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The Uneducated Boy's Quest for Reading

An uneducated boy living in Laos wanted to learn to read but couldn't because he had never gone to school. He noticed the old man next door wore glasses and read every day, so the boy believed the glasses gave the man the ability to read. However, even after trying on many pairs of glasses at the store, the boy still couldn't read. The store owner explained that just because he wore glasses didn't mean he could read. The boy finally understood that glasses alone would not enable him to read and that he needed to go to school to learn.

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The Uneducated Boy's Quest for Reading

An uneducated boy living in Laos wanted to learn to read but couldn't because he had never gone to school. He noticed the old man next door wore glasses and read every day, so the boy believed the glasses gave the man the ability to read. However, even after trying on many pairs of glasses at the store, the boy still couldn't read. The store owner explained that just because he wore glasses didn't mean he could read. The boy finally understood that glasses alone would not enable him to read and that he needed to go to school to learn.

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The Uneducated Boy and His Glasses

Told by Blong Moua


Illustrations by Bao Lee

Transcribed by Mai Choua Moua


Translated by Mai Pa Thor

Tus Tub Tsis Keej Ntawv thiab Nws Daim Iav


Tug qhia :Nplooj Muas
Tus teeb duab: Npauj Lis

Tug sau :Maiv Cuas Muas


Tus txais lus: Maiv Paj Thoj

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The Uneducated Boy and His Glasses/Tus Tub Tsis Keej Tawv thiab Nws Daim Iav

Long ago in Laos, there lived a young boy who had never gone to
school. He wanted to be able to read but could not because he did not
have an education.

Puag thaum ub nyob rau teb chaws nplog, muaj ib tug me nyuam
tub tsis muaj ib txoj kev kawm. Nws xav paub nyeem ntawv heev li
tiam sis nws nyeem tsis tau, vim rau qhov nws tsis muaj txoj kev
kawm.

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The Uneducated Boy and His Glasses/Tus Tub Tsis Keej Tawv thiab Nws Daim Iav

Next door to the young boy lived an old wise man who wore
glasses. Everyday this man would sit outside on his porch and read.
Seeing this, the young boy believed that the old mans glasses gave
him the ability to read.

Lub tsev nyob npuab ib sab ntawm tus me nyuam tub nyob ib tug
yawg laus coj ib daim iav. Txhua hnub, tus yawg laus tawm tuaj zaum
ntawm nws lub qhov rooj nyeem ntawv. Pom li no tag, tus me nyuam
tub thiaj ntseeg hais tias tej zaum yog daim iav ntawd ua rau tus yawg
laus nyeem tau ntawv.

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The Uneducated Boy and His Glasses/Tus Tub Tsis Keej Tawv thiab Nws Daim Iav

Because the young boy wanted to read, but did not know how, he
decided to go buy a pair of glasses. He searched in every store from
morning until night, trying on every pair of glasses he could find, but
he still could not read.

Vim rau qhov tus me nyuam tub xav nyeem ntawv heev, tiamsis
nws tsis paub tias yuav ua li cas, nws thiaj li mus pem khw mus yuav
ib daim iav. Nws ncig tag txhua lub khw, sawv ntxov txog tsaus ntuj.
Nws sim txhua daim iav uas nws pom, tiamsis nws yeej tseem nyeem
ntawv tsis tau li thiab.

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The Uneducated Boy and His Glasses/Tus Tub Tsis Keej Tawv thiab Nws Daim Iav

The young boy became frustrated and yelled at the storeowner,


All of your glasses are no good! I still cant read!
The store owner replied, Just because you wear glasses, does not
mean you can read.
I guess I thought that if I had glasses, Id be able to read, said
the young boy.

Tus me nyuam tub tau chim thiab npau taws heev li nws thiaj li
cem tus tswv khw hais tias, Koj cov iav twb tsis zoo li! Kuv tseem
nyeem tsis tau ntawv!
Tus tswv khw teb hais tias, Tsuas yog hais tias koj coj daim iav
su, txhais tsis tau hais tias koj yuav nyeem tau ntawv.
Kuv xav hais tias yog kuv coj ib daim iav ces ntshe yuav ua rau
kuv paub nyeem ntawv no, tus me nyuam tub teb tus tswv khw.
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The Uneducated Boy and His Glasses/Tus Tub Tsis Keej Tawv thiab Nws Daim Iav

As a result, the boy finally understood that wearing glasses would


not give him the ability to read. In order for him to be able to read, he
would have to go to school. Education is important. It is not a gift, but
a privilege.

Thaum kawg, tus me nyuam tub mam nkag siab hais tias daim iav
xwb yuav ua tsis tau rau nws txawj nyeem nthawv. Qhov yuav ua rau
nws txawj nyeem ntawv ces yog nws yuav tsum tau mus kawm ntawv
ua ntej. Txoj kev kawm tseem ceeb heev li, tiamsis nws tsis yog ib
yam khoom uas koj nyob ces txawm yuav paub, koj yuav tsum mus
kawm ntawv thiaj li paub.

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