ꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ

ꤚꤢ ꤪꤞꤢꤧꤐꤟꤢꤪ ꤬ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩꤜꤢꤨ ꤭

ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬

Be Kind and Compassionate to

One Another

ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤟꤢꤩꤙꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤚꤟꤢꤩ ꤘꤣꤑꤢ꤭ꤩ ꤕꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤐꤟꤢꤦꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤔꤢ ꤞꤤ꤭ ꤊꤟꤢꤦ ꤟꤣ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤘꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤗꤢ꤬ ꤢ꤬ ꤔꤟꤤ꤮

ꤔꤛꤢ꤬ꤡꤢꤪ ꤘꤣ ꤞꤤ꤭ ꤕꤟꤢ꤭꤯ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤘꤛꤢ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤗꤢ꤬ ꤢ꤬ ꤟꤢꤩꤏꤥ꤬ ꤕꤟꤢꤩ ꤕꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤔꤢ

ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤗꤟꤢꤩꤚꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤢ꤬ꤚꤤ꤬ꤢ꤬ꤊꤛꤢ꤭꤯ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤘꤛꤢ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ꤭꤮

ꤒꤣ꤬ꤒꤟꤥ ꤗꤢ꤬ ꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤓꤢꤦꤗꤛꤢꤡꤛꤢ꤬ꤩꤗꤛꤢ ꤓꤛꤣ꤭ꤟꤢꤪ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤟꤢꤪ, ꤓꤛꤣ꤭ꤒꤥ꤬ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤘꤛꤢ

ꤒꤣ꤬ꤒꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤒꤟꤥ, ꤒꤣ꤬ꤊꤜꤥ꤭ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤊꤜꤥ꤭ ꤔꤛꤣ꤬ ꤚꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤌꤣ꤭ ꤓꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤔꤟꤤ

ꤕꤟꤢꤩꤕꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤊꤢ꤭ꤨꤜꤢ꤭ꤍꤟꤥ꤯ ꤗꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤖꤢꤨꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ ꤊꤟꤢꤦ ꤖꤛꤢꤩꤡꤝꤟꤥꤗꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤊꤥ꤭

ꤔꤟꤤꤕꤟꤢꤩ ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ꤬ꤟꤥ꤭ꤖꤢꤨ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤊꤟꤢꤦ ꤤ꤬ꤞꤛꤥ ꤟꤣꤔꤟꤤ ꤊꤢ꤭ꤨꤜꤢ꤭ꤍꤟꤥ,

ꤓꤛꤣ꤭ꤒꤥ꤬ ꤤ꤬ꤞꤛꤥꤕꤟꤢ꤭ꤨꤞꤢꤧꤑꤢ꤭ꤩ ꤡꤟꤛꤢꤔꤟꤤ ꤕꤟꤥ ꤊꤢ꤭ꤨꤜꤢ꤭ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤕꤟꤢ꤭꤯ ꤞꤛꤢꤖꤢ ꤨ

ꤞꤛꤥꤜꤤ꤬ ꤟꤥ꤭ꤖꤢꤨ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤊꤟꤢꤦ ꤕꤟꤢ꤭ꤨꤞꤢꤧꤑꤢ꤭ꤩ ꤒꤟꤢ꤭ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤤ꤬ꤙꤢ꤭ꤩꤖꤢꤧꤡꤟꤛꤢ

ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤢ꤬ꤦ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤘꤛꤢ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤢ꤬ꤍꤟꤥꤜꤢ꤬ꤏꤢ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤔꤛꤣ꤬ꤚꤢꤪ, ꤞꤢꤚꤢ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤊꤤ꤬

ꤗꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤔꤟꤤ ꤕꤟꤢꤩ ꤢ꤬ꤧꤞꤤ꤭ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤏꤢ꤬ꤨꤘꤛꤢ꤭ꤓꤢꤦꤡꤛꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤗꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤥ꤬ꤔꤟꤢꤩ ꤬

ꤕꤟꤢꤩꤓꤛꤣ꤭ꤟꤢꤪ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤏꤢ꤬ꤨꤘꤛꤢ꤭ ꤙꤤ ꤜꤤ꤬ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤘꤛꤢ ꤢ꤬ꤊꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤔꤛꤣ꤬ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢꤩ ꤬

ꤟꤢꤩꤔꤛꤣ꤬ꤗꤢ꤬ ꤢ꤬ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ꤬ꤡꤢꤪ꤯

Introduction

We hope you enjoy these stories in Kayah. The stories are about

being faithful and kind to each other. Each story has been edited

and an English translation has been added. Students can practice

reading and also learn English. Teachers can use the questions in

the stories to challenge their students to analyze the story's

meaning.

ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ꤬ ꤜꤤ꤬ꤜꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤗꤢꤙꤥ꤭ Kayah Li Literacy Dept.

2011

ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤘꤛꤢ

꤁꤯ ꤕꤢ꤬ꤡꤟꤢ ꤧꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤋꤢꤨ꤭ꤖꤢꤨ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬

ꤔꤢ ꤢ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤭ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤭

ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤚꤢ꤭ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤘꤛꤢ -

Writer: unknown

ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤚꤢ꤭ ꤡꤝꤤ꤬ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ꤬-

Illustrator: unknown

꤂꤯ ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ

ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤚꤢ꤭ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤘꤛꤢ -ꤜꤟꤢꤜꤟꤤ꤬ꤖꤢ꤭ꤧ

Writer: Lalee Phae

ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤚꤢ꤭ ꤡꤝꤤ꤬ꤐꤟꤢꤐꤟꤥ꤬-ꤘꤢꤙꤝꤢ꤬ꤩ

Illustrator: Dabwe

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ꤕꤢ꤬ꤡꤟꤢꤧꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤋꤢꤨ꤭ꤖꤢ ꤨ

ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ ꤬ꤔꤢ

ꤢ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ ꤭ꤒꤣ꤬ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤭

The Boy and His Elephant

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ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤒꤣ꤬ꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤕꤢ꤬ꤡꤟꤢꤧ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤋꤢ꤬ꤨꤖꤢꤨ ꤥ꤬ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬

ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ ꤬ꤥ꤬ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤔꤢ ꤢ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ ꤭ꤒꤣ꤬ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤭꤯

Once upon a time, there was a boy who had his own

elephant.

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ꤢ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤭ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤭ꤔꤛꤣ꤬, ꤢ꤬ ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ꤡꤝꤤ꤬ꤊꤟꤢ꤬

ꤒꤢ꤬ꤗꤥ꤭ꤗꤥ꤭ ꤕꤟꤢꤩꤡꤢꤪ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤞꤢ꤬ꤪꤊꤜꤟꤢꤪ꤯ His elephant often pulled logs for him.

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ꤒꤣ꤬ꤑꤢꤩ꤭ꤚꤢ ꤪꤙꤤ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤬ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤘꤟꤌꤣ ꤭ꤡꤝꤤ꤬

ꤞꤎꤢ꤬ꤪꤊꤜꤟꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ꤋꤢ꤭ꤧꤔꤛꤣ꤬, ꤢ꤬ ꤐꤟꤤꤙꤢꤧ꤬ ꤞꤢꤪ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ

ꤕꤚꤢ꤭ꤨꤘꤢ꤬ꤨ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤙꤥ꤭ ꤚꤢ ꤪꤢ꤬ ꤍꤟꤌꤣꤢꤧꤓꤥ꤭ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤢꤩ

ꤙꤛꤢ꤬ꤡꤢꤧ꤬ ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ ꤡꤛꤣꤓꤢꤪꤓꤢꤩ꤬ ꤊꤛꤢ꤭ ꤕꤟꤢꤩ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ

ꤞꤢꤪ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤒꤣ꤬ꤙꤥ꤭꤯

One day, when the elephant was pulling logs, he

stepped on a thorn and trumpeted with pain. His

owner came and took the thorn out for him.

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ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤭ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩ ꤢ꤬ꤋꤢ꤭ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤬ ꤏꤢꤧ ꤭ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ꤡꤝꤤ꤬

ꤊꤟꤢ ꤬ꤙꤢꤧ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤭ꤞꤢ꤬ꤪꤊꤜꤟꤢꤪ ꤒꤥ꤬꤯ ꤕꤢ꤬ꤡꤟꤢꤧꤖꤢꤧ꤭ꤛꤢꤩ꤭

ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤔꤛꤣ ꤬ꤢ꤬ꤞꤢꤧꤕꤜꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤞꤢꤧꤐꤟꤢꤪ꤬ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ

ꤔꤛꤢ꤬ꤡꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤭ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤒꤣ꤬ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤭ ꤚꤢ ꤪꤢ ꤬ꤢꤧꤟꤛꤢ ꤭

ꤜꤢꤨ ꤭ꤘꤣ ꤗꤟꤤ꤬ꤊꤜꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤚꤢ ꤪꤔꤢꤪ꤭ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ꤥ ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤙꤢꤧꤞꤢꤧꤕꤚꤢ

ꤜꤢꤨ ꤭ꤚꤢ ꤪꤟꤛꤢ꤭ꤕꤜꤝꤥ꤭ꤢꤩ ꤬ꤊꤟꤌꤣ ꤭ꤜꤢꤨ꤭ ꤏꤢꤧ꤬

ꤔꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤞꤛꤣ꤭ꤑꤢꤩ꤭꤯

The elephant’s foot hurt and he could not pull the

logs. The boy felt sorry for his elephant so He took

his elephant to the forest and let him rest and eat for

a few days.

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ꤙꤤ ꤕꤢ꤬ꤡꤟꤢꤧꤖꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ ꤬ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ꤗꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤ

ꤘꤛꤢꤩꤋꤛꤢꤩ꤭ ꤢ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤭ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤔꤛꤣ꤬, ꤢ꤬ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ꤬ꤩ

ꤔꤢ ꤢ꤬ꤋꤢ꤭ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤭ꤏꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤜꤢ꤬ꤗꤟꤢꤩꤟꤢꤪ, ꤢ꤬ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ ꤕꤟꤢ꤭

ꤒꤣ꤬ꤡꤣ꤬꤮ ꤒꤥ꤬ꤟꤢꤪ꤯

When the boy returned back to his elephant, he saw

that his elephant’s foot was no longer in pain, he was

all better again.

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ꤕꤢ꤬ꤡꤟꤢꤧꤖꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤛꤥ ꤭ꤗꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤗꤟꤥ꤬ꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ꤚꤛꤢ

ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤢ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ ꤭ꤢ꤬ꤋꤢꤨ꤬ꤢ꤬ꤋꤛꤢꤩ꤭, ꤢ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤭ ꤖꤢꤦ꤭

ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨꤋꤢ꤬ꤨꤊꤜꤢ ꤪꤚꤢꤪ ꤡꤢ꤭ꤪꤓꤛꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢꤨ ꤭ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤬

ꤕꤜꤛꤢ꤭ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤖꤛꤢ ꤊꤟꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ꤬꤯ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤒꤣ꤬

ꤖꤟꤌꤣꤚꤢ ꤪꤢ꤬ꤧꤞꤤ꤭ ꤊꤟꤢ꤬ ꤗꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩꤋꤛꤢꤩ ꤭ꤞꤢ꤬ꤪ

ꤊꤜꤢ ꤪꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤗꤟꤢꤩ ꤬ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤬ꤘꤢꤨ꤬ꤢ꤬꤬ꤓꤛꤣ ꤬ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤟꤢꤪ꤯ Because the boy had been kind to the elephant, the

elephant stroked the boy’s head, lifted him up onto

his back with his trunk and carried him home. After,

they went back to work hauling heavy logs.

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ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ ꤬ꤙꤢ꤬ꤧꤕꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤏꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤘꤣ

ꤔꤟꤢꤩꤊꤜꤢꤪꤖꤢꤐꤛꤢꤩ꤬ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤊꤛꤢꤩ꤭, ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤘꤣ

ꤞꤢꤧꤕꤜꤢꤪ ꤬ꤢ꤬ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤒꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤛꤢ꤭ꤩ꤯ ꤕꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤒꤥ꤭ꤙꤢ꤬ꤧ

ꤞꤢꤧꤔꤟꤢꤩꤒꤟꤌꤣꤙꤢꤧ꤬ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤩꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ ꤖꤢꤨꤔꤛꤣ꤬ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ,

ꤚꤢꤪ ꤘꤛꤢꤩꤜꤟꤌꤣ꤭ ꤕꤟꤢꤩ ꤢ꤬ꤧꤞꤤ ꤭ꤔꤢ ꤕꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤗꤟꤥ꤬

ꤔꤟꤤ ꤢ꤬ꤧꤞꤤ꤭ ꤔꤢ ꤕꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤞꤢꤧꤐꤟꤢꤪ꤬ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤢ꤬ꤧꤞꤤ꤭

ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢꤩ꤬꤯

Some people hurt in their physical bodies. Some

people hurt in their hearts. We should always

remember to show love and mercy to them.

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ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤊꤟꤢ꤬ꤋꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤏꤢꤦ꤬ ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤏꤢꤨ꤬ꤘꤛꤢ꤭ꤩ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢꤩ:꤬ Reflection Questions:

꤁꤯ ꤕꤢ꤬ꤡꤟꤢꤧꤖꤢꤧ꤭ ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤊꤤ꤬ ꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤏꤛꤢ꤭ ꤔꤛꤣ꤬ꤒꤣ꤬ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤭ ꤒꤥ ꤬ꤟꤢꤩꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ ꤊꤟꤢꤦ ꤓꤝꤟꤥ꤭ꤓꤛꤢ꤬ ꤖꤢꤨꤒꤢꤩ꤭ ꤕꤟꤢ꤭? 1. What would have happened if the boy did not help

his elephant?

꤂꤯ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤖꤢꤨꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤜꤟꤛꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤬ ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤏꤢꤧ꤭ ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤙꤢꤧ꤬, ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤬ ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤕꤟꤛꤢꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤏꤢꤧ꤭ ꤙꤢ꤬ꤧꤙꤢꤧ ꤬ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ꤡꤝꤟꤥ ꤔꤢꤪ ꤏꤢꤜꤟꤢꤩ ꤢꤨ ꤭ꤟꤟꤢꤧ꤭? 2. Have you ever helped an animal or a person who

was hurting or sick?

꤃꤯ ꤊꤜꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤬ꤚꤟꤌꤣ꤬ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤘꤣ ꤕꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤒꤥ꤭ꤙꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ꤔꤟꤤꤞꤢꤧꤐꤟꤢꤪ꤬ꤔꤟꤤ ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤖꤢꤨꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤜꤟꤛꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤙꤢꤧ꤬, ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤔꤛꤣ,꤬ ꤢ꤬ ꤥ꤬ꤕꤢ꤬ ꤊꤚꤛꤢ꤮ ꤤ꤭ꤒꤢ꤭ꤩ? 3. What are some ways that we can be kind and

merciful to animals or people?

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ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤞꤤꤖꤢꤧ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ Wise Sayings

ꤗꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤗꤟꤥ꤬ꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤜꤢꤨ꤭ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤞꤢꤧꤐꤟꤢ꤬ꤪ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤔꤤ,,, ꤕꤜꤝꤥ꤭ꤊꤛꤢ꤭ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤊꤟꤌꤣ꤭ ꤜꤢꤨ ꤭ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤞꤢ ꤦꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ ꤬ꤔꤢ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤖꤢꤨꤔꤛꤣ꤬ ꤔꤤ꤮꤯

Show kindness to each other and have compassion

on each other... forgive each other's wrongdoings.

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ꤡꤢ ꤪꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ Faithfulness

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ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤒꤣ꤬ꤖꤟꤌꤣ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤗꤝꤟꤤ꤬ ꤔꤢ ꤋꤢ꤭ꤨꤜꤤ꤭ꤚꤣ꤬ ꤔꤢ

ꤋꤢꤨ꤭ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ꤚꤣ ꤬ꤥ꤬ꤞꤢꤧꤔꤛꤢ꤭ꤩ꤯ ꤢꤧ꤬ꤞꤤ ꤭ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤞꤢꤧꤔꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤔꤛꤣ꤬ ꤢ꤬

ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤛꤥ ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤔꤛꤢ꤬ꤡꤢꤪ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ, ꤟꤢꤩꤔꤛꤣ꤬꤯

Once upon a time, there were two friends, Lee Reh

and Bu Reh and they loved each other very much.

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ꤢ꤬ꤧꤞꤤ꤭ ꤞꤢꤧꤔꤛꤢꤩ꤭ ꤣ꤭ꤥ꤬ ꤜꤢꤨ꤭ ꤔꤢ, “ꤕꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤡꤛꤣꤒꤟꤌꤣ

ꤙꤤꤒꤢꤩ꤮꤭ ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ꤙꤢꤧ꤬, ꤕꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ ꤏꤥ꤭ꤒꤢ꤬ꤕꤟꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢꤨ꤭

ꤒꤥ꤬,” ꤢ ꤬ꤟꤢꤩ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤖꤢꤨꤔꤛꤣ꤬꤯

They made an oath with each other that, "Wherever

we go, we will not forget each other."

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ꤜꤤ꤭ꤚꤣ꤬ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤌꤣ꤭ꤊꤛꤢ ꤭ꤘꤣ

ꤊꤟꤢꤩꤡꤤꤔꤟꤌꤣ꤭ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤊꤛꤢꤩ꤭, ꤘꤣ ꤋꤢ꤭ꤨꤙꤢ꤭ꤨꤚꤣ꤬ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤩꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬

ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤓꤢꤩ꤬ꤊꤛꤢ꤭ ꤘꤣ ꤊꤟꤢꤡꤩꤤꤓꤢꤩ꤬ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤊꤛꤢꤩ꤭꤯

Lee Reh went west while Bu Reh went to the east.

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ꤘꤣꤋꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤚꤢꤪ ꤋꤢꤨꤜ꤭ꤤ꤭ꤚꤣ꤬ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ ꤢ꤬ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤖꤛꤢꤩ ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤗꤟꤢꤩ ꤬

ꤒꤟꤢ꤭ꤒꤥ꤭ꤒꤟꤢ꤭ꤙꤢꤧ ꤬ꤚꤛꤢ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ ꤬ꤘꤢꤨ꤬ꤐꤟꤢꤓꤛꤢ꤬ꤞꤢꤧ ꤭

ꤢ꤬ꤩꤓꤝꤟꤥ꤭ꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ꤚꤛꤢ ꤔꤛꤢ꤬ꤡꤢ꤯ꤪ ꤗꤢ꤬ꤔꤢꤚꤢꤪ

ꤋꤢꤨ꤭ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ꤚꤣ ꤬ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤖꤛꤢꤩꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ ꤒꤟꤢ꤭ꤒꤥ꤭ꤒꤟꤢ꤭

ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ ꤕꤟꤢ ꤩꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤒꤥ꤯꤬ ꤢ꤬ ꤏꤥꤖ꤭ꤢꤏꤥ꤭ꤚꤟꤛꤢ꤬ ꤒꤟꤌꤣꤡꤢꤪ

ꤘꤣ ꤢ ꤬ꤙꤢꤧ꤬ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤝꤤ꤭ꤢꤩ꤬ꤊꤝꤤꤥ꤭ ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤡꤢꤪ ꤢꤨ ꤭ꤡꤢꤪ꤯

Lee Reh's work went well and he became wealthy.

But Bu Reh's work did not go well. He was so poor

that he had to beg for his food.

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ꤒꤣ꤬ꤑꤢꤩ꤭ꤋꤢꤧ ꤭ꤢ꤬ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤊꤝꤤ꤭ꤢ꤬ꤩꤏꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤚꤢ ꤪꤢ꤬ ꤡꤛꤣ ꤒꤟꤢ꤭

ꤒꤥ꤭ ꤔꤢ ꤟꤤ꤬ꤘꤢ꤬ꤨ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤗꤢ꤭ꤩ꤯ ꤟꤤ꤬ꤘꤢ꤬ꤨ ꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤒꤣ꤬ꤗꤢꤩ ꤭ꤗꤢ꤬

ꤗꤟꤢꤟꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ꤋꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤝꤥ ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤋꤢꤨꤜ꤭ꤤ꤭ꤚꤣ꤬ ꤢ꤬ꤟꤤ꤬ ꤕꤚꤢ ꤧ

ꤒꤢ꤬ꤘꤣ꤬ꤚꤢ ꤪꤢ꤬ ꤞꤢꤧꤑꤢꤩ꤭ ꤒꤥ꤬꤯

One day, Bu Reh went to beg for food and he came

to a large house. This big house was actually Lee

Reh's house but he didn't know it.

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ꤜꤤ꤭꤬ꤚꤣ꤬ ꤗꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ꤭ꤒꤟꤢ꤭꤮ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤊꤣꤚꤟꤢꤩꤘꤢ꤭

ꤢ꤬ꤋꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤛꤥꤗꤟꤥ ꤬ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ꤚꤣ ꤬ꤠꤟꤢ꤭ ꤢ꤬ꤟꤢꤩꤚꤢ,ꤪ ꤢ꤬ ꤞꤢꤧ

ꤕꤜꤢꤪ꤬ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤊꤤ꤬꤮ ꤒꤥ꤬꤯ “ꤡꤣ”ꤢ꤬ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤓꤛꤢ꤬ꤙꤢꤧ꤬

ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤛꤢꤩꤋꤛꤢꤩ꤭ ꤢꤧ꤬ꤞꤤ꤭ ꤣ꤭ꤜꤟꤛꤢ꤬ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢꤨ ꤭ꤔꤛꤣ꤬

ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ ꤬ꤊꤜꤛꤢ꤬ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ ꤖꤛꤢꤙꤢ ꤦꤔꤟꤤꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ꤯ ꤢ꤬ ꤢꤧꤓꤛꤢ꤬

ꤜꤢꤨ ꤭ꤘꤣ ꤟꤤ,꤬ ꤘꤛꤢꤩꤢ꤬ꤩꤘꤛꤢꤩꤥ꤭ ꤘꤝꤥ꤭ꤊꤢꤦ꤭ꤘꤝꤥ꤭ꤞꤛꤢ

ꤔꤟꤤꤕꤟꤢ ꤩꤜꤢꤨ꤯꤭ ꤢ꤬ꤧꤞꤤ꤭ ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢ꤬ꤩ ꤒꤟꤢ꤭ꤏꤢꤦ꤬ ꤋꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤜꤢꤨ ꤭

ꤖꤢꤨꤛꤢ꤭ꤩ ꤢ꤬ ꤞꤢꤧꤊꤚꤟꤢꤦ꤭ꤞꤢꤧꤜꤟꤢꤪ ꤭ꤔꤛꤢ꤬ꤡꤢꤪ꤯

Lee Reh looked

closer at him and

realized it was

his best friend Bu

Reh and he was

saddened.

"Ding," he was

reminded of the

oath that he and

his friend has made in the past. He ran to Bu Reh

and hugged him. He invited him into his house and

fed him and clothed him. They were both so happy to

see each other again.

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ꤙꤢꤨ꤭ꤚꤣ꤬ ꤗꤢ꤬ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ ꤥ꤬ꤏꤛꤥ꤬ꤥ꤬ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤒꤟꤢꤊꤟꤌꤣ꤭ ꤢꤨ꤭

ꤒꤥ꤬, ꤢ꤬ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤏꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤥ꤬ ꤘꤣ ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨꤔꤟꤢꤩꤜꤟꤥ ꤬ꤚꤢꤪ ꤜꤤ꤭꤬ꤚꤣ꤬

ꤐꤢ꤬ꤏꤤ꤭ꤗꤟꤢꤩ ꤔꤟꤤꤕꤟꤢꤩ ꤜꤢꤨ꤯꤭

Bu Reh was also not well and Lee Reh cared for him

until he was well again.

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ꤋꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤛꤥ ꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤞꤢꤧꤔꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤛꤢꤩ ꤭ꤢ꤬ ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤔꤢ

ꤢ꤬ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤣ꤭ꤥ꤬ꤜꤢ꤭ꤨ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ ꤥ꤬ꤒꤟꤣꤢ꤬ꤩꤒꤟꤣ ꤋꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤜꤢꤨ꤭

ꤖꤢꤨ ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤬ꤚꤟꤢꤩꤋꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤔꤛꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤢꤧ꤯

These two friends were faithful to their oath and

were now together again like before.

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ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤒꤢ꤬ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤊꤟꤢ꤬ꤋꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤏꤢꤦ ꤬ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤏꤢꤨ꤬ꤘꤛꤢ꤭ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢꤩ:꤬ Reflection Questions:

꤁꤯ ꤋꤢꤨ꤭ꤜꤤ꤭ꤚꤣ꤬ ꤗꤢ꤬ ꤋꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤛꤥꤚꤛꤢ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ

ꤟꤟꤢ꤭ꤧ? ꤋꤢꤨ꤭ꤜꤤ꤬ꤚꤣ꤬ ꤗꤟꤢ ꤋꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤛꤥꤚꤛꤢ ꤘꤣ

ꤋꤢꤨ꤭ꤙꤢꤨꤚꤣ꤬ꤋꤢꤨ꤬ ꤖꤢꤨꤒꤢꤩ꤭? 1. Was Lee Reh a good friend? How was he a good

friend to Bu Reh?

꤂꤯ ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤢ ꤣ꤭ꤜꤟꤛꤢ꤬ꤍꤟꤥ ꤗꤢ꤬ ꤢ꤬ꤍꤟꤥꤜꤢ꤬ꤏꤢ ꤤ꤭ꤒꤢꤩ꤭? 2. What does it mean to be "faithful to our oaths?"

꤃꤯ ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤞꤤꤖꤢꤧ ꤟꤢ ꤩꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤗꤢ꤭ꤦ ꤔꤢ: “ꤙꤤ ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤡꤟꤛꤢ꤭ꤩꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤡꤟꤢꤦ ꤬ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ꤙꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤢ꤬ꤋꤢꤧ꤭, ꤞꤢꤧꤜꤟꤢꤧ ꤬ꤔꤟꤤ ꤋꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤛꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤬ ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤬ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ꤬ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤔꤛꤣ꤬, ꤢ꤬ꤞꤛꤢꤔꤢ ꤋꤢꤨ꤬ꤋꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤏꤢꤧ꤭, ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ꤬ꤚꤢꤪ ꤢ꤬ꤞꤛꤢ ꤔꤢ ꤋꤢ꤭ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤬ꤏꤢꤧ꤭ ꤕꤚꤢꤧ꤯ ” 3. There is a proverb that says: "A friend you can't

trust in times of trouble is like having a toothache or

a sore foot."

꤄꤯ ꤗꤢ꤬ꤗꤟꤢꤩ꤬ꤒꤢꤩ꤭ ꤚꤢ ꤪꤋꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤛꤥ ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤬ ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤢ

ꤢ꤬ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤥ꤬ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤔꤛꤣ꤬, ꤢ꤬ ꤡꤛꤣꤞꤛꤢꤒꤟꤌꤣ

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ꤔꤢ ꤋꤢꤨ꤬ꤋꤛꤢꤩ꤭ꤏꤢꤧ ꤭ꤊꤤ꤬ꤗꤟꤢꤒꤥ꤬ꤚꤢ ꤪꤋꤢ꤭ꤘꤟꤌꤣ꤬ꤏꤢꤧ꤭

ꤗꤟꤢ꤬ꤩꤒꤢ꤭ꤩ? Why is an unfaithful friend like a toothache or sore

foot?

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ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤞꤤꤖꤢꤧ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤟꤢ꤬ꤩ Wise Sayings

ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ ꤢꤧ ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤟꤢꤩ ꤜꤢ꤬ꤟꤛꤢ꤭ ꤔꤢ ꤕꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤊꤟꤢꤦ ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ꤔꤟꤤ ꤜꤢꤨ ꤭ꤒꤟꤌꤣ ꤘꤣ ꤕꤟꤢꤧ꤬ ꤞꤛꤢ꤭ꤩ, ꤗꤢ꤬ꤔꤢꤚꤢꤪ ꤢꤨ꤭ꤕꤢꤩ꤭ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ ꤬ꤗꤛꤢꤓꤛꤢꤩ꤬ ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ ꤘꤣ ꤢ꤬ ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤢ ꤢ ꤬ꤍꤟꤥ ꤕꤢꤩ꤭? Many people say, "We will love you until we die,"

but who can find a man who is faithful (straight with

his words)?

ꤔꤢꤪꤡꤛꤣ ꤒꤢ꤬ꤖꤢ꤭ꤊꤛꤢ꤭ ꤒꤢꤧ꤭ ꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤔꤢ ꤒꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤢ ꤍꤟꤥ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤒꤢꤧ꤭ꤗꤟꤢꤩ ꤔꤤ꤮꤯ ꤡꤢꤪꤊꤜꤢꤪ꤬ꤗꤢ ꤬ꤢꤧ꤬ ꤘꤣ ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤊꤛꤢ꤭ꤙꤥ ꤭ꤜꤟꤥ꤬ꤔꤛꤣ꤬, ꤚꤢꤪ ꤚꤢ꤭ꤥ꤬ ꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤘꤣ ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤞꤢꤧꤕꤜꤢꤪ꤬ꤜꤟꤥ꤭ ꤔꤛꤣ꤬ ꤔꤤ꤮꤯ Don’t' let love and faithfulness go away from you; tie

them on your neck and write them on your heart.

ꤋꤥ꤭ꤙꤢꤪꤞꤛꤥꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤗꤢ꤬ ꤢ꤬ ꤗꤟꤥ꤬ ꤔꤟꤤꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤕꤝꤟꤥ꤭꤮

ꤒꤣ꤬ꤖꤟꤌꤣ… A friend is one who loves at all times…

ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤥ꤬ ꤘꤛꤢꤩ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤋꤥ꤭ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤔꤛꤣ꤬ ꤢ꤬ ꤚꤛꤢꤊꤜꤢꤪ ꤭ꤕꤢ ꤭ꤡꤢꤪ ꤔꤢ ꤔꤟꤢꤧ ꤬ꤥ꤬ ꤘꤛꤢꤩꤘꤢꤦ꤬ ꤒꤣ꤬ꤕꤚꤟꤢꤧ꤬꤯ ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤊꤤ꤬ ꤜꤢ꤬ꤋꤢꤦ ꤟꤢꤩꤚꤢꤪ, ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤋꤥ꤭ ꤡꤝꤤ꤬ ꤤ꤬ꤓꤢ꤬ꤪ ꤔꤟꤤ ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬꤯ ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤜꤢ꤬ꤋꤢꤦ ꤚꤢꤪ ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤋꤥ꤭ ꤊꤤ꤬

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ꤥ꤬ꤖꤢ꤬ꤦ ꤔꤟꤢꤧ꤬ꤋꤢ꤭ꤏꤛꤢꤩ ꤒꤥ ꤬ꤟꤢꤩꤔꤛꤣ꤬, ꤔꤟꤢ꤬ꤧ ꤏꤤꤒꤣ꤬ ꤗꤟꤢꤜꤢ꤬ꤊꤥ ꤭ꤡꤢ ꤪꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤕꤟꤛꤢꤒꤟꤢ꤬ꤧꤏꤢ꤭ꤧ ꤡꤢꤪ꤯ Having a friend is better than being all alone…If you

fall, your friend can help you up. When you fall

down, your friend can pull you up. If you fall and

you friend is not nearby, you have definitely met

with trouble.