A very long time ago, there was a hippopotamus named Isantim. He was one of the biggest animals on the land just next to the elephant and was thus considered the king. The hippo had seven fat wives and loved all of them very dearly. He often organized lavish feasts for his people. Though all the people of the area knew the hippo, none other than his seven wives knew his real name.
One day, the hippo organised one of his regular feasts. Just when all the guests sat down for the lavish dinner, the hippo said, “Only those of you who can tell my name can enjoy the feast.” Everyone looked at each other’s face and no one knew the name of the hippo. So all of them had to go home leaving the delicious spread and the lovely wine.
Just before they all left, the tortoise asked the hippo, what he would do if the tortoise managed to guess the hippo’s name at the next feast. The hippo replied, “If you can find out my name before the next feast, I would leave the land along with my seven wives and dwell in the water forever.”
The tortoise was aware that every day the hippo and his seven wives went to the river to drink water and wash themselves. The hippo walked first with the seven wives following him. One such day, when the hippo along with his seven wives had gone for a bath in the nearby river, the tortoise made a small hole in the ground and waited for them.
After a while, the tortoise noticed that five of the hippo’s wives had moved ahead along with the hippo, leaving behind two wives. The tortoise quickly came out of his hole and buried himself half into the sand leaving the other half exposed.
While the two wives were walking, the first wife accidentally bumped her feet against the shell of the tortoise. She immediately cried out loud, “Oh Istanim, my dear husband, please come and help me. I have hurt myself.”
The tortoise finally heard the name of the hippo and went home happily.
The next time when the hippo organised one of his usual feasts, the tortoise told the hippo that now he knew his name. The hippo asked him to tell his name. The tortoise asked the hippo to promise that he would not hurt the tortoise upon hearing his name. The hippo promised so.
“Isantim is your name,” the turtle said loudly. All the guests at the feast cheered loudly at the tortoise and sat down to enjoy their meal.
As per the promise, the hippo left with his seven wives after the feast. He went into the nearby river and started living there and never returned to land. Since then, hippos can be seen on the land only at night, while they stay underwater all day long.
เป็นเวลานานแล้ว ได้ฮิปโปโปเตมัสชื่อ Isantim เขาเป็นหนึ่งในสัตว์ที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในแผ่นดินถัดจากช้าง และจึงถือเป็นพระมหากษัตริย์ ฮิปโปมีเจ็ดอ้วนภรรยา และรักเขาอย่างสุดซึ้งมาก เขามักจะจัดงานเลี้ยงที่ฟุ่มเฟือยสำหรับคนของเขา แม้ว่าทุกคนพื้นที่รู้ว่าฮิปโป ไม่ใช่ภรรยาของเขาเจ็ดอื่นรู้ชื่อจริงของเขาวันหนึ่ง ฮิปโปจัดงานเลี้ยงของเขาปกติอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่ง เพียงแค่เมื่อทุกท่านนั่งลงสำหรับอาหารค่ำหรู ฮิปโปกล่าว "เฉพาะผู้ที่สามารถบอกชื่อของฉันได้จัดงานเลี้ยงไว้" ทุกคนมองไปที่ใบหน้าของผู้อื่นและไม่มีใครรู้ว่าชื่อของฮิปโป ดังนั้นพวกเขาทั้งหมดจึงจะไปออกจากการแพร่กระจายที่แสนอร่อยและไวน์บ้านก่อนทั้งหมด ซ้าย เต่าฮิปโป ถามอะไรเขาอยากจะทำถ้าเต่าจัดการคาดเดาชื่อของฮิปโปงานเลี้ยงต่อไป ฮิปโปตอบ "ถ้าคุณสามารถค้นหาชื่อของฉันก่อนฉลองถัดไป ฉันจะปล่อยที่ดินพร้อมกับภรรยาของฉันเจ็ด และอาศัยอยู่ในน้ำตลอดไป"เต่าก็ตระหนักว่า ทุกวันฮิปโปและภรรยาของเขาเจ็ดไปสู่แม่น้ำเพื่อดื่มน้ำ และล้างเอง ฮิปโปก่อนเดินกับภรรยาเจ็ดที่ตามเขา เช่นวันหนึ่ง เมื่อฮิปโปพร้อมกับภรรยาของเขาเจ็ดได้ไปอาบน้ำในแม่น้ำ เต่าทำหลุมเล็ก ๆ ในพื้นดิน และรอสำหรับพวกเขาAfter a while, the tortoise noticed that five of the hippo’s wives had moved ahead along with the hippo, leaving behind two wives. The tortoise quickly came out of his hole and buried himself half into the sand leaving the other half exposed.While the two wives were walking, the first wife accidentally bumped her feet against the shell of the tortoise. She immediately cried out loud, “Oh Istanim, my dear husband, please come and help me. I have hurt myself.”The tortoise finally heard the name of the hippo and went home happily.The next time when the hippo organised one of his usual feasts, the tortoise told the hippo that now he knew his name. The hippo asked him to tell his name. The tortoise asked the hippo to promise that he would not hurt the tortoise upon hearing his name. The hippo promised so.“Isantim is your name,” the turtle said loudly. All the guests at the feast cheered loudly at the tortoise and sat down to enjoy their meal.As per the promise, the hippo left with his seven wives after the feast. He went into the nearby river and started living there and never returned to land. Since then, hippos can be seen on the land only at night, while they stay underwater all day long.
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