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     bApArAo gAru! Some time ago we talked about some nursery rhymes similar
     to Green Eggs and Ham. Well! There are several of those in Telugu, very
     close to that by Dr.Sues (sp). Gurajada, the Boss Man (as Kumar Vadaparty
     calls him), wrote some kids songs called miNugurulu (a part of that is
     presented below):


     araTikAya bajji
     minappappu sojji
     kalasi melasi timdAm
     kadhalu vidhalu vimdAm

     Enugu ekki manamu
     E vUreLadAmu?
     Enugu ekki manamu
     ElUreLadAmu!

     guRRam ekki manamu
     E vUreLadAmu?
     guRRam ekki manamu
     gumTUreLadAmu!

     mOTArekki manamu
     E vUreLadAmu?
     mOTArekki manamu
     mOTUreLadAmu!

     vennuni ekki manamu
     E vUreLadAmu?
     vennuni ekki manamu
     veyyUL cUddAmu!

		       (miNugurulu, by Gurajada, Bharati 1930).


     In fact, Sri Tekumalla Kameswara Rao, collected some jAnapada songs for
     kids very similar to this. Of course, this was written in a the then modern
     era - when autos and trains came into existence.

     adE mana pillalaki Dr. Sues style lO ceppAlamTE, mana kavipumgavulu
     Emani ceptArO?

     I have been trying to teach my boys these rhymes - after talking to Sri
     Bapa Rao gAru, I thouhgt of changing (altering words) this suitable to
     American-Telugu kids (for learning some modern rhymes).

     May be a good tool to teach Telugu or even for fun.

     e.g.

     ErOplEnu ekki manamu
     E vUreLadAmu?
     vimAnamu ekki manamu
     viskAnisineLadAmu!

     gurramu ekki manamu
     E vUreLadAmu?
     hArsu ekki manamu
     hanTsuvilli cUddAmu!

     kAru ekki manamu
     E vUreLadAmu?
     TOrasu ekki manamu
     TolIDO pOdAmu!


     Something to ponder! Give some thought. Bapa Rao gAru? Are you there?

     I hear so much talk about "Teaching Our Kids Telugu" and "Preserving
     Our Language" right here in the US. Good thought and noble idea.
     Why waste a lot (ooops! I typed that word. Can not help it) of time
     (spend some time up to limit) watching .....whatever. If you are a kavi,
     please show your talapAgA shOkulu. My boys are lookin forward for some
     Telugu Rhymes with American Culture/Geography/History alongwith Telugu
     ditto.

     (meter or pseudometer or inch or FPS or CGS! We don't care. But should be
     clean and clear)


     Thanks.

     pAlana

     Disclaimer: Opinions are mine only.

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