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Thằng Bờm - folk song:
Little fellow Bom has an areca spathe fan*,
"Phu ong" begs him to exchange it for three oxen and nine buffalos,
Bom says that Bom does not want to take them.
Phu ong begs him to exchange it for a dozen fish**,
Bom says that Bom does not want to take them.
Phu ong begs him to exchange it for a raft of ironwood,
Bom says that Bom does not want to take it
Phu ong begs him to exchange it for a couple of birds,
Bom says that Bom does not want to take them.
Phu ong begs him to exchange it for a handful of sticky rice,
Bom accepts at once with a happy smile.