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Translation (Gun Mai)
The story that I am telling is about a guess container. Long long ago, there was a village which had a lot of households. In the village, a man and a woman married and lived as one of the households of the village. The wife was an energetic woman and she used to visit other houses and talked. One evening, when she visited a house, she saw that the head of the household of the house where she visited brought a lot of money. Then, she returned home and said to her husband that "Husband, the other people went for trading and returned with a lot of money. You also should go to trade instead of just staying at home." Then, the husband said that "OK, I will go to trade tomorrow. Please prepare rice, salt, chili, clothes, blanket, and everything for me." The next morning, after eating, the wife put rice, salt, chili, various food, and clothes in the basket and prepared it for her husband to go to trade. After the husband carried the basket on his back, as he was a bit stupid and did not know where to go. So, he asked his wife that "Where should I go?" The wife then said that "Go to the direction where your sword points out." The husband said that "OK". He carried the basket and left home. When he came out from the house, his sword directed him to the stream that they used to get water to drink. So, he went to the stream and when he got to the stream, he had no way to continue so the man went upstream. When it was lunchtime, the man was hungry. So, when he got to a place, he cleared the bush and put down his basket, and cooked the food. After the man cooked and eat food, it got dark so the man was scared to sleep there. So, he returned home. He secretly returned home where his wife and his son were living. There was an attached room called Shingrep in the big house in the past. The attached room was not inside the house. The man was hiding and sleeping in the attached room. When he was hiding in the attached room, at the midnight, the wild cat came to his house and caught a chicken. The wife and the son heard about the wild cat caught the chicken and threw the wild cat with fire brands so the wild cat released the chicken. Then, they took the chicken and asked the son to grill the chicken. The man was just hiding in the attached room and was listening to what his wife and his son said. The woman said to her son that "Son, put salt on a chicken drumstick and grill it for your father. Let eat it when your father comes back." The next morning, the man came out from the attached room and went again to the place where he cooked and ate food. Since the man was doing nothing, there was a tree called Maling Hpun Hpun Htaw Hpun and the man was slicing and polishing the tree. And, he also cut Kahtan bamboo and polished it. When it got dark, he returned home and slept. He went back again to his place in the morning. He was doing so until he ate all the food that he brought. He made balls from the tree and put them in the bamboo container. And, he was just shaking the bamboo. When he left nothing to eat, without doing any trade, he returned home. When he got home, the wife said that "Husband, have you returned home?" The wife thought that her husband had successful trading so she served her husband with alcohol that was made of fermented rice. But, the wife forgot to give the drumstick that was left for her husband. Then, the husband took out his bamboo container and shook it, and said that "Wife, you have a grilled drumstick that was left for me. Isn't it?" "Ah... husband, yes, we have a drumstick that we left for you. Very good guess," the wife said and gave the drumstick to her husband. The husband ate it well with alcohol. As the wife used to wander the neighbouring, she went to the neighbouring and talked that "My husband went to trade and returned home with a container that can guess things correctly. Although I hang the chicken that was caught by the wild cat for him, I forgot to give him but he guessed correctly by shaking his container. The wife went around and bragged about his husband so people talked about the man had a guess container. At that time, the king lost his gold jar and silver jar as people stole it. So, the king said that "Please call the man who had the guess container. I lost my gold jar and silver jar. If you can help to find the jars, I will give half of the gold jar and half of the silver jar as gifts." So, the men of the king arrived to call the man. But, he was not able to guess. The chicken case was the fact that he already known. Thus, he was unhappy but he just decided to go that "Anyway, I will go to the palace." When the man got to the palace, a bed was prepared for the man in the living room and let him sleep there. The man was welcomed and served well in the palace. And, the king said to the man that "Man, guess tomorrow morning about who stole the gold jar and silver jar. If you can find the jars, I will give you half of the gold jar and half of the silver jar." But, the man actually could not guess anything. So, he could not sleep. As it was also hot, he went out to the balcony. After he came out to the balcony, he looked outside of the building and went there slowly. There was a big banyan tree and it was easy to climb up. Since the man also could not sleep, he climbed the banyan tree to get fresh wind. When he got on the banyan tree, the man saw that there were an old man and an old woman under the banyan tree who stole the gold jar and silver jar of the king. The old man and old woman were talking that "Where should we bury the gold jar?" "Bury it at the downstream side of the banyan tree." "Where to bury the silver jar?" "Bury it in the upstream side of the banyan tree." The old couple was talking so. Thus, the man was happy to hear about that and was just silently staying on the tree. Then, the old man and the old women buried the jars under the tree and left. After they buried the jars, the man also said to himself that "Very good. I am happy now." So, he came down from the banyan tree and slept well because he felt happy now. When he was sleeping well, "Hi man who has the guess container, wake up now. Let's eat food. It is time to guess who stole the jars of the king," the man was called. The man lazily woke up and ate food. After eating food, the man said that "Let's go and guess now." The man came out from the building. A lot of gentlemen were invited to see how the man would guess. The man actually did not know how to guess but he had already seen it last night. Then, the man shook the container, 'ru ru ru ru di, ru ru ru di, ru ru ru ru di.' In the beginning, the man said that "Hmm....it seems difficult to guess. It seems I might not able to find." But, later, the man said that "Ah..... I see now. There is a big banyan tree. At the base of the banyan tree, dig in the downstream side, you will find the gold jar. And, dig in the upstream side, you will find the silver jar." When they dug where the man said, they found the gold jar and silver jar. Thus, as promised, the king gave the man half of the gold jar and half of the silver jar as gifts and the man brought it home. Before that, they were very poor but they became very rich since that day. This story is about the husband listened to what the wife said and the wife also listened to what the husband said. Since the husband listened to what the wife said to go to trade, in the family, people should obey each other. The story is ended here. Thank you very much.
Transcription (La Ring)
Hkai na maumwi gaw tak ndum lu ai maumwi re da. Moi shawng de kahtawng langai mi hta e htinggaw law law nga ai kahtawng buga langai mi nga ai da. Dai kaw gaw gainu gaiwa lahkawng mung e kun htinghku de nna kahtawng masha tai nna nga nga ai. Rai yang she dai kaw na nta madu jan gaw grai zet grai let ai num langai mi re da. Shi gaw masha nta de sa dam sa pru mung jahta hkawm hpa rai yu hkawm yang gaw lana mi hta gaw shi sa dam ai nta kaw na nta na madu la wa gaw hpaga ga nna ja gumhpraw grai lu di wa ai hpe mu da sai da. Mu da yang gaw shi gaw nta de bai wa du ai. Nta de wa du yang gaw madu wa hpe she "E dingla wa e htaw masha ni gaw htaw hpaga ga sa di hpaga ga awng di ja gumhpraw grai law lu di wa ai le nang mung hpaga ga sa ra ai gaw, hpa rai nta kaw chyu nga na i dingla wa" ngu tsun ai da. Rai yang gaw dingla wa gaw kaning nga ai nga yang "E mai ai le hpawt nap gaw ngai hpaga ga sa na oi ngai hpe n-gu ni jum ni majap ni bu hpun nba ni hpa ni yawng bawn ya ngu ai da. "Mai a" nga ya e jahpawt manap du yang gaw shat ni sha ma di she kasha kawa hpaga ga sa na matu sunhpai ka kaba dai she n-gu ni jum majap a malu masha hkum sum hpa hte bu hpun palawng ni bang di "Bai deng ya sa su law shagun de ga" ngu na aw di rai shagun dat ai da. Shagun yang gaw la dai gaw loi na bai re majaw shi gaw hpa nchye na she "Ya ngai gara maga yawng na kun i" nga di shi a madu jan hpe bai san ai da. Madu jan bai tsun yang gaw madu jan gaw "Dai na a nhtu ninghku dun re maga yawng wa u le" ngu ai da. "Mai sa" nga di lit gun di nta kaw na le wa rai shana maga de gaw dun nhtu nhku praw di nna shanhte hka ja ja lu ai hka lu lam nhtu nhku dawn. Dai maga yawng wa hka lu du na gaw lam mung nnga sa bai kaning nrai rai yang she le hkalu hka nam de majoi mi agrawp yu wa rai jang she a shani ka-ang du yang gaw kansi wa majaw gaw shara langai mi kaw du yang she nam hkyen di dai kaw e lit yu di shat shadu sha. Shat shadu sha di nga nga rai shana jan du jang gaw bai yup hkrit sai da la dai wa gaw. Yup hkrit jang she nta de bai wa na she masha nmu ai hku lagu wa di she gainu jan ni kasha ni nga ai nta shingrep ngu ni tawn da ai moi nta kaba kaw gaw nta kata nre ai de shingrep shinglam galaw da ai nga ai le dai de wa yup di makoi nga ai da. Dai de makoi nga rai yang she htaw yup tung u goi mahka de she shi a nta wa she nam na hkan htim di she shanhte gainu gai wa ni a u kanu langai mi hprawn la kau sai da. Dai hpe she kanu hte kasha yan gaw wan nhtaw lang di shachyut di she kabai bun yang she u kanu dai hpe bai dat da ya sai. Dat da yang gaw hta wa hta wa di kasha hpe ju shangun rai yang she shi gaw shingrep kaw nga di madat sai gaw madat rai yang gaw "Nwa ngu ai u magyi langai mi hpe jum chya di wan da u lu brang wa e ya nwa hpaga ga wa yang sha u ga" ngu ai da dai yang wawn da sa. Rai rai nhtoi htoi rai yang gaw shi gaw bai le di mi na shara de bai hprawng di nga. Rai le wa tim hpabaw ngalaw ai re majaw gaw maling hpun hpun htaw hpun ngu ai ma tu ai dai hpe she shi a nhtu grai garang da ai wa hte galep chyai nna ateng rai di she kahta ndum langai mi daw di she dai hpe shi tup tup rai galep chyai jan du sai nga yang dai nta shingrep de wa yup hpang jahpawt htoi nhtoi rai yawng ni le shi a nga shara de nga rai yang n-gu jik ma nawn sa ai ni du hkra ma hkra hkalu hkanam de e wa makoi nga na she maling hpun htawng hpe sep tarin rai she kasi zawn re tarin kachyi sha law na galaw nna she kahta ndum daw di karik chyai karik chyai rai nga ai da. Rai nna gaw hpa shat shadu sha hpa n-gu htum jang she hpa hpaga mung nga sa sa. N-gu htum yang she bai lit gun di bai wa yang "E nwa wa du ai rai sa dingla wa wa du ai hpaga ga awng di wa ai re" ngu nna tsa ni pyi jaw ai da. Shat shadu jaw rai yang gaw dinggai dai gaw ndai shi a matu ngu di u magyi tawn da ai wa malap kau ai da, dai njaw ai da dai hpe she shi nhpye na tsut rai di krik krik krik di garu yu na kaw di di rai "Nanhte law nye a matu ngu di u magyi langai mi jahkraw da ai wa nga ai nrai i ngu" "Ai ye nga ai lo dingla wa e grai chyawm wa tak chyoi ai" ngu di i grai kabu gara hte u shan ma rai dai u magyi hpe e shaw ya ai da. Shi tsa mai kau rai yang gaw num dai gaw grai karek ai re majaw htingbu htingpyen de sa di she "Nye dingla wa hpaga ga sa ai wa ke tak ndum grai chye law tak grai chye re law hkan e sha ai u magyi noi da ai wa ngai gaw malap kau ai shi garik yu di tak di hkrak re ai law" nga di shakawng hkawm ai da. Shakawng hkawm rai yang gaw ding nga di wam hkawm rai yang "E dingla dai gaw tak ndum chye ai da, tak ndum chyoi ai da" ngu di shara shagu e na wa yang gaw htaw hkawhkam wa a ja yam ma gumhpraw yam ma masha ni lagu la di mat wa sai da. Rai yang gaw "E bai deng gaw ndai tak ndum chye hpe shaga la manu nye a ja yam ma gumhpraw yam ma mat wa ai ndai mu yang gaw shi hpe e ja yam ka-ang hkup gumhpraw yam ka-ang hkup shi hpe ngai kumhpa jaw na" ngu ai da. Rai yang gaw shaga la sa di du sa. Rai yang gaw shi gaw tak ma nchyoi wora gaw mi gaw shi na da chyalu rai le i rai yang gaw shi gaw ke myit grai npyaw sai da. Myit npyaw timung e "Hpa nra sa yu ga nga" sa ai da. Sa yang she hkaw hkam wa nta du rai yang she dai ja yam gumhpraw yam ma dai wa hkawhkam nta du rai yang she dawdap nbang hpe yupra rai di galaw di she a tang dik hkra rai di dai kaw yup shangun sha shangun. Rai yang "Hpawt nap gaw tak na re lu nye a ja yam kadai la ai kun gumhpraw yam kadai la sai kun, ja yam ndai mung gumhpraw yam ndai mu yang gaw nang hpe ka-ang hkup hkup jaw na" ngu shi gaw tak mung nchyoi la wa rai yup nmai sai da. Nang e kahtet di nga nngut rai nbang de le wa ai da. Nbang de le wa yang gaw apyaw di yu yang she le hkaraw de she lanyan le wa yang gaw lagat hpun kaba langai mi nga ai da. Nnan yu wa ai hte lung yang mung grai htuk nan re. Dai re dai kaw lung mahkyit tawn dai lagat hpun ntsa kaw tem dai bung shalawt di yup nmai di nga yang mi she, le ga de mi she dinggai yan dingla lahkawng she dai hkawhkam wa a ja yam hte gumhpraw yam lagu yan wa she "Dingla dinggai ja yam kanang e lup na ta e dai lagat pawt hkanam maga lup u, gumhpraw yam gaw lagat pawt hkahku maga lup u" nga di dai yan dinggai yan dingla wa dingnga di wa kahte ai na da sai da. Dai nga yang gaw dai ntsa e zim da myit pyaw di nga zim rai nga yang gaw, dai dinggai yan dingla lahkawng ja yam hte gumhpraw yan hpe dai shi lung ai hpun ga de dai lup ngut ngut re ai hpang gaw "Rai sa ya chyawm myit pyaw sa" yu wa rai she bai yup sawk koi myit pyaw di yup mat sai gaw. Yup sawk rai nga yang gaw "E tak ndum lu ai wa e rawt u law shat sha ga ya gaw tak na aten ahkying mung du sai rawt yu u" ngu ai da. Kam nkam rai di um um nga di rawt shat sha sha ma yang she "Saw ya gaw tak saga nga" npan de she jahtoi htoi yawng hpyan di she dai hkaw hkam mung kaw nga ai myt su du salang ni yawng hpe shaga la tawn sai da. Shaga la tawn rai tak ai. Shi gaw chye mung nchye tim shana e mu da sai le i. Shana e she ang shadang she mu da sai re majaw ru ru ru ru di ru ru ru di ru ru ru ru di "Aga yak ai law nmu na zawn re ai law nchye na zawn re ai law" nga yang shi myit pyaw sai le di di rai tau su gaw "Aw mu sa mu sa ndai nta nbang de lagat hpun langai mi nga ai da, lagat hpun pawt kaw e hkanam maga htu yu mu dai kaw ja yam lagat hpun pawt dai kaw e hkahku maga htu yu mu gumhpraw yam nga ai ngu". Sa htu yu yang she kaja nan ja yam hte gumhpraw yam rawng nga ai hpe mu lu ai majaw gaw shi hpe gaw dai hkaw hkam wa ni gaw mi na ga sadi nga ai hte maren ja yam ka-ang hkup gumhpraw yam ka-ang hkup shi hpe kumhpa jaw dat nna dai gun di wa nna dai dinghku masha gaw shawng daw grai matsan ai dinghku raitim mung a daini kaw na gaw grai lu su di nga ai da. Ndai maumwi gaw e gainu jan a ga hpe gaiwa wa e madat, gaiwa ga hpe gainu e madat kasha kanu chyau hkawm nna kasha kanu e "Masha ni gaw hpaga di lum ai hpaga ga sana ngu sa wa ai hta lu ai re majaw gaw shada da dinghku hta gaw ga madat hkat ra ai lam langai mi re. Maumwi ndai kaw htum sai re law. Grai chyeju kaba sai. |
