Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Publisher's Synopsis: Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about. Published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR) on September 15, 1989 Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. Discover The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Tikki Tikki Tembo, & Strega Nona as its meant to be heard, narrated by Rex Robbins, Peter Thomas, Peter Hawkins.
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I had never heard those words before, so I asked her, “What does that mean?” The quiet seriousness of her response struck me. A Chinese-American friend was talking about the way other kids chanted “Tikki Tikki Tembo” around her. Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. My first encounter with Tikki Tikki Tembo occurred around middle school.