![]() ![]() ![]() A boy named Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo ("The Most Wonderful Thing in the Whole Wide World") and his little brother Chang ("Little or Nothing") are playing very close to a well at their house that their mother has warned them to avoid. ![]() Tikki Tikki Tembo is set in ancient China and invents an ancient Chinese custom whereby parents honor their first-born sons with long, elaborate names that everyone is obliged to say completely – no nicknames, no shortening of any kind – while second-born sons are typically given short, unimportant names. It is an origin myth story about why Chinese names are so short today. The book tells the story of a Chinese boy with a long name who falls into a well. Tikki Tikki Tembo is a 1968 picture book written by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent. ![]()
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