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LESSON-20, IT’S BECAUSE, NOTES:, , Substance: “It's Because” is an English rendering of a Manipuri poem sung, to soothe a crying baby. It's about a plant called Jangthrei which has no bud, because it is eaten by the cow. The cow eats it because the cowherd doesn't, tend the cows. The cowherd doesn't tend them as his mother doesn't cook for, him as the firewood is wet due to the rain. The rain falls because the frogs, , croaks. The frog croaks as it is an indication of the approaching monsoon., , Glossary:, Langthrei : a herbal plant, , Tend : to take care of, to look after