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Story of the rice cake

Story of the rice cake. A Vietnamese story. Emperor Hung-Vuong had many sons . His youngest was a farmer. He told his sons whoever brought him the most unusual food would be made the new emperor.

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Story of the rice cake

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  1. Story of the rice cake A Vietnamese story

  2. . Emperor Hung-Vuong had many sons . His youngest was a farmer.

  3. . He told his sons whoever brought him the most unusual food would be made the new emperor.

  4. Immediately, the princes left and started looking for the most delicious food to offer the emperor. .

  5. Some wenthunting in the forests and brought home birds and animals which they prepared the most delicious dishes.

  6. Others sailed out to the open sea, trying to catch fish, lobsters and other much loved sea food. Neither the rough sea nor the violent weather could stop them from looking for the best gifts to please the emperor.

  7. Tiet-Lieu went back to the countryside. He saw that the rice in his paddy fields was ripe and ready to be harvested .Walking by a the rice field, he picked some golden grains on a long stalk. He brought them close to his nose and he could smell a delicate aroma .

  8. His entirefamily set out to harvest the rice. Tiet-Lieu himself ground the glutinous rice grains into fine flour. His wife mixed it with water into a soft paste. His children helped by building a fire and wrapping the cakes with leaves. In no time, they finished, and in front of them lay two kinds of cakes: one was round and the other was square in shape

  9. The round cake was made with glutinous rice dough and was called "banh day" . He named the square shaped cake "banh chung" which he made with rice, green beans wrapped in leaves. Everybody was extremely happy with the new kind of cakes.

  10. On the first day of Spring, the princes took the gifts of their labor and love to the emperor. One carried a delicious dish of steamed fish and mushrooms. Another brought with him a roasted peacock and some lobsters. All the food was beautiful

  11. When it was Tiet-Lieu's turn to present his gifts, he carried the "banh chung" and his wife carried the "banh day" to the emperor. Seeing Tiet-Lieu's simple offerings, other princes sneered at them. But after tasting all the food brought to court by his sons, the emperor decided that the first prize should be awarded to Tiet-Lieu.

  12. The emperor said that his youngest son's gifts were good also the best. Tiet-Lieu had used nothing but rice. Which was the basic food of the people to make them. The emperor gave up the throne and make Tiet-Lieu the new emperor. The other princes bowed to show respect and congratulated the new emperor.

  13. THE END BY LYNN AND JESSIE

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