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aa3 aa3 naam4 naam4 sai1 sai1 jyu5 jyu5 zi3 zi3 wai6 wai6     

Anansi and Wisdom

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aa3 aa3 naam4 naam4 sai1 sai1 go3 go3 zai2 zai2 jau4 jau4 syu6 syu6 dai2 dai2 haa6 haa6 mat1 mat1 dou1 dou1 gin3 gin3 dou3 dou3 saai3 saai3 laa1 laa1 . . keoi5 keoi5 tung4 tung4 aa3 aa3 naam4 naam4 sai1 sai1 gong2 gong2 , , “ “ zoeng3 zoeng3 ngaa5 ngaa5 bou1 bou1 me1 me1 zyu6 zyu6 hai2 hai2 bui3 bui3 zek3 zek3 soeng6 soeng6 min6 min6 mi1 mi1 zau6 zau6 gang1 gang1 gaa1 gaa1 jung4 jung4 jik6 jik6 lo1 lo1 ? ? ” ” jyu1 jyu1 si6 si6 fu4 fu4 aa3 aa3 naam4 naam4 sai1 sai1 zau6 zau6 me1 me1 hei2 hei2 zo2 zo2 go3 go3 ngaa5 ngaa5 bou1 bou1 , , gwo2 gwo2 jin4 jin4 jung4 jung4 jik6 jik6 hou2 hou2 do1 do1 . .
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All the time Anansi’s young son had been standing at the bottom of the tree watching. He said, “Wouldn’t it be easier to climb if you tied the pot to your back instead?” Anansi tried tying the clay pot full of wisdom to his back, and it really was a lot easier.
       
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aa3 aa3 naam4 naam4 sai1 sai1 hou2 hou2 faai3 faai3 zau6 zau6 paa4 paa4 dou3 dou3 syu6 syu6 ding2 ding2 soeng6 soeng6 . . daan6 daan6 hai6 hai6 keoi5 keoi5 dat6 dat6 jin4 jin4 nam2 nam2 dou3 dou3 jat1 jat1 go3 go3 man6 man6 tai4 tai4 : : “ “ sai3 sai3 gaai3 gaai3 so2 so2 jau5 jau5 ge3 ge3 zi3 zi3 wai6 wai6 ji4 ji4 gaa1 gaa1 jing3 jing3 goi1 goi1 hai6 hai6 suk6 suk6 jyu1 jyu1 ngo5 ngo5 ge3 ge3 laa1 laa1 , , daan6 daan6 hai6 hai6 tau4 tau4 sin1 sin1 ngo5 ngo5 go3 go3 zai2 zai2 ging2 ging2 jin4 jin4 lek1 lek1 gwo3 gwo3 ngo5 ngo5 laak3 laak3 wo5 wo5 ! ! ” ” aa3 aa3 naam4 naam4 sai1 sai1 gik1 gik1 dou3 dou3 zang1 zang1 di1 di1 tiu3 tiu3 hei2 hei2 soeng6 soeng6 lei4 lei4 , , keoi5 keoi5 nau1 nau1 dou3 dou3 ging2 ging2 jin4 jin4 zoeng3 zoeng3 go3 go3 ngaa5 ngaa5 bou1 bou1 deng3 deng3 lok6 lok6 dei6 dei6 haa6 haa6 . .
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In no time he reached the top of the tree. But then he stopped and thought, “I’m supposed to be the one with all the wisdom, and here my son was cleverer than me!” Anansi was so angry about this that he threw the clay pot down out of the tree.
       
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