Papaya: “Good morning, Snail!”

Snail: “Good morning, Papaya!”

Papaya: “Are you happy?”

Snail: “Yes, I’m happy. I had a funny dream last night.”

Papaya: “Wow! Tell me, please.”

Snail: “Ha ha, so funny.”

Papaya: “Please…”

Snail: “Okay. Last night I dreamed…

A Sedang student is learning in a Kinh university. Someday he learns a new thing from the Kinh people. He’s so happy. He runs back to his hometown and tells his people:

– ‘We shouldn’t eat rat meat anymore. We should learn from the Kinh. The Kinh don’t eat rat meat.

People in civilized lands never eat rat meat because the rat is a symbol of peace and happiness.

To be civilized, the Sedang should stop eating rat meat!'”

Papaya: “Ha ha, so funny.”

Snail: “Yes, so funny.”

Papaya: “The Sedang student in your dream doesn’t know about the Kinh. The Kinh often make the Sedang feel like… they are civilized and Sedang are not civilized. All things Kinh… King thoughts, Kinh talks, Kinh works, Kinh clothes… are right and civilized. If the Sedang don’t understand selves, the Sedang will copy all Kinh things without thinking.”

Snail: “Yes, you’re right.”

Papaya: “But in real life, the Sedang so understand themselves, the Sedang will not copy all things from civilized lands.”

Snail: “Yes, you’re right.”

Papaya: “Your dream will not come true.”

Snail: “Ha ha, yes, yes, you’re right.”

PTH