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Translation (Htoi San)
I am telling a story about an elephant and a human. A long time ago, humans and animals could talk and communicate with each other. At that time, the elephant asked the human. "How many years are you pregnant?" The human answered, "It is about ten months." The female elephant did not hear well, so it thought ten months was ten years. Then it asked again, "Is it ten years of pregnancy?" The human denied it and said, "No, Elephant, it lasts ten months for a pregnancy." The elephant did not hear clearly and said, "Aww, it is ten years?" The human replied, "Not ten years. Only ten months pregnant." The elephant asked the third time, "Have you been pregnant for ten years and ten months?" Although the human answered for only ten months, the elephant heard it for ten years and asked the human again. The human kept saying, "No, we have only been pregnant for ten months." The elephant did not hear well and said, "Aww, for ten years?" The human denied, "No, it is not. Ten months only." The elephant heard it as if it was ten years instead of ten months. The elephant repeated the question, "How many years are you?" The human answered, "Ten months only." But the elephant heard, "Ten years?" The human replied, "Not ten years. Only ten months." However, the elephant did not hear and said. "Aww, ten years?" At last, the elephant asked again for the tenth time. "Human, you are pregnant for ten months and ten years?" The human said, "No, only for ten months." Nevertheless, the elephant said, "Is it ten years?" The human could not be patient and said, "Yes. Ten years. Let's be pregnant for ten years." The human told the elephant to be pregnant for ten years as it did not hear well. Therefore, the elephants did not like humans and could not stand the sight of humans. "Aww, you humans get pregnant for only ten months, but let elephants be pregnant for ten years." The elephants were angry at humans in ancient times. Due to their anger, the elephants could not stand the sight of women, especially pregnant ladies. Some of the female elephants could tame them when people put women's clothes on them, Due to the ancient story, we could know that elephants did not like humans. The elephants chased the women, especially the pregnant ones. They hated a lot, chased them, then beat them. The elephants chose the smell of the women, although they were in the jungle. However, they did not attack men. The female elephants did not like the female humans a lot; according to the story, they chased them wherever they saw women. If the women were pregnant, they stepped on them, After that, they took out a baby from the mother's womb and killed the baby. That was how much elephants hated the human ladies. Therefore, when they saw the female humans, they could not even smell the scent of women; they did not pester if the men's clothes were hanging. They disturbed heavily if the women's clothes were hanging.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ya ngai tsun na lam gaw magwi hte shinggyin masha ni a lam rai nga ai. Moi shawng de shinggyin masha hte dusat ni ga hkrum ai ten hta magwi gaw ndai shinggyin masha ni hpe san ai. Magun yang kade ning dun ai re nga na san ai. Re jang gaw shinggyin masha ni gaw magwi hpe shata 10 gun ga ngu na tsun ai. Dai shaloi magwi gaw na nna ai majaw shi atsawm nna la ai majaw shata 10 nga hpe she shi gaw shaning 10 ning da aw nga na shi bai san ai. Bai kalang mi bai shinggyin masha gaw nre law magwi e shata 10 sha gun ga ngu na shi hpe tsun ai. Dai shaloi magwi gaw na nna ai majaw shi gaw shaning 10 ning aw ngu na shi hpe bai san ai, shinggyin masha hpe bai san ai, dai ten hta shinggyin masha gaw nre law, shata 10 gun ga ngu na shi hpe san ai. Bai 3 lang ngu na hta magwi gaw shata 10 shaning 10 ning gun na da aw nga na shi hpe san ai, nre ai shata 10 sha gun ga ngu tsun yang she magwi gaw shaning 10 ning aw nga na shi hpe bai san ai. Shinggyin masha gaw nre ai, shata 10 sha gun ga ngu tsun yang she magwi gaw na nna ai majaw shaning 10 ning aw nga na bai san ai dai shaloi shinggyin masha gaw shi hpe bai nre ai shata 10 sha gun ga ngu tsun yang magwi gaw shata 10 sha gun ga ngu hpe shaning 10 ning nga hpe sha shi na kau ai. Bai san ai shinggyin masha hpe kade ning da aw nga jang she shata 10 ngu na tsun yang she nre shaning 10 ning da aw nga na shi e bai san ai. Re jang gaw nre law shata 10 gun ga ngu na san ai shaloi she shi gaw shata 10 da aw nga na bai tsun ai, hpang jahtum lang 10 lang ngu yang gaw magwi gaw shi hpe bai san ai. Dai ten hta shata 10 gun shaning 10 ning gun ga da aw shinggyin masha e ngu yang nre law shata 10 ngu tsun yang she magwi gaw shaning 10 ning da aw nga na shi tsun wa ai re jang she shinggyin masha gaw myit n galu ai majaw shi hpe e e 10 ning 10 ning gun ga ngu na tsun dat ai da. Dai majaw shinggyin masha ni shi hpe na nna ai majaw shi hpe dai shaning 10 ning ngu na shi hpe tsun dat ai. Dai majaw gaw dai ni magwi ni gaw shinggyin masha ni hpe nju ai, shi myit kaw n ju mat ai le i. Aw nang gaw shata 10 sha gun ga, nanhte shinggyin masha ni gaw shata 10 sha gun na anhte magwi ni hpe gaw shaning 10 ning tup gun shangun ai nga na moi shinggyin masha ni hpe pawt ai i. Pawt ai majaw dai ni shinggyin masha ni hpe gaw magwi gaw num ni hpe nga yang ma gun ai ni hpe grau n ju ai i. Re na num magwi nkau ni gaw num labu palawng mara yang pyi naw magwi kaw ni ga mat wa ai zawn re ni nga ai. Dai re majaw shinggyin masha hte dai ni magwi ni gaw ndai hku re na she moi na maumwi nga ai majaw nju ndawng byin ai. Magwi ni gaw ndai ma gun ai num ni hpe nga yang gaw grai shachyut ai i. Grai nju ai grai shachyut, grai gayet ai, gara kaw moi nam kaw hkawm tim mung ndai num ngu ni hpe magwi gaw sama re tim shi gaw chye ai lata ai. La ni hpe gaw shi dai ram nhtim ai hku re. Magwi ni hpe magwi yi ni nga grau ndai anum ngu ni hpe gaw shi gaw ndai zawn re na shi maumwi hta hkan na i shi gaw n ju n dawng ai hte gara kaw retim hkan shachyut ai. Ma gun ai ni hpe re jang gaw shi gaw gabye kau ai i. Kabye jang kata kaw na ma ni hpe mung yawng shi shaw kau ai, ding re na sat ai. Dan re na magwi ni gaw dai ni du hkra anhte shinggyin masha ni hpe num ngu ni hpe shi n ju dik ai re. Dai re majaw num ngu ni hpe mu yang bat pyi naw nmai manam ai, rai lam da di pyi naw ala ni na rai nga yang gaw shi dai hku n ding sa ai i, anum ni na rai nga yang gaw shi manu mana ding sa ai re. |
