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![]() Lullaby (cont.) Nok Khao Khan (The Cooing Dove)
The
rhyme objectively tells story about a pied myna who,
during the absence of a buffalo myna, took his nest. When
the latter came back, the thief, instead of being ashamed
of its wrong, boldly faced the buffalo myna and started
the quarrel. From the poem, the child could learn not
only about nature but also proper code of behavior.
The
poem is about a pelican on the verge of laying an egg.
The persona, -- an observer in this case-- said she had
woven a huge "Pom" (a large, round bamboo
container used for storing paddy) to keep the egg,
since it was as big as Bang Lamung (an Amphoe in Chonburi Province)'s melon. Having
dropped the egg, the pelican flew away.
Songs about animal nature and human cruelty, with didactic implication. A cunning blackbird laid an egg in a crow's nest. All unknowing, Mother Crow hatched the blackbird's egg, and came to love the baby as her own. She brought them to grains and worms, and even took them to feed at the estuary. Having finished eating, the mother and her offsprings flew back and landed on a black plum tree. Then came a hunter. Seeing the birds, he aimed his gun at the unlucky Mother Crow. He rejoiced, planning to cook them for dinner. |
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