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Suan Eket.

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 Narrated by Manuel Reyes, a Tagalog from Rizal province. He heard the story from his grandfather.
 
Many years ago there lived in the country of Campao a boy named Suan. While this boy was studying in a private school, it was said that he could not pronounce the letter x very well—he called it “eket.” So his schoolmates nick-named him “Suan Eket.”
 
Finally Suan left school, because, whenever he went there, the other pupils always shouted at him, “Eket, eket, eket!” He went home, and told his mother to buy him a pencil and a pad1 of paper. “I am the wisest boy in our town now,” said he.
 
[3]One night Suan stole his father’s plough, and hid it in a creek2 near their house. The next morning his father could not find his plough.
 
“What are you looking for?” said Suan.
 
“My plough,” answered his father.
 
“Come here, father! I will guess where it is.” Suan took his pencil and a piece of paper. On the paper he wrote figures of various shapes. He then looked up, and said,—
 
“Ararokes, ararokes,
Na na nakawes
Ay na s’imburnales,”—
which meant that the plough had been stolen by a neighbor and hidden in a creek. Suan’s father looked for it in the creek near their house, and found it. In great wonder he said, “My son is truly the wisest boy in the town.” News spread that Suan was a good guesser.
 
One day as Suan was up in a guava-tree, he saw his uncle Pedro ploughing. At noon Pedro went home to eat his dinner, leaving the plough and the carabao4 in the field. Suan got down from the tree and climbed up on the carabao’s back. He guided it to a very secret place in the mountains and hid it there. When Pedro came back, he could not find his carabao. A man who was passing by said, “Pedro, what are you looking for?”
 
“I am looking for my carabao. Somebody must have stolen it.” “Go to Suan, your nephew,” said the man. “He can tell you who stole your carabao.” So Pedro went to Suan’s house, and told him to guess who had taken his carabao.
 
Suan took his pencil and a piece of paper. On the paper he wrote some round figures. He then looked up, and said,
 
“Carabaues, carabaues,
Na nanakawes
Ay na sa bundokes,”—

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1 pad 0S2zy     
n.垫，衬垫；便签本，印色盒
参考例句：
  • She made a brief note on the telephone pad.她在电话通讯簿上记下简短的话。
  • Each student should have a pencil and pad.每个学生应该有一支铅笔和一个便签本。
2 creek 3orzL     
n.小溪，小河，小湾
参考例句：
  • He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
  • People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。
3 ascending CyCzrc     
adj.上升的，向上的
参考例句：
  • Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。
4 scarcely Vj6zJq     
adv.几乎不，简直没有，勉强
参考例句：
  • He found the dullness of his work scarcely bearable.他觉得他的工作枯燥乏味，简直无法忍受。
  • She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.她几乎挣不到足够的钱以维持开支。
5 exclaimed 68e477dcdab3965d2189fb7276ee5041     
vt.exclaim的过去式v.呼喊，惊叫，大声说( exclaim的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • "We have a good chance of winning," he exclaimed optimistically. “我们很可能获胜。”他乐观地喊道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents. 她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 knelt knelt     
v.跪( kneel的过去式和过去分词 )；(kneel的过去式与过去分词)
参考例句：
  • They knelt down and prayed. 他们跪下来祷告。
  • She knelt in supplication. 她跪地祷求。
7 uttering a88a22b244be0152ae947d3c9da6baa3     
v.以口发出声音( utter的现在分词 )；说，讲
参考例句：
  • Seconds after uttering the fateful words 'this is easy', he crashed. 说了“这很容易”这句预言性的话后几秒钟，他的心脏就停止跳动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Were they uttering cries of joy, or of warning, or of sorrow? 是欢呼？是惊号？是哀叫？ 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
8 Latin 9pWzAI     
adj.拉丁的，拉丁语的，拉丁人的；n.拉丁语
参考例句：
  • She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
  • Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。
9 patted 6da7c23c1ea46b18fa6e7a496a795c14     
v.轻拍( pat的过去式和过去分词 )；拍成，拍至；表扬，称赞（某人/自己）
参考例句：
  • She patted the dog on the head. 她轻轻地拍着狗的头。
  • He leaned forward and patted me on the shoulder. 他向前倾着身子并拍我的肩膀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
11 tub BmUwP     
n.桶，塑料杯，纸杯；盆，洗澡盆，浴缸
参考例句：
  • The girl washed clothes in a tub.那女孩把衣服放在木盆里洗。
  • The tub needs fixing too.It leaks.浴盆也得修了。它漏。
12 anchored anchored     
adj. 抛锚的 动词anchor的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • We anchored in midstream 我们在河中心抛锚了。
  • They anchored their ship in the river in a foggy morning. 在一个迷雾的早晨他们把船停泊在河上。
13 tightly ZgbzD7     
adv.紧紧地，坚固地，牢固地
参考例句：
  • My child holds onto my hand tightly while we cross the street.横穿马路时，孩子紧拉着我的手不放。
  • The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.人群挤在一起，我们几乎喘不过气来。
14 rage 8Axzr     
vi.(烈火)熊熊燃烧；发怒；怒斥；季风
参考例句：
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • Haines got into a rage.海恩斯勃然大怒。
15 hurled 16e3a6ba35b6465e1376a4335ae25cd2     
v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂
参考例句：
  • He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
  • The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 crowned crowned     
adj.有王冠的，王室的
参考例句：
  • to be crowned queen 加冕为女王
  • The coin has a crowned lion on its reverse. 这枚硬币反面的图案是个戴皇冠的狮子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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