Kyi Naing - The wise young bird

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Children.......

“The Little Bird Is Wise” is the name of a story in this storybook. This storybook is the third volume of the Burmese proverb storybook collected and compiled by U Oo. There are more than (30) proverb stories in this book that are not included in the books No. (1) Tiger, Cat and Other Stories, and the second volume of Maung Kyant.

I have collected these stories with the aim of entertaining, educating, and increasing your knowledge.

Do you know what a little bird is? It's called a little bird. I've only heard of the little bird by name.

I know that few people have seen it. I have heard adults say, “I shoot a little bird with a cannon.” This is a metaphor for the small size of a little bird, and how it is different from an animal, and how it is not as powerful as a weapon.

In fact, the young jay is only about five inches long. It has a loud call. It can call up to 25 times in 10 seconds. The jay bird usually feeds in gardens. It usually lives in the bushes. During the rainy season, you can hear the pleasant voice of the jay in the islands. Hearing the jay's call makes you happy. When it flies, its long tail is raised on its back. The jay is a very fast and agile bird without fear. It often searches for insects in the small trees and bushes.

The nesting season is from May to July. It builds its nest in a low bush or tree branch about six feet above the ground. It uses its beak to sew together large leaves, and lines them with twigs, grass, and feathers. Its eggs are long and pointed. The eggshell is thin and smooth, and there is no shine. There are three to four eggs in a nest.

The shrike is found throughout Myanmar. It can be found in fields and on the foothills of mountains. It is said that it can be found at an altitude of 4,000 feet. If you want to see the shrike after reading the story, go to the Yangon Zoo. Reading the story will not only relieve your boredom, but also increase your knowledge and provide practical learning.

There is a storybook called "Children's Mirrors and Various Birds" compiled by teacher Daw Kyi Oo, which contains stories about birds. Please look for it and read it.

In the story "The Wise Little Bird" we must read about the feat of the little bird. This story is believed to be an ancient legend. In the story, the bird kisses the big bird's beak and becomes confused, so the name "the bird that kisses and confuses" is "the bird that is confused". However, it is known that the bird that is confused still exists today.

It is also called the hawk. This large bird has long legs and a long beak. Its wings are wide, the male hawk is five feet long, and the female is about four and a half feet tall. When it is young, the head and neck of the hawk are red. It can also grow larger than before. The sound of the hawk can be heard from a distance. It cleans up the garbage like a crow. It feeds in the swamps, marshes, lakes and fields of Myanmar. It forms flocks of two, three to twenty birds. When flying from the ground, it circles around for two or three times and then slowly rises to the sky. It eats a variety of foods. It rarely eats anything. If it finds a shiny object on the ground, it will pick it up. If it is large, its nest is also large.

It builds its nest with sticks on the lowest branches of trees. Each nest contains three to four eggs, which are only three inches long and almost two and a half inches wide. It comes to Myanmar to feed in the winter. The eggs hatch in October to December. Look for them at the Yangon Zoo. .

Children....

There are many things to learn and remember from just one story.

This storybook also contains many other memorable stories. May your children have fun and develop their thinking skills by reading the stories.

Your uncle

Kyi Naing

March 15, 2001.