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Some people have it so easy in their blogging life, just posting up numbered lists.

I think I will copy copy a while lah...

Look at these guys' numbered lists:

1. Sien's 5

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3. JAMEO's tips

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So easy lah! How come I never think of that???

Xiao Mu Wan (Small Wooden Bowl)

Mother showed black face and yelled at old granny : "I allowed you stay here and eat for free. You could not do housework and you broke the bowl." Mother's words were like knife that cut into you. Old granny's had teary eyes and her head stooped low. Father did not open his mouth to say a word, as though he did not hear a word.
Mother spent some money to buy old granny a small little wooden bowl. "Small wooden bowl, does not break easily, you use the wooden bown for your rice. Not too much not too little, just nice for you to get full". Old granny did not say a word. Da Xi felt like crying when she saw old granny with the small wooden bowl. How could old granny get full with such a small bowl of rice.
Mother was very unreasonable. Da Xi was not happy. He wanted to think of a good plan to make father and mother treat old granny well. Da Xi thought for three days and three nights, after three days he thought of a plan. He called for Er Xi and San Xi to get him some wood, he got himself some tools. They starting working on something. Mother asked them what were they doing, three of them replied: " we want to make wooden bowls for father and mother." San Xi said : "small wooden bowl doesn't break easily." Er Xi said: " use wooden bowl for rice, not too much, not too little, just nice for you all to get full." Da Xi told father and mother: " Old granny was asked to use wooden bowl for her rice, and to eat her rice outside the house, we will also follow. Next time when father and mother get old we will let you all use the wooden bowl for rice and may you all go outside to eat your rice."
Father and mother's faces turned red when they heard their children's words. They looked at each other and father said " what we do the children will also follow. Our actions showed that we don't love old granny and they will also treat us the same way as we treated old granny. Mother realized her mistake : everyone would get old and they were be things that you couldn't do. Its not good to direct your anger at her.
They could see smile on mother's face everyday. Old granny's days were good and happy, Da Xi and brothers were glad and the family lived happily together

(The End of the story)

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For second part of story click on this link

Translated from a childrens' chinese book : 小木碗

Have you seen blog.com?

My friend also keeps some blogs at blog.com. I haven't tried that spot out, but she likes it. She's a "pro" at blogging, so seems to try every place out.

Here are links to her blogs over there:

poetically challenged
lightverse
translations
reading list

Xiao Mu Wan (Small Wooden Bowl)

The three children grew up and they grew taller each day. Three of them shared a bed. Old granny had to stay in the east side room. The "east side room" was dark and small. There was no sun and when it rained it was surrounded with water. This kind of place how to let granny sleep? Mother did not want to hear any of Da Xi's word. " small children listen more and open your mouth less or else you get spanking." Old granny told Da Xi not to say too much. She patted Da Xi on the head grabbed her blanket and went to her room.
Old granny was not able to help with the household chores anymore. Mother could not stand it anymore. Old granny's hands grew weaker and she dropped food on the table while having dinner. Mother was very angry and scold " eat until like that you go out and eat." Mother was unreasonable and Da Xi disagreed with her and said " younger brother eat also like that why didn't he go out and eat?' Mother did hear Da Xi's word and scolder him to listen more and open his mouth less or else he would get spanking. Old granny did say a word and walked out of the house. To Da Xi : old granny was like a dog wihout a home. Difficult time for old granny and her worse days were ahead of her. One day while she was eating she broke the bowl.

(This is second part of story: to be continued..........)

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For first part part of story click on this link

Translated from a chinese children's book. ( 小木碗）

Xiao Mu Wan (Small Wooden Bowl)

Once there was a family living at the foot of a mountain, farming was their livelihood, hence the days passed by very fast. The family consisted of an old granny, father, mother, Da Xi, Er Xi, and San Xi. The family of six lived together.
Father and mother busied in the farm, went out early in the morning and came home in the night. Old granny stayed at home to take care of household chores and looking after the children.
The children loved their granny very much. They sticked together day and night. Granny would make them lots of toys She would also tell them many many interesting stories.
Granny was liked the big tree and the children liked the little flowers under the tree. Granny was like the moon from the sky and the children liked the little stars beside the moon.
Days passed so fast that the children grew up fast and granny grew older and older. Years passed and granny's hair became grey, eyes became blur and she could not do a lot of things.
Nobody doing housework, mother had to work in the farm and at the same time taking care of the house. She was busy from morning till night. She was frustrated and directed her anger at old granny.

First part of story : (To be continued...........)

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Translated from a chinese children's book. ( 小木碗）

Xia Er (Little Shrimp)

Old Chang sold Xia Er away and had some money but it did not last. The money was soon all gone. Xia Er's mother's health was getting worse.
One day Old Chang went to the sea to catch some fish and caught none. Just then a giant shrimp swam over to Old Chang's boat and brought many fishes with him. Old Chang then caught many fishes. One day two days three days ....... the giant shrimp brought many big fishes with him. Old Chang caught a lot of fishes and he was able to sell them and earned a living. Xia Er's mother's health was getting better.
It started raining again and Old Chang's vegetables grown. This day Old Chang went out to the sea to fish again. He saw a tiny black dot far out the sea. The tiny black dot became bigger and bigger it was a giant turtle. A little boy was sitting on the giant turtle. Old Chang realized that the boy was Xia Er and he was so happy. The giant turtle swam over to Old Chang's boat and Xia Er jumped over to the boat. Old Chang hugged Xia Er and said " I thought you jumped into the river." Xia Er said the people from the Long Beard Country saved me and today the emperor asked the giant turtle to bring me home. Old Chang said "Long Beard Country? ........"

The End

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For second part of story please click on this link

Translated from a children's chinese book 虾儿 (Xia Er)

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Xia Er (Little Shrimp)

One day Gao Da Niu told Xia Er:" If you listen you will have food to eat and clothings to wear." Mao Pang Zi said to Xia Er :"When Xia Er grows up we will teach him to kill and set fire." What? Gao Da Niu and Mao Pang Zi were murderous from the Black Mountain. They bought Xia Er to help them to kill. Xia Er was a good boy. He remembered what his father and mother taught him: "You must be a good person, don't do bad things".
One day three of them came to a river, Xia Er said :"I don't want to kill, I don't want to kill!" Finished saying he jumped into the river. Xia Er was washed down into the big sea by the waves. After sometime Xia Er heard someone calling: "Xiao Di Di, Xia Di Di (small brother), open your eyes." When Xia Er opened his eyes, he saw many old men surrounding him. These old men had long hair and long beard. Xia Er said :"I taught I die already? What is this place?" One of the old man said :"You haven't die. Here is Chang Xu Guo. (Long Beard Country) You are washed ashore by the waves we saved you." They brought Xia Er to see the Emperor. The Emperor said to Xia Er: " You are a good boy." The emperor said to his men :"Quickly bring some big fishes for Xia Er's father and mother. They took out a leather shirt and asked Xia Er to put on. As soon as he put on the leather shirt on he looked like a big shrimp.

This is the second part of the story (To be continued........)

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For the first part of the story click on this link


Translated from a children's chinese book: 虾儿(Xia Er)

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Xia Er (Little Shrimp)

Old Chang stayed up at Five Miles Slope. Facing west of Five Miles Slope you could see the high and low hills, a stream lay on the east of where Old Chang lived. The stream flowed down to the big sea. The people that lived in Five Miles Slope were mostly farmers. Occassionally they would fish in the sea too. The vegetables that they grown, they would sell them on the streets. The fishes that they caught, they would bring and sell them in the market.
No rain for two months, Old Chang's vegetables were dead; the water in the stream was drying up. Old Chang got no vegetables to sell. He brought Xia Er along to the sea to catch some fish, at the end of the day they caught only one little fish. Old Chang got no vegetables and fishes to sell. The family of three got nothing to eat. Xia Er's mother was sick and how to survive the days to come. Xia Er said to his mother and father:" you sell me away and I can work for people doing manual labour."Old Chang got no choice and brought Xia Er to the street to sell him off. Old Chang cried and shouted:"selling child! selling child!"
At this time two men walked up to Old Chang and Xia Er. One of them was very tall called "Gao Da Niu"(tall big bull); the other one was plump and had hairy chest. He was called "Mao pang zi".(hairy plump) Both of them carrying big knifes. They looked at Xia Er from top to bottom and decided to buy him. On their way up they ate and drank. They did not look like good people.

This is the first part of the story (To be continued........)

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Translated from a children's chinese book :虾儿(Xia Er)

Recommended Reading

Have you met the blogger who introduced me to blogging yet?

She loves to read and reads a lot. And, she's got a blog full of recommended reading that she keeps.

I also read a lot, so the two of us got lots to talk about lah.

Stop in and say hi, and tell her that her Singlish-speaking friend sent you. She'll know who lah.

Da Xin Makes Toy

Da Xin came to a stream and saw the white pony. He said to the pony:"Good bye pony I am going home to make toys now." He came to the cat that was sitting under the small little tree and said:"Good bye cat I am going home to make toys."
Da Xin came home and his sister and brother asked him "You finshed making the toys already or not?" Da Xin answered:"Now making."
Da Xin found some wood and started making the toys. He worked very hard and and the sword was completed. He gave the sword to his brother. He also finished making the boat and he gave it to his sister. He made for himself an aeroplane. Da Xin's brother and sister were very happy with their toys. They asked Da Xin to play with them. Da Xin told them once he finished making the aeroplane he would play with them. Da Xin finally finished making the aeroplane and he played with his brother and sister. They were very happy playing with their new toys.

(The End)

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Translated From a chinese children's book 大新做玩具

First third part of story please click on this link

Da Xin Makes Toys

Da Xin came home and his sister saw him and asked whether he had finished making the toy. He replied : "No I have not tomorrow then I make." His brother saw him and asked him the same question again and he replied the same way that he replied to his sister. His brother and sister asked him again: "Now you cannot make ah?" He got no answer and walked off.
The next day Da Xin found some wood. He was thinking to make a boat that could float on water. He make and make and it turned out to be a bed not a boat. He gave up and went outside. He came to the small little tree and heard the cat calling him. He looked here and there and could not see the cat. The cat laughed and said:"Da Xin I am on top of the tree, I finally climbed up here." Da Xin was "pai sei" and went away.
Da Xin came to the stream and heard the white pony calling him. He looked high and low and could not find the pony. The white pony laughed and said:"Da Xin I am at the other side of the stream now. I have already jumped over." Da Xin did not believe the pony and said:" Did you jump or walked over there? I was not here to see it." The pony said:"If you don't believe I can jump over again." Finished talking he jumped over. Da Xin now believed and his face turned red and walked away.
He came to the forest and the little bird saw him and said:"Da Xin you see my house ok already." Da Xin looked and the little bird's house was on the top of the tree. Little bird said:"Now that I have a house I am not scared of the rain and storm. I can sleep peacefully. At this moment Da Xin realized one thing that he had to put his heart into whatever he was doing. It would turned out good. He was not "pai sei" anymore. He told the little bird:"Good bye I want to go home and make my toy."
(To Be Continued..........)

Translated form Chinese children's book ：大新做玩具

Da Xin Makes Toys

There was a small little tree outside the house. A cat was trying to climb up the tree, halfway through the climbing the cat fell down. Da Xin saw what happened and laughed at the cat :" you cannot climb the tree lah better go home and sleep."
The cat turned to Da xin and said : "No, I want to climb up to the tree." Da Xin heard the cat and he did not say anything and went away.
Da Xin came to a stream. There was a white pony by the stream, the pony was trying to jump over the stream but he just could not do it. Da Xin saw what happened and laughed at the pony : "White pony if you can't jump over just walk over can already loh."
The pony turned to Da Xin and said : "No I want to jump, I can do it." Da Xin heard what the pony said and he did not say anything and went away.
Da Xin came to a forest. A little bird was making its house on a tree top. Da Xin asked: "Little bird what are you doing?" The bird answered : "I am building a house so that when rain and storm come, I will be saved from all these. Da Xin did not believe and said : "you are so small and you got no hands, how to build a house?" The bird said: " I got no hands but I can use my mouth what!" Da Xin still did not believe the bird and he went home.

(To Be Continued .......)

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Translated from A Children's Chinese Book : 大新做玩具

For the first part of story please click on this link

Da Xin Make Toys

Time passes so fast. Holiday is hear already. Da Xin don't need to to go to school for one month. His daddy bought him lots of story books for him to read. Da Xin was happy and started to read a book. He read for a while and did not want to read anymore.
At this time mommy was busy and could not play with his brother and sister. Da Xin says: "mommy let me play with brother and sister." Mommy says: " ok you all go and play."
Da Xin played for a little while and stopped playing. He was thinking it would be better if we could play with a toy. So Da Xin told his brother and sister that he was going to make toy for them to play. He started making a toy. He found a piece of wood and wanted to make a sword. After some hard work the piece of work did not look like a sword but like a ball's bat. Da Xin gave up making and walked out of the house.


(To Be continued........)

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Story translated from a Chinese children's book 大新做玩具