Kaisei Nanghaji Hiro Kho'u - Thirsty Bird - Cheke Holo Animal Stories

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Kaisei Nanghaji Hiro Kho'u, titled Thirsty Bird, is a Cheke Holo animal story authored by Baumat Keres and illustrated by Anis Ka'abu. It presents a sequence of narrated episodes in which the bird’s thirst and the community’s responses drive the plot. The text includes repeated story actions and dialogues, describing how the bird seeks help and how others explain the bird’s situation and needs. The book is an adaptation supported by RISE PNG and licensed for non-commercial sharing under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages15

Reading Time23 min

Thirsty Bird

Story characters and narration

Dialogue and repeated story actions

Community help and explanation

Kaisei Nanghaji Hiro Kho'u Thirsty Bird Cheke Holo Animal Stories Kaisei Nanghaji Hiro Kho'u Thirsty Bird Written by Baumat Keres Illustrated by Anis Ka'abu Coloured by Indianna Eirena Adapted by Save the Children, Callan Services National Unit and SIL PNG as part of the Rapidly Improving Standards in Elementary (RISE) PNG project with support from the Australian Government. eBook layout and audio recording by SIL-Education for Life Cheke Holo Isabel, Solomon Islands Copyright © 2024, Cheke Holo Translation Committee [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Translated by Fr. Andrew Piaso This book is an adaptation of the original,(4-4) Thirsty Bird, Copyright © 2018, SIL PNG. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Adapted from original; Copyright © 1996, SIL-PNG. Licensed under BY-SA-NC. Book Development by: Materials Development Centre Kaisei nanghaji au ka kaisei vido te moja te theo kho'u. Naprai nabrana fara eghuteunananghaji na rogna ko'ufara, nu jare na theo kho'u te mala ko'u na. Mana tanhi ne cheke eghu, ''Aheva nate ko'u iara na?'' Managhaoghatho ne cheke eghu, ''Jame kho'u na au fei te haghenaprai. '' Aonu mana khegrahaghe ̎alo ne tei fei te phage naprai, numana theome ̊loni kaisei kho'ujare. Aonu mana neke pulo mei. Mana ne ghaoghatho eghu: Te ghathoni iarana kho'u na au feiplulu naprai. Aonumana ̎alo ne tei feiplulu naprai, nu mana theome ̊loni kaisei kho'ujare. Aonu mana neke pulo mei. Mana nekeghaoghatho eghu: Te ghathoni iara na kho'una au kligna ka maloa, ka vido aheva te au naprai gognarogna. Aonu mana ̎alo ne haghe, nu mana theome ̊lo kho'ujare. Aonu mana neke pulo mei. Eghuteuna mana tanhi ne cheke eghu,''Tore, aheva nate ko'u iara na?'' Mana ̊lo soru pari ka glose na eghuteuna mana nomhini kaisei glepone cheke eghu. Mana hiro fara ne ̊loni kaisei khoilo. Mana ̊loni kaisei duki bi'o ke lamnakhoilo.

FAQs

What is the story called in the book?

The book’s story title is Thirsty Bird, presented as Kaisei Nanghaji Hiro Kho'u in the Cheke Holo animal story collection.

Who are the credited authors and creators?

Baumat Keres is credited as written by, Anis Ka'abu as illustrated by, and the coloring is credited to Indianna Eirena.

How was the book adapted and what license applies?

The book is an adaptation supported by Save the Children, Callan Services National Unit, and SIL PNG through the RISE PNG project. It is distributed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 with non-commercial use conditions.

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