As an activity, each student could write out their own name as if they were Tikki tikki tembo, and for that day, each student would go by their long name. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lents classic has hooked legions of children, teachers, and parents, who return, generation after generation, to learn about the danger of having such an honorable name as Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo.
To this day, the Chinese have thought it wise to give all of their children short names, instead of great long ones. They finally got Tikki tikki tembo out of the well, but it took him days to reccover. He found the old man, but he had the same problem, his brother's name was so long that he could barely get it out. His mother said to go find the old man with the ladder. Chang ran to his mother to explain what happened, but his brother's name was so long, he could barely get it out. Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo chari bari ruchi pip peri pembo is the name of mother’s first, and most honored, son. They got the old man with the ladder to get him out and he took no time to recover. One day Chang fell in and Tikki tikki tembo ran to his mother to help him. Chang and Tikki tikki tembo loved playing near the well, but their mother always said to be careful or they could fall in. Her first son was named Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo, which meant "the most wonderful thing in the world, and her second son was named Chang. A mother lived on a small mountain with her two sons. It was a custom for father and mothers in China to give their first and honored sons a great long name, but seconds sons were given hardly a name at all. Music composed and conducted by Joseph Raposo. Tikki Tikki Tembo is a story of an old Chinese folktale. 1 audiocassette (11 min.) : 23 cm) When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
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