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Translation (Seng Pan)
The story is about the frogs in a huge lake. Once upon a time, there was a huge lake in a deep forest. There lived many different species of frog. They were frogs, shu gawk (it's a kind of Asian black-spined toad) and shu gawng (it's a kind of toad with a big mouth, and it's eatable. The size is a bit bigger than shu gawk). "We, countless frogs, live here in this lake. Therefore, we need a leader," the frogs said. One day, the frogs in the lake held a meeting to choose their leader. "No one from our group can't take this position," shu gawk group said. Shu gawng, eatable toads, said, "We shouldn't be the leader. Because some of us always disappear in the mating period." Near the lake, there were the egrets that ambushed and flushed out the small frogs. "The egrets always come to our lake in the flock. And they are gorgeous. Let's elect the prettiest one among them and install as our leader," the frogs discussed. All of them agreed on that fact. They elected an egret. The flock of egrets didn't arrive early, and they only came late in the morning. When the egrets got there, they picked up the dead frogs and ate them. As some frogs saw it, they differed with other frogs over what they had agreed on before. "Our leader, the egret, eats our species. It has long legs and flies back to a far place. Therefore, the egret shouldn't be our leader anymore. Let's find another leader," the frogs said. So, they gathered again. All the frogs hold a discussion to choose another leader a day, but they couldn't select anyone. The next day, they met up again. Some said, "Let the egret be our leader. The egrets can eat all the insects around the lake. They are the best for us." However, some said, "No, we don't agree on that." On the third day, "Let's not ask for a leader for our lake! It would appear itself. So, when it is raining, let's make a loud noise with our own voice. The one who comes into the lake at that time would be our leader," the frogs said. One day, it rained heavily. The rainwater from the nearby villages flowed into the lake, and the water level in it increased. All the frogs stayed on the shore of the lake and made a loud noise. At that time, a deadfall tree drifted down with the rainwater into the lake. The frogs were so happy that they had found their leader. All of a sudden, they thought they had got a leader and assumed it was a nice one. Soon, they noticed that the dead tree didn't make even a move and the frogs which went into it couldn't escape and died inside it. Therefore, the rest frogs requested the egret to rule the lake again. "Egret, please come back to us and lead us!" the frogs said. Since the egrets got angry at the frogs, they didn't go to the lake anymore. "It was a mistake that we elected the dead tree as our leader," the frogs said. They were so sorry and regretted what they did.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ya hkai na maumwi gaw e hka nawng kaba langai mi nga ai. Hka nawng kaw na ndai shu ni a lam re. Moi kalang mi hta da mare langai mi kaw e mare shingnawm kaw e hka nawng grai kaba ai langai mi nga ai da. Hka nawng kaw gaw da shu ni hpan hkum hkra rawng ai da. Ndai shu gawk, shu chyit, shu gawng ndai hpan 2, 3 rawng ai da. Re na shu ni grai law hkra rawng ai, shanhte shu ni gaw da anhte shu ni grai law hkra ndai nawng kaw nga ai. Dai majaw ningbaw langai gaw ra ai ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi shu ni gaw lani mi na ahkying aten hta she shanhte zup hpawng na shu ningbaw lata na matu shanhte bawng ban ai da. Shu gawk kaw na wa ni mung anhte shu gawk kaw na mung n mai ai, shu gawng ndai sha ai hpan na ni, anhte kaw na mung nmai ai, grai nli lun ten wa jang grai dam ai, dai majaw nmai ai da. Re yang gaw hpang jahtum gaw shanhte gaw dai shanhte shu ni nga ai shara kaw gaw shu kasha ni hpe sa gyam sha sha re hka u nga ai da. Hka u ni sa sa re yang gaw ndai hka u ni chyawm me gaw i, u hpung mung grai law ai, tsawm mung grai tsawm ai dai majaw ndai hka u kaw na langai mi hpe e tsawm dik ai wa hpe e anhte na shu ni a ningbaw shatai ga ngu na shanhte bawngban ai da. Myit hkrum ai hte maren shanhte gaw ndai hka u langai mi hpe shanhte ningbaw shatai ga ngu na san da ai da. Re yang gaw hka u ni gaw jahpawt jau jau nsa ai i, shani jan law wa yang she sa re na, ndai shu kasha dan re si mat ai dan re ni hpe hka u ni gaw sa hta sha kau ya re jang gaw n dai shu nkau mi gaw bai dai hpe mu re yang gaw bai myit nhkrum wa ai da. Ndai ya galaw taw nga ai anhte a shu ningbaw ndai hka u wa gaw anhte hpe pyi naw sha kau na hkyen ai shi gaw lagaw mung grai galu ai, grai grai tsan ai de she wa mat ai, dai majaw nmai na re, dai majaw anhte gaw ningbaw langai naw tam ga ngu na kalang mi bai shanhte shaga la na zup hpawng bai hpawng ai da. Re yang gaw kadai hpe lata na i, ngu yang shanhte gaw lani mi hpawng ai nlu lata ai, 2 ya bai zup hpawng bai shaga na bai hpawng ai. Dai shani nkau mi gaw hka u sha tai u ga, hka u sha anhte na matu makau grup yin nawng makau grup yin kaw rawng ai shingtai sumbra ni mung hka u ni gaw tsan sha kau ya re jang gaw hka u sha hkrak ai ngu tsun ai da. Dai re yang she nkau mi gaw e nmai ai law anhte myit n hkrum ai ngu na bai tsun re yang gaw, bai 3 ya ngu na shani bai bawng ban ai shaloi gaw da, anhte hpe e up na matu ndai nawng kaw na anhte shu ni hpe up na matu hkawhkam gaw anhte n hpyi sa ga i, shi na shi du pru wa na re, dai majaw anhte ndai marang htu ai shaloi e anhte ni nsen hkrum hkra kadai mung kadai lu ai nsen hte ah ja ja ngoi dat ga. Dai shaloi shang wa ai wa gaw anhte na hkawhkam rai na re ngu na shanhte shu ni gaw tsun da ai da. Lani mi na ahkying aten hta marang htu wa sai, dai shaloi kaga mare hkan na hpun daw ni grai ing wa nna nawng mung grai tup wa ai, dai shaloi shanhte shu ni yawng hka gau de nga na shaja hkra jawm ngoi dat ai da. Dai shaloi marang htu na hpun daw hte lwi yu wa ai punghkaw kaba langai mi nawng kaw e hka she kazawt ngan re na hpyeng nga hkra punghkaw kaba langai shang wa ai da. Dai shaloi gaw shu ni gaw aw anhte hpe up na hkawhkam gaw ndai wa rai sai ngu na shanhte gaw grai kabu kau yang da, grai kabu kau ai da jahkring mi na lapran gaw anhte hpe up na ndai lang na hkawhkam gaw grai hkrak sa ngu na grai kabu kau re yang she hpang e gaw ndai punghkaw gaw shamu ai mung nchye dai punghkaw kata de sa gawp shang jang she punghkaw kaw sa apyep ai ni gaw nlawt ai si mat mat re da. Dan re na shanhte ndai kaw rawng ai shu ni gaw da hka u hpe bai nhtang shaga ai da, hka u e anhte hpe bai sa up rit ngu yang she, hka u gaw da ndai shu ni hpe pawt ai majaw hpang e gaw bai nsa mat sai da. Dan re ndai shu ni gaw punghkaw hpe e shanhte hkawhkam lata la ai gaw grai shut mat sai ngu na shanhte grai yawn ai hte e myit malai mat ma ai da, ndai hte rai sai. |
