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Translation (Gun Mai)
The title of the story is that about a tree witnessed. A long time ago, there was a man who had 100 kyats. As he had 100 kyats, he wanted to go for trading. Because he was planning to go to do work in other places, he thought to himself that "If I bring this 100 kyats with me, I might be ended by spending it. I should leave somewhere. I should entrust someone." So, he went to an old man who he should trust and said that "Please keep this 100 kyats for me. I will take it back when I back. If I bring it with me, I will spend it all and won't be able to save it." So, he left the money with the old man. The old man also said that "Yes, I will keep it for you." Then, the man went to do works. After one and two months, the man returned home. And, he went to the old man and asked to give his money back. "I will take back my 100 kyats now. Please give me," the man said. The old man then said that "Hi boy, I think you are talking with the wrong person. It was not to me. You are meeting the wrong person." "No, I am not wrong. I met with you and asked to keep my money on that day. Please think well," the man said. "Boy, you are meeting the wrong person. I was not with me," the old man kept denying so. Although the man asked many times, the old man kept denying it so the man went to the chief of the village and said that "The old man did to me like that and like that..." The old man kept denying it no matter how many times he was asked. The time that the man gave his money to the old man was not at home and it was under a tree. Later, the judge asked the man that "Do you remember where you gave the money to the old man?" "Yes, I remember. It was under the tree," the man said. When the judge asked the old man, the old man just kept saying that "He did not give me." So, the judge said the man that "If so, was there anyone who can be a witness when you gave the money to the old man?" The man said that "No, there were only we, two persons." "If so, it will be a little bit difficult. But, no problem. The tree will be a witness. Go and call the tree. We will know then," the judge said. "Judge, how can I call the tree? It is just a tree. How can I call and bring it?" the man said. The judge then said that "Just go and tell the tree that the judge calls it. The tree will come with you then." The man was amazed but he decided to go to the tree as the judge told him. The old man and the judge were waiting for the man and the man was very long. Then, the old man said that "Why the man is not arriving back? It is getting dark." The judge said that "May be he will come back very soon." The old man then said that "No, I am sure that he must not be back yet because the tree is very far from here. He can't get back just for now. It is a stupid thing." Therefore, the judge understood and said that "Oh... you know that where the three is? If he did not give you, how will you know where the tree is?" So, the judge found that the old man was guilty. After a quite long, the man came back and said that "Judge, you said that the tree will follow me. But, I don't see the tree is coming with me." "As soon as you told the tree, the tree got here first and the tree has already witnessed about how you two did. It got solved all now. You can just take your money back now," the judge said. And, the judge also punished the old man.
Transcription (Lu Hkawng)
Maumwi gabaw gaw hpun langai mi sak se hkam ai lam moi kalang mi hta ndai mare langai mi kaw she ndai la shabrang langai mi gaw shi gaw gumhpraw lap latsa lu da ai. Lap latsa lu da re she shi gaw hpaga ga sa mayu ai. Hpaga ga sa mayu na she shi gaw dai shi na laga de bungli sa galaw na le i dai yang she shi gaw ndai lap latsa hpe gaw ngai hpai hkawm nga yang ngai jai kau na ra ai dai majaw ngai shara mi kaw tawn da na re marai mi hpe ap da na re nga na she shi gaw dingla langai mi shi kam gying ai dingla langai mi kaw sa na she ''Ngai hpe ndai lap latsa ni zing da ya rit ngai bai wa jang she dai shaloi she bai la na ya ngai hpai hkawm yang ngai jai kau na ra ai mahkawng na lam n nga mat na ra ai'' nga nna tawn da ai da. Dai shaloi she shi gaw oh ra dingla wa mung ''Mai sa mai sa she la da ya gaw e'' nga nna she shi gaw hkawm mat wa re yang she hpang shata langai lahkawng na ai shaloi she dai shaloi she shi bai wa bai wa ai shaloi she shi gaw bai wa san ai . ''Ngai na lap latsa ya la na we ai ngai hpe naw shaw ya rit'' nga na wa dingla dai gaw ''E ma e nang gaw ndai kaw laga masha ni hpe she re n dawng ngai hpe n re ai ngai n dum ai nang masha shut sam sai'' nga na tsun yang she ''Nshut ai law ah ji e ngai ah ji hpe nang oh ra shaloi shaloi'' nga na nhtoi tsun ai i ''Dai shaloi ah ji hpe ngai ndai kaw jaw da ai re le ah ji n shut ai law ah ji atsawm she myit yu u'' nga tsun ai shaloi ''Ma e n shut ai law nang masha shut ai she rai sam sai nang laga masha hpe she rai na re nang atsawm sha naw myit yu u'' nga nna kade tsun tim oh ra dingla wa gaw n dan mat sai da. Hpang e kade tsun tim n lu jang she shi gaw mare salang wa kaw du mat sai i mare salang kaw sa tsun ''Ndai ah ji gaw n dai hku ndai hku byin ai re'' ngu sa tsun she oh ra dingla wa hpe mung gara hku san tim n jaw da ai sha tsun taw nga njaw da ai sha tsun dai shaloi she dai dai shanhte jaw da ai gaw nta kaw n rai na hku nga hpun npu langai mi kaw hkawm wa let she dai kaw jaw da ai hku nga hpang e she dai tara agyi wa gaw oh ra ma hpe san ai ''Nang gara shara kaw jaw ai i matsing ai rai'' nga ''Matsing ai dai oh ra hpun n pu kaw re'' nga tsun ai. Oh ra dingla wa hpe san yang n jaw ai nga hkrai sha tsun nga yang she hpang e she dai tara agyi wa gaw dai shabrang wa hpe tsun ai. ''Dan nga yang gaw nan lahkawng na nan lahkawng dai jaw hkat ai shaloi makau kaw sak se sak gan ngu na kadai n nga ai i'' ngu ''Kadai n nga ai an lahkawng na an lahkawng she jaw da ai'' nga ''Dai yang gaw ma e loi mi gaw yak sai rai tim mung n ra ai sak se sak gan ngu na gaw dai hpun nga ai nang dai hpun hpe wa shaga wa su hpun dai hpe wa shaga wa rit dai shaloi chye na re'' dai oh ra hpe tsun ''Salang wa e gara hku na hpun hpe gaw ngai shaga wa na ma gara hku na shaga wa na ma shi gaw hpun she re ai mi hpa baw ni tsun taw ai ma'' ngu ''Sha wa shaga dat u ngai salang wa shaga ai ngu na sha tsun dat u rai shaloi shi hkan nang wa na ra ai'' nga oh ra wa mung mau mung mau na she hpa baw tsun ai re mi e yau sai law shi gara hku myit da ai kun nga ngai naw sa yu na re ngu sa mat ai da. Dai oh ra dingla wa gaw lat taw nga shan lahkawng gaw lat taw nga lat taw nga grai na na hku nga dai hpun de sa grai na yang she dai dingla wa gaw tsun ai, ''Ma ndai gaw ya mung n wa wa jan du wa ai hte'' nga yang dai hku nga tsun yang she dai salang wa gaw ya she n du wa sa taw dai kaw du wa na sai ''N du wa shi ai law dai hpun dai oh grai tsan ai she re ai mi ya sha gaw n du wa ai gaw dai mana bungli she rai nga ai gaw'' nga chye mat ai i ''Nang hpun dai n pu kaw re nga chye nang she n rai yang jang gaw nan lahkawng dai n jaw hkat ai rai jang gaw hpun dai kanang nga ai re ma nang ma chye na nre'' nga na dai kaw shi hpe kalang ta mara lu mat sai le i shi na sak se nang lama na she nteng ai rai yang hpun dai gara kaw nga na re nang n chye na re nga na she jahkring mi gaw oh ra la shabrang wa gaw grai na yang she wa na she du yang ''Salang wa nang hpun hkan nang wa na re nga hkan mung n hkang wa ai gaw ngai tsun tim hpa mung n re wa ai gaw'' ngu she ''Nang nang na hpun dai wa tsun ai hte na shawng e du sai ndai kaw du ti na nan lahkawng kaning hku re ai ni sak se yawng hkam ngut sai ya bungli ni yawng hpa ran ngut sai ya gaw nang na gumhpraw dai la na sha rai sai'' nga na she dai dingla wa hte tara je yang dai hku byin mat ai da. |
