������������������������������������� ������������������ If you get discouraged when you experience

difficulties, your strength is very little!