![]() Some of the school plays with caucasian kids doing really non-PC accents are awkwardly funny. The message of the story is that Chinese people now have short names in case they get stuck in a well. He and his younger brother Chang are playing when Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo falls into a well.Ĭhang has trouble getting help because of the amount of time it takes to say his brother's name. ![]() So there was a boy named Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. Ricky Tikki Tembo is a completely separate story from Tikki Tikki Tembo, the one you are recalling has quite a long name but the book you have is a newer version of the story that makes it easier for young children to read it. The mother’s first born son is named Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo, which (for the story’s purpose only) means Most Wonderful. The injustice of this fable is not lost on my own little one. There is a Wikipedia page that tells all the details about this children's story, but here is a Cliff Notes version:Ĭhinese parents used to name thier first born very long names, but give an unimportant short name to the second born. The story is based on an invented Chinese custom whereby children are named in certain ways based on their birth order. ![]() ![]() SNYDECAST #170: Where There’s A Whey There’s A Will features talk of Chinese families and "number one sons."ĭuring the talk Dana mentions: Tilki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. ![]()
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