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Kaew the Playful

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Kaew the Playful
English language edition of Kaew the Playful (2014 English language edition)
AuthorWaen Kaew
Original titleแก้วจอมแก่น
TranslatorSumalee
LanguageThai, Chinese, English, French
GenreChildren's literature, short story
PublisherThailand Nanmeebooks
Publication date
1978
Publication place Thailand
Published in English
2014
Pages328
ISBN9786160418565

Kaew the Playful (Thai: แก้วจอมแก่น) is a children's literature by Waen Kaew (Thai: แว่นแก้ว, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's pen name), the first published in 1978. The novel is adapted from the author's own experience, it's the story of primary school girl Kaew and her friends.[1][2]

Chapters

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# Thai Chinese English
1 ล่อกั้ง 诱捕虾姑 To Lure Mantis Shrimp
2 ต้นไม้มหาภัย 祸害之树 The Treacherous Tree!
3 ความรับผิดชอบ 责任感 Responsibilities
4 ล่ามหาสมบัติ 挖掘财宝 Treasure Hunt
5 คืนฝนตก 雨夜 A Rainy Night
6 จันทร์อังคาธ 月蚀 The Moon Was Eaten!
7 โอ๊ย! ปวดท้องจริง 唉!肚子真疼 Ouch! Stomach ache!
8 ฝึกอาชีพ 职业训练 A Career Training
9 แม่ครัวหัวป่าก์ 不听话的厨师 Master Chef
10 แก้วกับแก่น 盖珥和给恩 Kaew and Kaen
11 นักดนตรีเอก 卓越的音乐家 A Great Musician
12 ถามผี 请鬼神 Séance
13 เลี้ยงปลา 养鱼 Raising Fish
14 เก็บดอกบัว 摘荷花 Picking a Water Lily
15 ไทยรบพม่า 战争游戏 Thai vs Burmese!
16 นักวิทยาศาสตร์เอก 一流科学家 A Great Scientist
17 เรื่องของเห็ด 蘑菇的故事 The Mushroom Story
18 แต่งกลอน 写诗 Poetry Composition!
19 เพื่อนรัก 爱友 My Best Friend
20 แมว Cat
21 ลมว่าวคราวพัดมา 季候风吹来时 When the Kite Wind Blew
22 สัตว์ประหลาด 奇异的野兽 A Monster
23 ผีตาแป๊ะแก่ 老公公鬼 A ghost of An Old Chinese Man

Translation

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In 1982, Guo Xuanying (Chinese: 郭宣颖) was ready to begin translating the royal work of Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand, and invited Chen Bochui, a writer of children's literature, to make a preface to "The Brilliant and Wonderful Scroll" (闪光美妙的画卷), at the same time, Princess Sirindhorn herself also wrote the Chinese preface in the Chinese translation of the work.[3] In August 1983, the Chinese translation of the work was called "顽皮透顶的盖珥", published by Juvenile and Children's Publishing House in Shanghai (少年儿童出版社), belong to the "Foreign Children's Literature Series" (外国儿童文学丛书). 5000 copies of the first edition were printed and the remaining 50 copies were handed over to Princess Sirindhorn.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "แก้วจอมแก่น". Sirindhorn.net. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  2. ^ "Kaew the Irrepressible". Sirindhorn.net. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. ^ 林瑧 (1984-01-07). "盖珥——不,诗琳通公主". Lianhe Zaobao. p. 38.
  4. ^ ""公主"、"王子"和"皇后"". 凤凰网. 新民晚报. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2018-04-16.