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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The story I am going to tell is about a ghoul and goat brothers. Once upon a time, there were two river banks. A bridge connected those two river banks. Under the bridge, there was a ghoul. It caught everyone who walked over the bridge and ate them. One day, goats really wanted to go to the other side of the river. There was plenty of green grass on the bank. But they were afraid of the ghoul. The youngest goat wanted to eat that grass so much and told his brothers, "I can see those delicious green grass and am dying to eat that. If you two are scared to go there, I will go there alone." So, he ran over the bridge. The ghoul heard his footsteps and asked, "Who is that?" The goat said, "I am the youngest goat among my siblings." The ghoul said, "I will eat you then," and tried to catch him. The goat begged the ghoul, "Don't eat me, please. My two brothers are behind me. Eat them." The ghoul hesitated, "If I eat him, I will not be full. If I eat his two brothers, I will be full. They will be delicious." Then, it let the youngest goat go. The youngest goat was free and eating the grass happily. The second brother goat saw his younger brother was eating the grass, so he wanted to go there too. He told his elder brother, "My brother, I want to go there too. I want to eat the grass." And he ran over the bridge. When the ghoul heard his footsteps, it asked, "You are the elder brother of that goat I let go, aren't you?" The goat said, "Yes, I am." The ghoul said, "I am going to eat you." The second goat begged it, "Please, don't eat me. My elder brother is bigger than me. He will walk across the bridge soon. Eat him." The ghoul hesitated again and thought, "He is not big enough for me. I will eat his elder brother." Then, it told him, "Okay, I will let you go." Both the second goat and the youngest goat were free and eating the grass. The eldest goat saw both of his brothers eating the grass happily. He wanted to go there too. He decided, "I will go there no matter what. I should be wise enough to go across that bridge." When he was in the middle of the bridge, the ghoul heard him and said, "I will eat you." The eldest goat said, "If you dare!" And he was ready to fight. When the ghoul was trying to eat him, he attacked it with his horns. The ghoul fell into the river and died. It never came out of the water again. The three goats were happily eating the grass. When it was dark, they went back home. Since that day, they could freely go over the bridge.
Transcription (La Ring)
Ya ngai hkai na maumwi gaw shalawa hte bainam yan nau ni a lam rai nga ai. Moi shawng de da ndai hka ndai hkran wora hkran kaw hka ndai hkran hte wora hkran nga ai da. Dai hka lapran kaw gaw da ndai mahkrai langai nga ai da. Dai mahkrai na npu kaw gaw shalawa kaba law ai langai nga ai da. Dai shalawa gaw dai mahkrai ntsa hku lai malai yawng hpe shi nlai shangun ai sha wora hkran de nlai shangun ai sha shi dai kaw hkrai rim sha kau ai da. Rim sha kau re shaloi she rim sha kau ai majaw dai lani mi na nhtoi hta she dai bainam yan nau ni gaw dai hka wora hkran de grai sa mayu ai da. Tsingdu ni ma grai tsit tsawm ai majaw grai sa mayu ai da raitim dai shalawa hpe hkrit ai majaw shan nau ni gaw n-gwi sa taw ai da. N-gwi sa taw rai na dai kaw sha nga taw ai da. Rai na raitim mung dai shan nau ni hta na kaji dik htum Mala wa mahtang gaw shi gaw wora hkran de hka wora hkran de grai sa mayu ai majaw "E hpu yan e ngai gaw nan hkawng n-gwi sa yang hkum sa sanu ngai gaw hka wora hkran de sa sana. Wora hkran de na tsingdu grai tsit tsawm ai hpe ngai sa sha sana ngai grai sha mayu wa sai" ngu di na dai Mala wa gaw kagat sa mat ai da. Kagat sa mat wa re shaloi shi gaw mahkrai kaw du re shaloi mahkrai htum wa ai shaloi shi na lagaw ndai shi na lagaw sharat hpe shalawa wa na ai shaloi "Dai nye na mahkrai ntsa hku lai ai kadai rai" ngu na san ai da. Dai shaloi "Ngai gaw bainam kasha Mala wa re" ngu na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi "Nang hpe ngai sha sana" ngu di na bainam wa gaw shi hpe rim sha hkyen ai da. Rim sha hkyen re shaloi "E ngai hpe hkum sha shi lo hpang de nye na kahpu lahkawng naw nga ai Manaw hte Magam naw nga ai. Shan lahkawng lai wa yang shan hkawng hpe sha u" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she dai shalawa wa gaw "Um ngai shi hpe sha kau yang gaw grai naw kaji ai bai na hkru ma nhkru na re ndai kaba ai yan hpe sha yang she grau sha shan ma grau htat na grau mu na re" ngu dai hku myit na "E rai jang nang sa sanu" ngu na dai Mala wa hpe dat kau dat ai da. Mala wa hpe dat kau dat re shaloi dai Mala wa gaw grai pyaw na shi gaw dai tsingdu tsit tsawm ai ni hpe sha di na grai len pyaw taw ai hpe Manaw wa bai Manaw wa bai ndang sharang ai majaw shi bai grai sa mayu wa sai da shi kanau Mala wa hpe mu di na shi ma grai sa mayu wa jang "E hpu Magam e ngai ma grai sa mayu wa sai ngai ma dai tsingdu ni hpe grai sha mayu wa sai" ngu na shi ma sa sana ngu na shi ma lagat mat ai da. Lagat mat rai na shi ma dai mahkrai ntsa kaw hkawm taw ai da. Hkawm taw re shaloi she shi na lagaw nsen na ai hte dai shalawa wa gaw bai pru wa ai da. "Nang mi yat sha lai wa ai bainam Mala na kahpu nre i" ngu san ai da "Re ngai bainam Manaw wa re" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi ngai Manaw wa mahtang re ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she "E nang hpe ngai sha sana ngu" rim sha hkyen ai da. Rim sha hkyen ai shaloi she dai Manaw wa ma "Yi ngai hpe ma hkum sha shi lo ngai hpe ngai hta grau kaba ai Magam wa naw nga ai. Shi gaw grai hpum grai sau ai majaw shi hpe sha yang grau mu na re shi hpe naw la la u. Ya shi jahkring rai yang sa wa sana re" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi dai shalawa wa bai myit ai da "Ngai ndai shi hpe sha yang ma mi yat nau nkaba shi ai ya Magam wa grau kaba grau hpum ai re majaw Magam hpe she la sha sana re" ngu na shi ma dai hku sha myit di na she "E rai jang nang ma sa sanu" ngu na she tat kau dat ai da. Dai Manaw yan Mala lahkawng yan dai tsingdu pa dai grai tsit tsawm ai wora hkran de du mat wa ai da. Dai shaloi Magam wa bai yu yang shi kanau yan grai pyaw taw ai hpe mu na shi bai grai sa mayu wa sai da. Grai sa mayu wa na she "Hpa mi rai rai ngai kahpu kaba dik re majaw ngai gaw marai rawng ra ai" ngu na dai hku myit na shi ma sa mat wa ai da. Sa mat wa re shaloi dai mahkrai kaw du re shaloi dai shalawa wa bai rawt wa ai da. Rawt wa na she "Nang hpe ngai sha sana" ngu na she rim wa ai da. Rim wa yang she "Nang gwi sha yang sha yu u le" ngu na she shi gaw daru na hku jim grim la taw ai da. Dai hku la taw shaloi shalawa wa kalang ta ndai hku kawa sha hkyen ai hte shi na nrung hte n-gun ma ja e dai hku adawt kau dat ai da. Adawt kau dat ai shaloi dai shalawa wa gaw hka de di hkrat bang mat wa ai da. Hka de di hkrat bang mat wa na dai shalawa wa gaw si mat ai da. Dai mahkrai ntsa de dai hka ntsa de de galoi nlung wa sai da dai hku sha si mat re shaloi shan nau ni gaw shan nau ni marai masum gaw tsingdu pa kaw tsing ni grai tsit tsawm ai tsing ni sha sha di na shana de jan du wa ai shaloi bai wa ai da. Grai pyaw hkra rai nga mat ai da wa wa sa sa rai mat ai da. |
