splendid name.” Grandma smiled at me. “Sơn ca means ‘The Mountain Sings.’” “Believe me, this bird can sing,” said Uncle Đạt. “Whenever it did, all the mountains around me seemed to be singing, too. My comrades used to tell tales about the Sơn ca. They said the Sơn ca’s songs can reach Heaven, and souls of the dead can return in the Sơn ca’s singing.” “What a special bird, Uncle.”
