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Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel (1968, Reinforced Hardcover) 
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel (1968, Reinforced Hardcover)

 
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel (1968, Reinforced Hardcover)

Author: Arlene Mosel
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Publication Date: 1968-03-15
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0805006621
ISBN-13: 9780805006629
Product ID: EPID632264
Description: Many years ago, Chinese parents gave their firstborn sons long and honorable first names--this folktale explains why that practice was stopped. In a small mountain town, there lived a mother who had two young sons, her younger son was na...
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Synopsis
Many years ago, Chinese parents gave their firstborn sons long and honorable first names--this folktale explains why that practice was stopped. In a small mountain town, there lived a mother who had two young sons, her younger son was named "Chang" which mean "little or nothing," while her firstborn was named Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo which means "the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world." One day, when the two brothers were playing by the well, Chang falls in. Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo runs to his mother, who tells him to fetch the old man with the ladder so that Chang can be rescued. All is well, until many months later when the brothers decide to play by the well again--but this time Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo falls in, and it is up to Chang to do the rescuing. However, because his older brother's name takes so long to say aloud, Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo almost drowns before Chang can get the old man with the ladder can rescue him. After this terrible event, all Chinese parents realized that it is better to give all their children short names. Watercolor and ink-and wash drawings accompany the text.

When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

Details
Publication Date:1968-03-15
Illustrator:Blair Lent

Size
Height:10.5 in
Width:9.0 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:15.2 oz

Publisher's Note
When an eldest son fell into a well and too much time was spent trying to pronounce his name instead of being spent in getting help, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

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