It’s me!

Me!

What

can I do

with my hands?

I can draw.

On my right hand, it’s always working,

I draw six fingers.

On my left hand, it doesn’t work so hard,

I draw four fingers.

These hands

are not yours,

and they’re not yours.

They’re mine!

Mine!

It’s me!

Me!

What

can I do

with my feet?

I can run.

“Get up, little boy!”

My feet grow lighter.

I want to run around the world

to where people need help!

These feet

are not yours,

and they’re not yours.

They’re mine!

Mine!

It’s me!

Me!

What

can I do

with my eyes?

I can see.

I can watch speedy horses,

a...

at crack of dawn,

big sister’s work

begins!

She milks,

she herds the animals,

she lights the fire,

she puts milk in the tea,

she boils the water,

she strains the tea,

she hands it round,

she clots the milk,

she shakes it,

she cleans up,

she sews,

she weaves,

she spins,

she plaits,

she quilts,

she hems,

she carries,

she gathers,

she mixes,

she rolls the pastry,

she slices it up,

she fries it,

she ties things up,

she fences things in,

she reads,

she writes

and, late at night,

by candlelight,

big sister’s work

is finished!

is taller

than the smallest kids’

dads.

is taller

than any kid’s

dad.

puts me up

on his shoulder.

raises me high

on his shoulder.

the outline of the steppe

is clear,

like it’s in my open palm.

the turquoise river.

In the distance, camels and cows.

And then,

a camp.

herds of sheep.

Beyond that,

a man on a horse.

a loaded cart.

The people

look like gold dust.

Dad,

“Dad,

Dad!

How come

you’ve gotten so tall?”

to me,

“I’ve gotten so tall

so that I can show

my kids

these distant, distant shapes.”

ffffermenting airag

whissssstling

fressssh airag

whissssspering

inside the leather fermenting sack

dissssolved right there,

strong on your lips.

on the northern plain

tastes strongly

of airag.

because the horses come from there.

ERASER

eraser

erases

erases

your full body

shrinks

shrinks

rubbing away

rubbing away

my mistakes,

straightening

straightening

my crooked lines.

Yeah!

Your entire body is finished,

you’re completely devoted to me.

You’re always useful when I’m studying.

Thank you - you’re a hero.

pencil

shorter

and shorter

your whole body

consumed

consumed

writing

writing

numbers and letters

drawing

drawing

what I’ve seen.

Yeah!

Your fine body is finished.

You’re devoted completely to me.

You help me when I want to study.

Thank you – you’re so brave.

soap

cleaning

cleaning

your lovely bod...

My dear friends from many lands,

Hello! How do you do?

Let’s be friends by holding hands

Hello! How do you do?

          Blue sky is needed for happy birds

          Clear water is needed for happy fish

          Sun shine is needed for happy flowers

          And friends are needed for happy friends

My dear friends from far a away

Hello! How do you do?

Let’s be friends together we’ll play

Hello! How do you do?

          Re:

My dear friends from wherever

Hello! How do you do?

Let’s be friends and sing together

Hello! How do you do?

          Re:

My dear friends from many places

Hello! How do you do?

Let’s be fr...

“Lambs, lambs, how come

you’re pure white?”

“We were born when the snow had fallen,

so we have to be pure white”

you’re light blue like offering scarves?”

“We were born in the clear morning,

so we have to be light blue”

how come you’re light red?”

“We were born in the rising sun,

so we have to be light red”

you’re velvety black?”

“We were born at dead of night,

so we have to be black”

how come you’re golden yellow?”

“We were born in the yellow Gobi,

so we have to be yellow”

Here’s my mom,

in her bright scarf,

in her green coat.

I drew a picture,

I painted

my mom,

in her bright scarf,

in her green coat.

bringing a bucket,

full of water from the well.

I drew a picture,

I painted

my mom,

bringing a bucket,

full of water from the well.

is sweet and kind.

She loves me.

How can I draw

my mom’s

sweetness and kindness,

how much she loves me?

Tell me how!