Tikki Tikki Tembo. Narrator 3: The two brothers liked to play outside while their mother washed clothes in the river.

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1 Tikki Tikki Tembo (Opening Song) Narrator 1: Many years ago in China, there was a little boy who had a very long name. His name was Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. Narrator 2: They boy s younger brother had a short little name Chang. Chang wished he had a long and honorable name like his brother, Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. Narrator 3: The two brothers liked to play outside while their mother washed clothes in the river. (Washing Song) Narrator 4: One day the two boys were playing too close to a well and Chang fell in. His brother ran to Mother who was by the river.

2 Mother: Speak louder! The river is noisy! (River Song) Narrator 5: So Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo used his very loud voice. Mother: Then hurry! Find the old man with the long rope. Ask him to get your brother out of the well! Narrator 6: So off the boy ran. Soon he came to Ling Ling who was picking flowers. Tikki Tikki Tembo: Ling Ling, help! (Have you seen the old man?) Narrator 6: Ling Ling shook her head and said, Ling Ling: I don t know where he is. Narrator 7: So off ran Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. Soon he came to Ping Ping who was flying a kite. Tikki Tikki Tembo: Ping Ping, help!

3 (Have you seen the old man?) Ping Ping(pointing) He s over there sleeping under the old tree. Narrator 8: Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo ran off. Narrator 8: He ran to the old tree. There he found the old man sleeping. The boy tried to wake him. (Wake Up Song) Narrator 9: The old man slept on, so the boy used his very loud voice. (Wake Up Song) Narrator 10: The old man woke up. And when he heard about Chang, he grabbed his long rope and hobbled to the well. Narrator 11: The man threw the rope over the side of the well. Down it went into the well, and up climbed

4 poor wet Chang. Chang coughed a little cough and soon felt fine. Narrator 12: But a few days later, the two boys played by the well again. This time the brother with the long and honorable name fell into the well! Chang ran to his mother at the river. Mother: Speak louder! The river is noisy! (River Song) Narrator 13: So Chang used his very loud voice. Mother: Who fell into the well? Narrator 14: Poor Chang tried to say the long name as fast as he could. Chang: Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa, I mean Tikki Stikki popcorn, I mean

5 Mother: Do you mean that the person in the well is Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo? Chang: Yes! Mother: Then hurry! Find the old man with the long rope. Ask him to get your brother out of the well! Narrator 14: Chang ran off and soon he came to Ling Ling who was picking flowers. Chang: Ling Ling, help! (Have you seen the old man?) Ling Ling: I don t know where he is. Narrator 14: So off ran Chang. Soon he came to Ping Ping who was flying a kite. Chang: Ping Ping, help! (Have you seen the old man?)

6 Ping Ping: He s over there sleeping under the old tree. Narrator 15: Chang ran to the old tree. There he found the old man sleeping. The boy tried to wake him. (Wake up song) Narrator 16: The old man slept on, so Chang used his very loud voice. (Wake up song) Narrator 17: The old man began to snore. (Snoring Song) Narrator 18: So Chang shook him and shook him until he finally woke up. The boy shouted Chang: My brother is in the well. Please help Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. Old Man: Who?

7 Chang: (loudly!) Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembochari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo Narrator 19: The old man grabbed his long rope and hobbled to the well. He threw the rope into the well, but nobody climbed up. The old man went down into the well and slowly carried the boy up the rope. The boy was very full of water, so the old man pushed and pushed the water out of him. Narrator 20: Poor Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembochari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo was sick for many days. He had been in the well for a long time. His long and honorable name had been hard to say, so Chan g had not been able to get him help quickly. When Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo was better, his mother decided to give him a short little name. She called him Tick. And Chang was happy that his name was just Chang. Narrator 21: And Chinese mothers from that day on have given short and honorable names to all their children. Narrator 22: So all s well that ends well. (All s well that ends well)