นิทานภาษาอังกฤษ ส่งเสริมความรู้ท้องถิ่นเมืองพะเยา

47 People in his village believed in the guardian spirits of a tree at a place at the end of the village. He was believed that it was very sacred and powerful. So, he rushed to the guardian spirit tree at the end of the village. He bowed down and asked for a blessing from the guardian. He said, “I am a potter but I am having difficulty selling my product. Please bless me to make pots that can never break. Give me the ability to make unbroken pots. I am sure more people will be interested in buying my pots”.

48 Afterwards his wish was granted. He started making a new unbreakable pot that sold very well for a short period of time.

49 Again, the numbers sold started decreasing until none could be sold. Now customers did not need to replace their broken pots because the pots were durable and lasting.

50 Now he had to cancel his wish to the spirit guardian in the village tree. He returned to the sacred tree and returned his blessing for unbroken pots.

51 Instead he decided to create new designs and more beautiful patterns in order to increase the sale of his products. That proved to be the best idea. Soon his pots became very popular and once again he had a good business. Moral: Be careful for what you wish for.

52 Maetum Banana Chips

53 Once upon a time, there was a young man. His name was Mak. He lived with his wife in Maetum village. He really liked eating bananas because they gave him much energy. Every day, together with his wife they planted and cared for banana trees on their banana farm. They were very happy to have a good farm of banana trees. Soon their happiness changed to sadness.

54 One sad day it was announced that all the men in the village had to fight in a war. Mak was drafted and he worried he would not have his bananas to eat for giving him energy.

55 He decided to take as many bananas as possible with him to the war. Unfortunately, all of them rotted.

56 Later he returned to the farm to bring back more bananas. This time he boiled the bananas. They also rotted.

57 Again, he tried to bring more bananas back. This time he came up with a new idea. He observed his wife frying fish and decided to fry the bananas. On his first try he fried a whole banana. But that was not successful. It was too big and too hard to eat.

58 On his second try he peeled and sliced the banana. He then added salt and sugar to the sliced pieces. He called them banana chips. They were easy to carry back to the war. They did not rot and they were tasty and gave a boost of energy.

59 Soon other soldiers agreed that they were delicious. Mak was very proud of his banana chips. According to the people of Maetum village the origin of banana chips came from the war experience of Mak. Mak’s desire and determination to solve his problem succeeded in discovering a new type of banana food. Nowadays these banana chips are called Maetum banana chips. Moral: Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

60 Transforming of Sugarcane

61 Who are you? - I’m Aoi.

62 How do you taste? - I’m sweet.

63 Can you make me fresh when I eat you? - Yes, I can make you fresh when you eat me.

64 Can you change into juice? - Yes, I can change into juice.

65 How do you change into juice? - Squeeze me in the wooden rolling machine. Wow! What have you become? - I’m sugarcane juice.

66 Can you be boiled? - Yes, I can be boiled. Are you hot? - Yes, I am hot.

67 Wow! What have you become? - I’m sticky. Put me on a tray. Let me dry.

68 Ok. What have you become? - I’m a sugarcane cube. Are you sweet? - Yes, I’m so sweet.

69 What did we learn? - This is knowledge for making sugarcane into sugarcane cubes. Thank you for teaching about local knowledge. - You’re welcome. Enjoy eating sugarcane cubes.

70 Cleaning Up the Borkheehid Well (บ่อขี้หิด)

71 Once upon a time there was a kind boy who lived in Ban Wankong. His name was Sek. Every day he went to a well called Borkheehid to get water. Borkheehid is a local word that in English is “Dirty Well”.

72 Sek filled his container with water. His duty was to get water for his family. They would use the water for drinking and cleaning. All the people in Ban Wankong believed that the Borkheehid Well was located at a magic underground pond where water was deep all year long.

73 One day some of the people in the community had a stomachache. They did not know the cause of their sickness.

74 So, they decided to pray to the spirit of the rice pot called, Pheeyamornueng. It was a local belief that this spirit could heal all types of sickness. But their prayers were not answered. The rice pot spirit did not know how to help the sick people.

75 At this time Sek would look down into the Borkheehid Well at the magic pond below. He thought to himself that the well was very dirty because for a long time no one had cleaned it.

76 Because he was such a kind boy he decided to clean the well himself. All that day he cleaned the dirty well.

77 After he finished he returned to the community. He heard that all the sick people were better now. All the people said that Sek was a hero because he cleaned the dirty well. The clean well made the people healthy again.

78 Therefore, they decided to clean the Borkheehid Well every week. This is a custom that continues even today in Ban Wankong. Moral: Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

79 Sam Pee See Ruang Khao (สำมปีสี่รวงข้ำว) (ปัิั )

80 Sam Pee See Ruang Khao is the rite of Tai Lue people. It is to honor the ancestors. It is a beautiful tradition. Three-year rice ceremony is held for three days.

81 Tai Lue people weave the star-sign bamboo called Chaleow. They stick this star-sign it in front of their houses. They believe that the sign can drive away bad spirits.

82 This valuable tradition starts early in the morning. The people who are dressed in Tai Lie clothes join together in a beautiful parade.

83 The parade moves to the statue of Chaophomeangla who was the past governor of Meangla in Xishuangbanna, China.

84 Tai Lue people show their respect to the memory of Chaophomeangla by giving offerings of chicken, pork and beef at the front of the statue. This tradition reflects the unity of the Tai Lue people. We should preserve this beautiful tradition for future generations.

85 Ban Pang Puk Hom (บ้ำนปำงผักหม) (ประวัิวัดระธำดอยค ำ)

86 A long time ago, there was a king named Rama the V who had a son called Po Tao Ka Kan. At that time Po Tao Ka Kan was staying in Chiangmai.

87 One day, he heard of fighting in Nan and decided to go with his soldiers to prevent a future war.

88 During his journey, he thought about his strategy.

89 He also wanted to deal with the situation in Chiangkham along the way.

90 Before arriving, he realized his soldiers were very tired and thus decided to rest at a place with thick forest full of bushes called Ban Pang Puk Hom.

91 Luckily after surveying the area Po Tao Ka Kan found the source of a spring where he and his soldiers could drink water.

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93 Today the people living in this area built a mineral water tank to source the water.

94 Herbal Spicy Pork (จิ้นซ ่ำพริก)

95 Once upon a time, there was a poor family living in a small town. There were four people in the family including grandmother, father, mother and young daughter. The father and mother were farmers. This year the family faced drought. All their crops dried up because there was no water at all.

96 Unluckily grandmother was sick and nearly died. They had no money to take her to the hospital. Before dying grandmother told her granddaughter a secret recipe.