RABBIT AND BEAR

A mother bear was carrying a bag of grass marking her way out of the forest when a horse walked up her and asked: “Hello, sister bear! Where are you going?” “Hello, sister horse! I am looking for someone to look after my children, when I am away from home looking for food.” “What can you offer?” “I have a bag of grass on my back.” “Give it to me, and I will look after your children.” “Can you sing a song to comfort them?” “Yes, I can. Please listen to me. Hes! Hes! Hes!” “Oh! I am sorry: your song is awful. After that the mother bear continued on the way.

Then she met a cow and the cow asked: Hello, sister bear! Where are you going? Hello, sister cow! I am looking for someone to look after my children. What can you offer? The bag of grass on my back. Give it to me, and I will look after your children. Can you sing a song to comfort them? Yes, I can. It is well-known that I sing beautifully. Please listen to me! emmor... ! emmor..! emmor..! That's enough! That's enough! The bear put her fingers in her ears and continued her journey.

The mother bear walked a little further, then she met a rabbit and the rabbit asked: Hello, sister bear! Where are you going? Hello, sister rabbit! I am looking for someone to look after my children. What can you offer? The bag of grass on my back. Give it to me, and I promise to look after your children. Can you look after my children?

Yes, I can. That is ... When you are away, I will console your children, [saying] "please be quiet, kids! Your mom has gone out to find food for you all, and she will be back soon. Don't argue with each other. Please get along well and be united with each other. The one who can do the best will be rewarded with the biggest honey cake. When your mom comes back and sees that you are clever, she will hold, kiss and admire you, saying: My lovely children! You are really clever ...!" After listening to the rabbit, the mother bear happily admired [saying] loudly:

- Such a clever person like you is what I am looking for! The mother b~ took the rabbit home and let the rabbit look after her three children. Then, she went out to find the food feeling confident.

While staying with the bear kids, rabbit said: Let’s go to play outside, kids, I will teach you all how to jump like me. The rabbit led the bear kids to play near the edge of a small stream. She told them: Kids, watch me jump. Then, follow me. One..! Two..! The rabbit jumped over the stream easily. The bear kids opened their eyes very wife and clapped their hands and also admired the rabbit that she could jump so fast.

It is your turn! Here… the first one has to jump first. Be careful! One..! Two..! The one who can jump well will get big honey cake, said the rabbit. The first Bear kid jumped after the rabbit, but he fell into the water in the middle of the Stream. The secondbear kid who was the fattest one jumped and fell into the mud up to his waist. The third bear kid who was the smallest one jumped and fell into the water with his nose just above the surface of the water. Three of them happily played and laughed together i the mud. Let's get out! It is getting dark; we shall go back to the cave now (the rabbit called). The one who comes out first will get the biggest honey cake. Here! Be careful! One! Two! The bear kids competed each other to get onto the land.

Arriving in the cave, the rabbit prepared food for the bear kids and then let them drink the honey in the barrel one by one until they were full. Their fur got sticky and soaked with the honey. Then, the rabbit took them to roll in the kitchen ash. Their sticky fur that touched the ash stood up straight and the three looked like porcupines.

At the same time, the mother of bear arrived, she opened her eyes very wide and asked: Oh! My dear children! Who let you play in the mud? It’s our aunt’s rabbit! (The first bear kid answered) Who took you to have a bath in the honey barrel? It’s our aunt’s rabbit! (The second bear kid answered) Who made you fur look like a porcupine? It’s our aunt’s rabbit! (The third kid answered).

Ah! You bad rabbit! Wait a minute; I will give you a lesson. The mother bear went to take a big stick and was about to hit the rabbit, but the rabbit suddenly escaped into the forest.

- The END -

BABY BEAR TIN TIN AND BABY MONKEY MEI MEI

One morning, a baby bear Tin Tin went to visit his friend Mei Mei and asked: 'Hey, Mei Mei, where can you get this three-tailed fish?' 'Oh, my mum buys it for my birthday,' replied baby monkey Mei Mei. Baby bear Tin Tin continued: 'they look nice and lovely.' 'Certainly, I really love them; they are like my friends .' 'Mei Mei, can you give me these fish?' . 'Ah ... no, of course not. It is the gift my mum bought for me and I have fed them up very hard. So I can't give them to you.' Baby bear Tin Tin came back home. He said to his father who was painting the wall 'Daddy, I would like you to buy two three-tailed fish for me.''My dear, why do you want to buy the three-tailed fish?' answered Tin Tin's father to his son surprisingly. 'Yes dad. I want to get it to make friends as Mei Mei does,' replied Tin Tin eagerly. 'Please, buy them for me, daddy. I really need two three-tailed fish.' 'OK my dear!' replied Tin Tin's father. 

Tomorrow I will go to buy them for you.' The following day, Tin Tin's father went to buy three-tailed fish for him like what he had promised. He said to his beloved son: 'Tin Tin, my dear, this is your three-tailed fish you want.' Tin Tin ran very fast to get the fish from his father, saying: 'Daddy, why there are 4 three-tailed fish as such?' 'My dear, I've bought you four because I want you to have more friends,' replied Tin Tin's father with a smile on his face. Tin Tin replied to his father happily because he had got four more than what he had asked. He hugged the fish glass and put it on the sofa and then he stared at the fish, saying alone: 'Hey, from now on, I have four more friends.' After getting the three-tailed fish, Tin Tin called Mei Mei to visit his house to see his fish. 'Tin Tin, you see you have more fish than me, so you have even more friends,' said Mei Mei to Tin Tin. 'When you come to my house some day, please take them with you to make friends with my fish.' 'Precisely, I will bring them,' replied Tin Tin with a smile on his face. 

Both of them sat near the glass and stared at the fish swimming back and forth. Everyday, Tin Tin put his hand into the glass, stirring the water slightly to chat to the fish. When free from school, he always fed his fish. On Sunday morning, Tin Tin shouted loudly and loudly until his father overheard him: 'Daddy, why doesn't my fish swim? Instead of swimming, they are floating in the water. Daddy, please come and see!' Hearing Tin Tin shouting, his father ran to see him and asked: "My dear, what happens to you that you are shouting loudly like this?" "Look at my fish, dad; they aren't swimming in the water," answered Tin Tin depressingly, likely to cry.