Tikki Tikki Tembo is a Chinese folk-tale retold by Arlene Mosel. In this book it talks about how the first born sons in China are well-revered and looked up upon. They are given long names, while second-born sons are given shorter, insignifcant names.The older brother in this book is named Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo, which means "the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world." His young brother was named Chang which meant "little or nothing".
This story tells about how Chang can not get help for his brother who fell in the well since it takes so long to say his confusing name. Supposedly, this is the reason why Chinese names are now very short.
This is a simple book/fable that I would recommend to first or second grade readers. I really enjoyed this book and remember it from my childhood. Tikki Tikki Tembo has fun names and is book that is hard to forget.
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