U Aung Thein Myat - Myanmar Traditional and Lovely Stories

Good, smart little rabbit

Holding on to pride

Burmese tales, except for the golden rabbit that lost its young, include only wise and good rabbits.

The rabbit I will describe now is a wise rabbit who helps others, very different from the rabbit above.

On a day long ago.

A tiger and an elephant met face to face on a forest path.

"Who is blocking my journey, the most powerful in the forest? Please clear the way."

When the elephant spoke arrogantly, the tiger responded harshly.

"Tiger, if you haven't heard of the tiger king, you must be very stupid."

"Leave these, for now all you have to do is get out of my way, now get out... get out of my way"

"That's ridiculous, you're the one who has to get out of my way, you big, slow-moving elephant."

The elephant was very angry. He broke a branch and tried to beat the tiger. However, the tiger crouched on the ground, its tail wagging, ready to pounce on the elephant.

So the elephant controls its anger.

"Okay... you also claim to be the king of the jungle, so let's compete to see who is the king."

"Good, diamond."

The elephant looked around, thinking of a way to compete. About a mile away, he saw a palm tree. The palm trees were also in full bloom. The elephant was sitting there for days, waiting for the flowers to bloom.

"He who cannot make the palm trees on the palm tree stop or run away loses, he who can wins."

“Good, I like it”

The tiger quickly agreed and...

"Wouldn't it be better if I added a little copper?" he asked.

"Copper... what kind of copper? Please explain."

"He who can make the days run or remain silent wins, and he who wins starts to eat the brains of the losers."

“Good, good.” Then the elephant and the tiger came to a palm tree a short distance away. As soon as they reached the base of the palm tree, the elephant ran and hit the palm tree with its tusks. The huge trunk did not move at all. Since it did not move, the elephant raised its trunk and began to roar.

Far away from the sound of the ants, let alone flying away, his voice couldn't even pierce the noise of the ants.

"Now, are you ready? Let's shout."

The tiger asked, so the elephant tried again. It was just a little tired. Nothing special.

"I've given up, hey, it's your turn," the elephant was impressed by his shout.

Realizing that nothing was happening in reality, he moved away from the tree.

The tiger came out from under the shade of the tree. It jumped, its tail wagging as if it were about to pounce on its enemy, and it let out a loud roar. Suddenly, the whole group of tigers started running away in panic.

The palm tree, which had been bustling with activity, fell silent for a moment.

"What's wrong, Maung Sin?"

The tiger asked in a high-pitched voice.

"I lost, you won, so I'll eat you. But before I die, I still have something to say to my children, wife, and parents. If you can accommodate me, please give me seven days."

"Will you come back in seven days?"

"I will be here by the eighth morning."

"Okay.. I give you permission, go."

Relying on wisdom

The golden rabbit was eating the young grass with relish. The young ones were afraid of all carnivorous animals. They didn't dare to eat it. They had to play with their eyes under the crow's beak.

A large elephant entered Ko Shwe Yoon's field of vision. The rabbit stared at it intently. It was his friend, the elephant. However, his friend, the elephant, was different. As always, the elephant was very happy. When he saw his friend, the rabbit would pluck grass and throw it at him. He would pluck grass and clap his hands to make it ring and eat it. He would break branches. He would wave. The elephant he saw now was very sad with his big ears.

"Hey, Ko Sien, are you okay? In my eyes, you look sick," - the rabbit called out as he approached.

"I was healthy before, but now I'm not healthy anymore."

"If the words are strange, why are you so stupid?"

"I lost in a competition with a tiger,

"I'm going to be eaten by a tiger on the seventh day, so talking to you now is like saying goodbye for the last time."

The rabbit threw down the grass and stood in front of the elephant. So the elephant explained the incident in detail. The rabbit thought for a while before speaking.

"Even though I promised, you won't die, my friend."

"You can't."

"I want to see if I can do it or not. Put me on your head. Don't go home."

The elephant placed the golden rabbit, which had arrived on its trunk, on U Kin. It walked to the places indicated by the rabbit.

Soon, they met a group of gazelles.

"If Ko Shwe Yoon could ride a big elephant, where would he go?"

"I'm going to catch a tiger, but not now. There are still seven days left. When that day comes, I'll invite you to watch the tiger hunt. Just wait."

The deer were happy. Wouldn't the animal they feared be reduced to nothing?

“I’ll wait for you, Ko Shwe Yoon, don’t worry, don’t worry.”

Then they went to the deer. The deer were also happy. After leaving the deer, they wandered around to the monkeys, elk, foxes, wolves, lynxes, pigs, and birds. They all promised to come and see.