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They did not chase

the birds away. Again,
many black seeds

were left behind
after they flew away.

Initially, they were
too frightened to eat

the fruit as it could
be poisonous. But,

Mai An Tiem thought
that the fruits chosen

by birds were always
sweet. So, after some

days, when he was very hungry and thirsty, he ate one of the ripe
ones. He found it juicy and sweet. He decided to carve his name ‘Mai

An Tiem’ on the rind and throw it into the sea. His wife told him
not to do so, but he continued to throw some more into the sea. He

hoped someone would find them.

One day, a fishing boat came close to the island and in the net was

a fruit. The fisherman were surprised to see it and noticed ‘Mai An
Tiem’ carved on it. They came to the shore and found him growing

the wonderful fruit. They traded the fruit for rice and salt, which
the couple needed. Some Chinese traders also tried the watermelons

and were surprised by their good flavour. They said: ‘How-ah’ (which
means ‘delicious’ in Chinese). So, Mai An Tiem named the fruit ‘Dua

How’ (‘Dua’ means melon).

When the fishermen took the fruits to the

village market, the people just loved the taste. initially at first
Word spread very fast about the new tasty rind the tougher outer skin

fruit from the island. King Hung also tasted it of a fruit
traded gave one thing in
and found the fruit delicious! He was shocked exchange for another

to know that his son was alive and grew the traders people who buy
fruit that was liked by all. He thought to and sell goods

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