Dont call me small (English Translation)

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Co-translator : acid_wash

Don't call me small [อย่า เรียก หนู ว่า ตัว เล็ก]
Chapter 12: He's just a boy who's too cute... that's all.


"P'Giraffe, come eat. Namtarn will feed you," said the little boy as he handed a delicious orange carrot to the long-necked giraffe who tried to ask for food once he saw that the little man had what he wanted in his hands. (T/N: Namtarn called the giraffe "Phi" –as if it was older than him– jokingly, because it was taller than him, while he called the alpaca "Nong" because it was cute.)

"Eat a lot," Namtarn giggled as the long-necked giraffe leaned down to pick up the carrot from his hands. The little one was having fun dodging the giraffe who tried to grab his hands. Every time the giraffe took the carrot from his hands, he had to quickly pull his hands back. Otherwise, P'Giraffe will also bite his hands along with the carrots.

"Don't let it touch your hand," the older one warned him.

"P'Mangkorn, can you go buy carrots for Namtarn and Deer. I want to feed Mr. Giraffe again." Said the little one when he saw that the carrots in the basket he had just bought were almost finished. He still wants to feed the giraffe.

"I think that's enough. We should let other visitors feed him as well."

When the older one said so, Namtarn nodded his head in agreement before finishing off the carrots in the basket.

The older one shook his head in laughter, as just then Namtarn kept calling out his Nong Alpaca greedy. While when he moved to the giraffe zone, he immediately established the giraffe as his Phi. Mangkorn couldn't understand what's on his Nong's mind, but even so, he has to admit that he is as bright as the sun. When he is around, people will feel at ease.

Mangkorn took his mobile phone to capture his two juniors, who took turns to feed the greedy giraffe. After that, he realizes he should send an update to his best friend about his brother. So he sent the photo he had just taken to his best friend, Namkang.

Morakod: sent an image.

Soon, the photo he sent was uploaded and read almost immediately by the other party, who then responded.

Namkang: The giraffe is going to bite his hand. Tell Namtarn to stop feeding the animals now!

Mangkorn shook his head disgustedly at Nong Namtarn's brother's reply. But even so, he understands how worried his friend is. So, when Namkang ordered him to stop his little brother, Mangkorn walked up to the two young boys who had now finished feeding the long-necked giraffe with their baskets. He then talked to the little one who was still immersed in his giraffe brother.

"We should leave now, Nong."

"Wait a minute, let me talk to the Giraffe first," Namtarn then happily turned around to speak to his newfound brother. As if the giraffe would understand him, Mangkorn thought, but he didn't say what's on his mind.

"If we took too long here, we wouldn't have enough time to visit the other areas. It's almost noon," Mangkorn said as he raised his watch to his Nong.

The petite guy looked slightly displeased, but he wanted to see other animals on the farm, so he agreed to say goodbye to his P'Giraffe before following Mangkorn to the next area.

"Only 10 minutes left. What do you want to see next?" asked Mangkorn. The two young men looked at each other, trying to ask for each other's opinions.

"I want to see the little cats, Deer. How about you, is there any place you want to see?" Namtarn asked his best friend.

"I want to take a picture at the Hobbit house. But if Namtarn wants to go to see the cats, then we should go see them," Deer replied. Namtarn stared at his friend blankly as he waited for his friend's response, which turned out exactly as what he was expecting.

"Yes! You know I love you the most, Deer. Now let's go see the cats. Follow me, everyone. I'll take you to see the cats."

"You know what? How about we go take a photo at the Hobbit house first? It shouldn't take long because it's not too far from here. After that, we'll go and see the cats." Mangkorn interrupted the two. Seeing that the Hobbit house wasn't far from their location right now, he suggested that they go to the Hobbit house first so Deer can go to the place he wants to visit.

The two nodded their heads to the senior's opinion before following Mangkorn, who had been searching the map for directions to the Hobbit House. It took them about 3 minutes to walk to the most popular photo spot on the farm. The Hobbit House was replicated from the houses in the "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" movies. It was done so beautifully that it becomes another landmark that visitors will have to take photos with.

It didn't take them long to take the pictures in the Hobbit house. So, off they go to the next place. The cat house that the youngest of the group had wanted to visit. And knowing that he could finally go to the place he'd wanted to see, the little one return to his cheerful self and volunteered to lead everyone to the cat house. Mangkorn secretly wondered if the younger guy can actually lead the way. When Namtarn offered to guide them previously, he didn't know where to go and got everyone lost. But if Nong wants to do it, then Mangkorn will not interrupt. He knew that it'll be his duty to lead the younger boys to their destination in the end.

Finally, as Mangkorn expected, he had to ask the staff for directions. If he counted the time they met the staff until they arrived at the cats' section, it took almost 10 minutes. He doesn't know how talented they must be that it took them that long when the cats' zone is only less than a 3-minute walk from the Giraffe zone. But that's okay because they finally found the place anyway.

"Cute cat, come play with P'Namtarn." When entering the cats' zone, Namtarn's eyes were sparkling because of the various breeds of high-class cats in this zone. But what Namtarn liked the most was probably the fluffy white Persian cat that lay on the shelf to show its territory.

"Don't go. Wait for P'Namtarn." The Persian cat turned around in annoyance. When the petite guy put his hand to touch the cat's body, the fluffy cat jumped off the shelf to escape the big human disturbing its sleep.

"Let that thing lie down. It looks like it's sleepy," Mangkorn said as the little one ran after the cat, which in turn tried to run away from Namtarn furiously around the room.

"Don't call her 'that thing'. Her name is Barbara." The petite guy turned his head abruptly when the older one used the word 'that thing' to call the cute cat. Namtarn won't accept if the cute cat is addressed as 'that thing'.

"Well, then let Barbara sleep. Let's play with the others here with Deer." Mangkorn said, despite not understanding why he gave the cat such a name because the cat is a male from what he knows. If it's an actual person, it must be the name of a beautiful boy set up to use in the industry.

"Okay," Namtarn replied when he saw many cute cats were playing with Deer. So he agreed to let Little Barbara sleep.

"P'Namtarn, don't bother Barbara. Come play with the other Nongs here." Deer handed a stick to Namtarn. The stick had a rope of moderate length at its end, while the end of the rope was attached to a small doll of a mouse.

"Come here, Nong" upon receiving the stick from his friend, Namtarn managed to use the stick as bait to attract the cats. When the cat saw the doll dancing back and forth following Namtarn's hand movement, the fluffy cat left Deer and went to Namtarn's bait. The cat tried to pounce on the mouse doll, but it failed when Namtarn jerked the stick to make the mouse bounce off the floor.

"Kick-kick, catch it." Namtarn moved the stick until the cat stared at the moving doll, trying to pounce on its prey, but was unable to do so as the human kept waving his bait away.

The sight of the petite guy smiling happily caused the senior to stare blankly at his junior. Mangkorn picked up his mobile phone. Sooner than he realized, he had already captured the little one's cuteness on his device. Of course, this picture was not sent to the person's brother, unlike the one he took previously.

He looked at the cute image until his consciousness return after feeling drifting in a way he hadn't felt for a long time. Mangkorn hurriedly tried to act normal before glancing at the watch on his wrist. It's almost time to leave this place. Despite feeling guilty towards the two younger students who were still having fun with their furry brothers, as a senior, he has to keep time so they won't be late.

"Deer, Namtarn, it's almost noon. We have to leave now." The two kids, who were still having fun, turned to look at their senior with pleading eyes until the former moon felt like he's going to lose.

"Don't look at me like that. If we don't leave now, the bus will leave us. And we'll have to find our way back home on our own," Mangkorn threatened the two kids who were not far from him. Deer frowned but immediately let go of the fluffy cat on his lap. But it seems like Mangkorn's threat doesn't work for the other Nong. Mangkorn had to walk towards the younger one, who refuses to let go of the cat from his embrace.

"Small one," he said. But the little person turned her head abruptly once he heard Mangkorn called him using the name he didn't like. He doesn't know many times Namtarn told Mangkorn not to call him that. Namtarn is not small! But when Namtarn met the senior's eyes, he didn't say anything. Mangkorn was giving him the same look his P'Namkang used to give him to stop him from crying.

"Listen to me, I understand that you want to keep playing with the cats, but if we don't leave now, others will have to wait for us, right? You don't want them to get in trouble because of us, right?" The tall figure said in a gentle tone. His large palm swept over the little one's head.

"Ng okay… I'm going."

"Very good, good boy. I will give you a reward for being a cute person. I will take you to play with a cat when we return to Bangkok."

"Really?!" The little man widened his eyes with joy. So he asked the other party again to make sure.

"Yes, you can play whenever you want, so now we better hurry back to the car so that others don't have to wait too long."

"Okay," replied the little one in a bright voice again. He hurriedly let the cat down from his lap before getting up and following the senior to the bus waiting for them in front of the farm.

"Thank you for visiting. This is a souvenir from our farm." Namtarn received a small envelope containing unidentified hair strands from a woman staff standing at the exit door.

"What is this?"

"Alpaca fur. They say that if you carry alpaca fur with you, it will bring good things to you." The female employee replied.

"Wow. Awesome. I want more. Do you have it for sale? I want to buy some for my parents and P'Namkang too."

"Yes, customers can have a look at the souvenir products in our shop," she replied fondly to the lovely customer.

"Okay, thank you so much. P'Mangkorn, would you like to come and see the souvenirs with me?" the little one asked in a pleading tone.

"Okay, but you need to hurry. Deer, are you going too, or do you want to wait in the car?" Mangkorn looked at the time shown on his phone screen. Seeing that they had enough time left, he would let the juniors do what they wanted to do.

"I think I'll just wait the car. My cell phone battery's about to run out." Deer couldn't join them, so Mangkorn took his other Nong straight to the souvenir shop not far from the area.

Since the souvenir shop is crowded, Mangkorn decided to wait outside while Namtarn went inside and shop for things. It didn't take long for the petite guy to walk out with a big satisfying smile and a big bag of souvenirs.

"Was the queue long? Finished shopping already?"

"No, I didn't have to wait that long, but I bought a lot of things."

"There's a pencil bag for P'Namkang, a glass for Dad, and a cloth bag for Mom. I also bought an adorable shirt with an alpaca picture in it for myself. "

"And a keyring for P'Mangkorn."

"What did you just say?"

"This is Phi Mangkorn's keyring." Mangkorn looked at the cloth keychain that was woven with the alpacas' faces, smiling at him. Once again, Mangkorn didn't understand why he had something for him, so he asked the little man one more time to make sure that he hadn't misunderstood.

"Did you buy it for me?"

"Yes, I bought it for P'Mangkorn to thank you for helping Namtarn and taking Namtarn to eat shaved ice," said the little man. Namtarn then gave him another broad smile, a bright smile that he did without thinking much. The little man didn't know that his actions had slowly started to slow down some of Mangkorn's internal organs to a rare rate. Beat, beat, beat.

"Uh, thank you."

"Kekeke, it's okay, but now we better hurry back to the car. I see some friends have already gone in the car." As he finished speaking, the little person walked immediately, leaving the tall person to stare at the person whose height didn't even reach his chest. But why does he seem so bright?

What the hell is going on here? Mangkorn shook his head, chasing out the thought that had just happened at a glance. He hurriedly followed the little boy to the bus to prepare for their group's departure.

After finishing their lunch at Ratchaburi's famous restaurant, Im Plern, all members of Baan Chul headed to their next destination. It was the last place they would visit today. Ban Hom Thian, another famous tourist attraction of Suan Phueng District, Ratchaburi Province, famous for making scented candles, has become the final destination today.

It takes a short time from the restaurant to the house of Hom Thien. For about 30 minutes, their minibus drove straight into the parking lot of Baan Hom Thien so the car passengers can get off.

"Let's gather here first. I'm going to buy tickets for all of us and distribute them to everyone." They all waited at the entrance door as usual so that King, the second-year house leader, could go in and deal with the tickets for them. The little guy looked at the ambiance around the entrance, which was decorated in a simple retro style that looks comfortable. But other than that, the little man doesn't understand much. Well, Namtarn is only 16 years old, after all.

"Here are your tickets. While these are free scented candles. You can take 1 each as a souvenir to remind you of this place." Admission tickets and scented candles in small glasses were distributed to just the correct number of people looking at the scented candles in their own glasses that they received. Its color is gorgeous and exquisite, even if it is just a souvenir.

"So beautiful. I got the pink one too. Deer, did you get yellow?" Namtarn turned to look at his friend, who's about to receive the scented candles in yellow color.

"Yes, I didn't think they would give us such a good souvenir," Deer replied.

"There are plenty of scented candles inside. Don't forget to come and buy if you want more of them as souvenirs. Now, you can browse around at your own leisure, and then let's meet again in an hour." Once King finished talking, the members dispersed to take a walk according to their own preferences one by one. Some went to buy scented candles in various shops. Some just wander around to enjoy the retro atmosphere, where sweets and toys from the past were sold in many different stores.

"Is there anything you want to buy, Namtarn?" Deer asked.

"Yes, I'm going to stop by and buy some scented candles for my mother."

"Alright, Namtarn. Let's go buy it. I'll accompany you."

"Okay." Thus, the two friends of similar size walked around to buy scented candles sold in the shops. The scented candles are unique, different according to the style of each of the shop owners. Some are carved in the shape of various cartoon characters. Still, the most popular scented candle is probably the scented candle carved into various flower shapes.

"Auntie, can I have a look at this one?" Namtarn pointed at the scented candle carved into a lotus flower in various colors. The shop owner smiled kindly before handing out a carved scented candle for the little one to choose from.

"These lotus candles, if you float them in the bath, they will look wonderful. Hotels love to use this kind of lotus candle to decorate their rooms. You can also put them in the bathroom to make the bathroom smell good," explains the salesperson.

"Then I'll take 3 of them. The pink, blue, and yellow ones."

"Okay, just a moment," the seller replied before walking back into the store to prepare the items the little boy ordered.

"Are you guys here to buy souvenirs?"

"Yes, P'Pung. We came to buy souvenirs to take home." Deer was the one who replied to the 3rd year senior, as they saw someone familiar following behind the broad-shouldered senior who was asking them.

"Oh, just like Mangkorn. He also bought some things for his Mom." Pung said jokingly.

"What the fuck are you talking about? You talk too much." Mangkorn cussed at his friend.

"What do you mean I talk too much? I was just complimenting you both for being good sons. Really." Pung replied.

Namtarn looked at the older one with fierce eyes before his small palm hit the university moon's big forearm (T/N: he hit Mangkorn).

"Ouch, why did you hit me? Weren't you supposed to hit that bastard instead?"

"Don't use rude words. Sorry, P'Pung. P'Mangkorn, if you don't apologize, Namtarn won't go and eat Bingsu with you." Namtarn's threat sounded strange for Pung, but maybe he's wrong.

"Hahaha, I'm sorry, my friend. Now, you better apologize, or you're not going to eat Bingsu." Pung teased Mangkorn, who couldn't say anything in front of their junior. But, since the little man was staring at Mangkorn incessantly, what could he do besides grit his teeth and apologize to his damn friend?

"I'm sorry, my friend. Are we good now?" After finishing his apology, the tall man turned to his own Nong, who nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good, let's eat Bingsu when we go back to Bangkok. I'll also go to play with cats with P'Mangkorn."

"Hahaha, glad to hear that, my friend. But have you finished shopping for souvenirs yet? Just now, I met my friend, and he said there's a drink stall with a wonderful view at the end of the corridor. Why don't we go together? Mangkorn said he'd treat us too."

"Let's do it. We want to eat something sweet." Said the two juniors. The former campus moon squinted his eyes at his friend, who has now become the hero of this story. Yes, even though he's handsome and rich, he still wasn't good enough in Nong's eyes.

"Yes, I'll buy you drinks," Mangkorn said, slowly emphasizing one word at a time, giving chills to his close friend hearing this.

"Well, I can always chip in…." Pung said quietly.

"It's okay. My people, my treat," he said in the end, pushing the two small juniors to walk out of the shop without waiting for Pung, who was standing and gaping at his friend's words.

"Hey, wait, what about your mom's gift?"

After their Ban Tian Hom tour, their bus drove straight into a stop at a gas station where everyone can buy food and supplies to eat at their accommodation. Before long, they then drive straight to the resort.

"Guys, you can pick up your room keys from me. We're going to have three people who have to share one room, while the rest of you only have to share the rooms with two people. Those who have decided on their roommates, please let me know," said King. After arriving at the accommodation for their last night in Suan Phueng District, they first have to arrange their roommates. And, of course, the little one's partner must be his close friend, Deer.

"Shall we go back to our room, Namtarn? Tomorrow we have to get up early, so we must go get some rest now." Deer asked.

"Okay. Let's go to our room." The two followed a sign showing the room numbers before stopping at the front of the room with the number corresponding to their keys. All of their rooms are put next to each other for safety and convenience causes.

"Oh, are you sleeping in this room?" Their next-door neighbor asked them.

"Yes, are you sleeping in this room?" Namtarn answered.

"Yes, but who will you sleep with?"

"I'll be sleeping with Deer. Who will you sleep with, P'Pung?"

"With my Nong, Mangkorn. But now the room smells like chips, that's why I got out, to escape the smell of poop." When he said that, someone came out of the room.

"Hey, I heard that. Jerk." at the end of his sentence, Mangkorn realized that there was a cute-looking junior standing next to his animal friend.

"Yeah, yeah, you don't smell like poop. But now I gotta use the loo. See you tomorrow, Nong." Pung said goodbye before disappearing into the bathroom, leaving only Mangkorn and Namtarn standing in front of their room.

"Why don't you go inside? It's getting colder." Mangkorn was not making things up because it was really cold since the resort they were staying in was so close to the canals and mountains.

"I was about to. But P'Pung made me talk with him."

"Okay, then let's hurry and rest. Tomorrow we have to wake up early in the morning. I'm going to excuse myself." As he turned around and walked back into his room.

"P'Mangkorn."

"Yeah, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Lower your head a little more." Mangkorn did as the other party had said before a small nose softly touched the handsome face of the campus moon.

"Thanks, Phi, for buying me ice cream today. Don't forget to take me to eat bingsu and play with the cats too, okay." After saying that, the little one walked back into his room, leaving the tall but helpless campus moon.

"Damn it! You abuse an underage child. You're going to jail for sure." Pung suddenly blurted out.

"This bastard, didn't you see that it was him who came to kiss my cheek? Hey, don't tell me you took a picture of that?"

"I'm lying. Darn it, I just missed a great shot. But still, when you get back, prepare to get hit by Namkang."

"You bastard, XX% O! XX # $" Even when he was cursing at his friend, on the inside, he was yelling to himself. I'm going to die. Damn it. Why does he have to be so cute?

"If you're that happy, you should take me out on a trip, you know." Pung reminded his friend of his favor earlier.

"Yeah, to the amusement park."

"Also, you don't just kiss anyone on the cheek, understand? We are Phi and Nong, so it's okay to kiss each other's cheeks. But if you want to kiss other people's cheeks, that person must be significant to you, understand?"

"Understood."

Mangkorn then remembered, it seems that the little one had already assign another key role for him. He is now in charge of taking Namtarn to eat bingsu (Korean-style shaved ice) and bringing him to play with the cats.

End of chapter 12.

*Baan means home/house.
**Pung tends to annoy Mangkorn by calling him his Nong. In turn, he sometimes also acts like a younger brother to annoy Mangkorn.