The Chronicle of the Pancake
Once upon a time, there was a woman who had seven hungry children and she was baking cakes for them to eat. There was a mass of dough made of fresh milk lying in the pan, puffed up so full and pleasant that it was a delight to look at. The children stood around, and their grandfather sat and watched.
“Mom, give me some pancakes; I’m so hungry!” said one child.
“Dear Mom!” said the second.
“Dear, lovely mother!” said a third person.
“Dear, sweet, kind mother!” said a fourth.
“Dear Mom, best, sweet, kind!” said a fifth person.
“Dearest, kindest, sweetest, kindest, dearest mother!” said the sixth.
“Dearest, best, sweetest, good, dearest, sweetest mother!” said the seventh, and so they all begged around the pancakes, each one sweeter than the other, for all were hungry and well-behaved.
“Yes, children, wait until it turns around,” she said – until I turned it around, she should have said – “then you will all have a pancake, a cake. The best milk pancakes. Look how fat and comfortable it is lying there!”
Banh Xeo heard that and immediately panicked, suddenly turned around, wanting to get out of the pan, but it just fell on the other side, and when this had cooked a little, taken shape, and become firmer, it jumped out onto the floor and rolled away like a wheel, out the door and down the street.
This! The woman chased after it with a pan in one hand and a spoon in the other as fast as she could, followed by her children and, finally, their grandfather hobbling along.
“You’ll wait! Pause! Catch it! Hold it!” They all cried together, wanting to catch up and catch it on the run, but the wheel kept rolling, and sure enough, it got so far ahead of them that they could no longer see it, for it had swifter feet than all of them. After rolling for a while, it met a man.
“Good day, pancake,” the man said.
“Have a nice day, Man Tan,” said the pancake.
“The pancakes are so delicious, don’t roll them so fast. But wait a minute and let me eat you! said the man.
“Mother Gray and the grandfather I left behind, and the seven bastards too, you’ll find, so I think I might as well leave you, Man Tan!” Banh Xeo said and then rolled and rolled until he met a hen.
“Have a nice day, pancake,” said the hen.
“Have a nice day, Hen Glen,” said the pancake.
“Honey, the pancakes are delicious; don’t roll them so fast; wait a minute, and I’ll eat them all!” said the hen.
“Mother Gray and the grandfather I left behind, along with seven more friends you will find, and Man Tan, so I think I might as well leave you, Hen Glen!” Banh Xeo said and rolled along the road like a wheel. Then he met a rooster.
“Have a nice day, pancake,” said the rooster.
“Have a nice day, Rooster Booster,” said the pancake.
“Honey, the cake is delicious; don’t roll it so fast. Wait a minute, and I will eat you!” said the rooster.
“Mother Gray and grandfather I left behind, along with the seven roosters you’ll find, Man Tan and Hen Glen, so I thought I might as well leave you, Rooster Booster,” said the cake. Say and roll and roll as fast as you can. And after moving for a long time, it met a duck.
“Have a nice day, pancake,” said the duck.
“Have a nice day, Duck Tuck,” said the Pancake.
“Honey, the cake is delicious; don’t roll it so fast. Wait a minute, and I will eat you!” said the duck.
“Mother Gray and Grandpa I left behind, and also the seven puppies you’ll find, Man Tan, Hen Glen and Rooster Booster, so I thought I might as well leave you behind,” said Pancake. Talk and roll as fast as you can. After moving for a long time, it encountered a goose.
“Have a nice day, pancake,” said the goose.
“Have a nice day, Goose Loose,” said the Pancake.
“Honey, the cake is delicious; don’t roll it so fast. Wait a minute, and I will eat you!” said the goose.
“Mother Gray and grandfather I left behind, along with seven more roosters, you will find Man Tan, Hen Glen, Rooster Booster and Duck Tuck, and I think I might as well leave you behind too, Goose Loose,” the pancake said and rolled away.
After it rolled again for a long, long time, it encountered a male goose.
“Have a nice day, pancake,” he said innocently.
“Have a nice day, Gander Meander,” said the pancake.
“Honey, the cake is delicious; don’t roll it so fast. Wait a minute, and I will eat you!” Naively said.
“Mother Gray and grandfather I left behind, along with seven more roosters, you will find Man Tan, Hen Glen, Rooster Booster, Duck Tuck and Goose Loose, and I think I might as well leave you again, Gander Be crooked,” the pancake said and began to roll as fast as it could.
After rolling for a long time, it encountered a pig.
“Have a nice day, pancake,” said the pig.
“Have a nice day, Pig Snig,” the pancake said and started rolling as fast as possible.
“Now, wait a moment,” said the pig. “You don’t have to be in such a hurry because we can go through the forest together and take our time because they say it’s haunted.” Banh Xeo thought it was entirely possible, so they set off, but after walking for a while, they came to a stream.
The pig swam through the bacon independently, which was pretty straightforward, but the cake couldn’t get over it.
“Sit on my snout,” said the pig, “and I will carry you across the street.” Pancakes did the same.
“Ugh, huh!” the pig said and swallowed the pancake into his mouth.
