For example, in the Ami village of Chimei, I asked about the special features of the wooden ch'in (a stringed instrument). But they weren't very forthcoming, just saying it was useful for chasing monkeys away.
像是阿美族的奇美村，我和他們夠熟了，問他們木琴的特色，卻總是不願意說，只說是趕猴子用的。