names, chinese

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names, chinese

Tikki Tikki Tembo

  • Mosel, Arlene
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.

Tikki Tikki Tembo Big Book

  • Mosel, Arlene
1968
The eldest Chinese son falls into a well and his brother runs for help, but the eldest son almost drowns because of his long name.
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