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Translation (Htoi Awng)
Once upon a time, there was a widower in a village. He had one son with his first wife He got married again and got another child with his second wife. A few years later, he passed away. Then, only his second wife and two children left. At that time, a disease called measles spread in their village. Many villagers had died because of measles. So, she thought, "We have to run away from this village. If not, my children will die." She carried her step-son on her back and let her real child walk by holding her hand. And they left the village. She was such a kind-hearted woman. The measles disease knew about that and transformed into herself as a human. And she went to the widow. She asked her, "Where are you going?" The widow answered, "I am running away from my village because measles disease has spread. To protect my two children, I had to leave my village. I am on my way to another village." Then, the woman asked her again, "Why are you carrying the older and bigger child instead of carrying the younger one?" The widow said, "It's because he didn't have parents. His parents were dead. So, I'm afraid he might feel upset. And this younger child is my daughter. She has me. So, I let her walk." After hearing her answer, the measles thought, "Ummm, this woman is good-natured and kind-hearted." She said, "Now, you don't need to run away. Go back to your house. And cover the whole village with red thread. Then, the disease will disappear. The widow went back to her village and covered the whole village with red, white and black thread. Then, the villagers who were suffering measles completely recovered, and the disease disappeared too.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi da mare langai mi kaw e shingkra la ngu ai gaw madu jan si mat ai le, madu jan si mat nna num langai bai la ai da. Shawng na num jan kasha langai lu da ya na si mat ai le. Shingrai hpang na num mung kasha langai lu nna kasha langai bai lu sai da. Kasha gaw 2 rai sai da, dai shaloi gaw dai shingkra la wa bai si mat re aten hte she dai mare ting nampan byin ai da. Mare ting nampan byin na she si hkrai si, si hkrai si ma wa she, dai num jan gaw ndai hku myit ai da. E ndai kahtawng kaw na n hprawng yang gaw nye kasha yen mung lawm na si mat na rai nga, kade laja ai re kun nchye ai nga, an nu ni gaw ndai mare kaw na hprawng ra sai nga majaw, dai shi na shawng na lu da ai jan a kasha gaw ba re na she ndai shi lu ai kasha gaw dun na hprawng mat wa sai da. Shaloi gaw shi gaw myit grai kaja majaw nampan kanu gaw matsan dum ai le i, matsan dum na hkrum ai da, e ning e gara de law e ngu yang she hto ra kahtawng de, ndai kahtawng de nampan nau byin ai majaw nye kasha yen e makawp maga na matu nampan byin ai ana kaw na lawt na matu kaga kahtawng de hprawng maw ai re ngu yang she aw aw dai re yang gaw nang gaw grau kaba gaw ba, grau kaji ai gaw dun, hpa rai na dai hku di ai ngu yang she, chye e ndai ngai ba ai gaw kanu mung n lu mat, kawa mung nlu mat rai, matsan mayen rai na myit kaji na rai nga, ngai gaw kanu kawa nlu mat na nga myit kaji na re majaw, ndai kaji ai wa gaw kanu naw nga ai majaw shi e gaw dun ai re ngu tsun na she, nampan kanu dai gaw i num ndai gaw grai myit kaja ai num re nga matsan dum nna she e nhprawng ra sai yaw nan nu ni, nang kaw na wa u. Dai de jan du jang e dai nanhte a mare grup hkra ri ahkyeng ni hte gawan shinggrup da u yaw, dai shaloi gaw ndai mare ting nampan ana kaw na lawt sana re ngu tsun dat ai da. Kaja wa dai num jan bai nhtang wa na shan nu ni a nta de wa na ri hkyeng sum yan, ri hkyeng hte ri hpraw da law ri chyang ni gayau sum yan na mare de kadai nmu sha mare de e hkan gayan shinggrup kau re, dai kaw na gaw dai kahtawng na nampan byin ai ni mung mai mat re na, nampan ana hkoi mat na lawt lu mat ai da. |
