Interview · South Dakota · Velma Kills Back · OSEU 5
Themes: Storytelling & oral tradition, Values & generosity, Listening & observation, Humor & play
Learn About questions
Why was the boy sad?
What did he think the moon was?
What did the father tell the moon?
What happened to the boy?
Learn From questions
Have I ever experienced loneliness? What was it like?
Is it good to get what we want no matter what? Why or why not?
Why might we need to think through our decision before we make them?
Transcripts
The Story of the Moon Boy - Velma Kills Back - OSEU #5
Watch this interview on YouTubeBut the little boy was never happy. He always cries and cries. He wants to play with somebody. And so the mom and dad said, Why are you crying, my son? He said, I have nobody to play with. Mom and dad, I don't have anybody to play with. He said, ya ching chay chit chay... chay boy, ya chuyak chay chay chay chay chay chay chay chay And so he cried and cried again. So the next night again, he wanted to play with that ball. And so, and so the mom said, I'm really tired of hearing him crying.
And so the dad said, lay la tat elvash chay... chay chay chay I don't want to hear him cry. And so the dad said, oh ha, chay lay ha hae piyiki, ee yaa wank tay I'm gonna let him go. So he told that, he told the moon. He said, lay yo he yo He said, come get him. He can play with you. And so the moon came up again and he cried and he said, a tay he wa chay la sa He told him, oh ha, ho ee yaa yo And the boy eventually became a star. And so right beside, right beside, if you ever see the moon come up, right, right beside the moon, there's always a star.
And that's the little boy. So they, so, so that story is called the story of the hae piyiki yukshila means the moon boy, the moon, the moon.
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Learn ABOUT Learn FROM
(deep listening, information) (deep sharing, transformation)
1. Why was the boy sad? 1. Have | ever experienced loneliness?
2. What did he think the moon was? What was it like?
3. What did the father tell the moon? 2. Is it good to get what we want no matter
4. What happened to the boy? what? Why or why not?
3. Why might we need to think through
our decisions before we make them?
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The Story of the Moon Boy
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The Story of the Moon Boy
The Story of the Moon Boy - Velma Kills Back - OSEU #5
But the little boy was never happy. He always cries and cries. He wants to play with somebody. And so the mom and dad said, Why are you crying, my son? He said, I have nobody to play with. Mom and dad, I don't have anybody to play with. He said, ya ching chay chit chay... chay boy, ya chuyak chay chay chay chay chay chay chay chay And so he cried and cried again. So the next night again, he wanted to play with that ball. And so, and so the mom said, I'm really tired of hearing him crying.
And so the dad said, lay la tat elvash chay... chay chay chay I don't want to hear him cry. And so the dad said, oh ha, chay lay ha hae piyiki, ee yaa wank tay I'm gonna let him go. So he told that, he told the moon. He said, lay yo he yo He said, come get him. He can play with you. And so the moon came up again and he cried and he said, a tay he wa chay la sa He told him, oh ha, ho ee yaa yo And the boy eventually became a star. And so right beside, right beside, if you ever see the moon come up, right, right beside the moon, there's always a star.
And that's the little boy. So they, so, so that story is called the story of the hae piyiki yukshila means the moon boy, the moon, the moon.