Coco Speak Khmer — Mama

“What does it sing for me?” Leo asked, slurping his porridge.

“ S’rae l’or, chhmuol toh, ” she sang softly, stirring a pot of rice porridge. “ Jasmine rice, tiny bird. ” Mama Coco Speak Khmer

“That’s you, Mama Coco?” Maya asked. “What does it sing for me

“ Orkun, Mama Coco, ” Maya said. Thank you. slurping his porridge. “ S’rae l’or

Leo scrambled out, his hair full of dust bunnies. “Me too! Me too!”

“Listen,” she whispered.

Mama Coco ladled porridge into three clay bowls. She pointed to the sky outside the window, where a monsoon cloud was building.