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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The title of the story is 'a poor couple'. Once upon a time, there were an old man and a woman who didn't have any children. They were poor. They were penniless. One day, the old man went to the lake and went fishing since they didn't have anything to eat. He was fishing there. But he couldn't catch a fish! He didn't get any fish. He felt depressed. He was depressed because he couldn't catch any fish. When it was getting dark, he decided to catch one last time and threw the hook into the water. Luckily, a beautiful fish was caught. It was so beautiful that he didn't even want to cook it. At that time, the fish spoke to him, "Grandpa, spare me, please. I'm a fish living in this lake. If you let me go, I'll give you everything you want. So, please spare me." The old man thought, "Right. She is begging that much, so I should release her." Then, he released her. And he went back home. He told her, "I couldn't catch any fish the whole day. But I caught a beautiful fish when I was about to go back home. That fish begged me to release her, so I did." He told her everything. His wife got angry after listening to him. She said, "How idiotic you are! Don't you know that we have nothing to eat? Why did you release it? Now we have nothing! Go catch it again." The next day, he went there again. At that time, the fish appeared and swam near him. It said, "Grandpa, what do you want? What do you need?" He said, "Let me ask my wife what we need." He went back home and told his wife everything what the fish said. The wife said, "We need food and a house. Go and tell her about it." Then, the old man went there and said to the fish what his wife said. He said, "We need food to eat and a house to live in." It said, "Alright, you can go back home. I will give you everything you need. You will get everything even before you reach home." Then, the old man went back home. He could see a new house before he arrived home. At home, there was plenty of food. He witnessed food inside his new house. He was so happy to see his new house. He was honest and contended, but the wife was greedy. She told him, "Go and ask for more tomorrow. We need many other things." He asked her, "What shall I ask for?" She said, "We need money to spend and clothes to wear." The old man went there the next day and said, "My wife said that we needed clothes to wear and money to spend." The fish said, "Okay, I will give you what you need. You will get those things before you get home." He went back home then. They felt over the moon. The next day, the old woman told her husband, "Go ask for another things." Then, he went to the lake again. His wife told him to say, "We have got a house, money, food and clothes. But we still lack of beauty. Tell the fish to make us young like when we were youth." The old man went there. He asked the fish to make them young and beautiful. The fish also fulfilled their wish. The old man turned into a handsome young boy as soon as he arrived home. He became a handsome young boy again. The old woman also turned into a beautiful young lady. They were so happy. Later, the greedy woman told her husband, "We have got everything now. So, just ask the fish to give us the power to fulfill the wishes." She said like that. Then, the man went to the lake and said to the fish about it. The fish said, "Oh, you are too greedy. I gave you everything you needed, even more. But you don't know how to be content. Now, you want the power to fulfill wishes! Since today, I will take everything back from you. You two will have to spend your lives as poorly as before." When the fish said that to him, he went back home unhappily. When he arrived home, there was nothing. They became old again. Everything was taken back. They had to live their lives as poorly as before. They had to spend their lives poorly because of greed.
Transcription (Lu Hkawng)
Ya hkai na maumwi a gabaw gaw grai matsan ai dinggai hte dingla a lam re. Moi kalang mi dinggai yan dingla gaw kashu kasha ma n lu re grai matsan ai da. Shan yan lahkawng na sha na lu na mung grai yak nna nta kata hta ra ai lam ni hta jai lang na ja gumhpraw mung n lu na grai matsan nna nga ai yan re ai da. Dai she lani mi na aten hta da, dingla wa gaw shan yan lahkawng sha na lu sha grai yak ai majaw shi gaw hka, hka de sa na hka nawng langai mi de sa nna, shi gaw Nga sa dawn ai da. Nga sa dawn re she, Nga sa dawn re she, shani tup dawn tim Nga n lu ai da. Nga n lu re she, shi gaw myit htum wa sai da. Myit htum wa Nga sha sa dawn yang mung Nga n lu na grai myit htum taw ai she, myit htum taw nga yang she, shana jan du wa mahka she ndai kalang gaw hpang jahtum rai u ga ngu na she shi gaw dai Nga myek hpe kalang bai jahkrat dat re she, jan du wa jan mung grai du wa sai, dai shaloi she dai nga myek kaw she Nga grai tsawm ai Nga shayi sha langai mi sa lu ai da. Dai shaloi she dai Nga dai gaw tsawm mung grai tsawm nna shadu sha na zawn mung n re rai na shi gaw dai lu ai Nga hpe yu nna nga taw re yang she, dai Nga gaw ning hku ngu ai da. ''E e ji dwi e ngai hpe ngai hpe matsan dum la rit, ngai gaw ndai nawng kaw nga shayi sha langai re ai, dai majaw ngai hpe naw matsan dum ya rit ngai na asak hpe lawt hkra nang naw galaw ya rit nang ngai hpe ndai kalang asak shalawt dat ai rai yang nan dinggai hte dingla ra ai lam ma hkra hpe ngai hpe tsun rit ngai nan yan ra ai lam mahkra hpe jaw na dai majaw nye asak hpe chyeju hte naw shalawt ya rit'' ngu shi gaw dai hku tsun ai da. Dingla wa mung ''Aw rai nga ai shi dai ram she tawngban ai gaw shi tsun ai hpe madat ya na re'' ngu na dingla wa gaw shi na matsan dum ai tsawra myit hte shi hpyi ai hte maren shi hpe e dai shana de lu ai dai Nga dai hpe dat bang kau dat ai da. Dat bang kau dat re jan du wa sai, wa re yang she, Shi dinggai jan hpe tsun ai ''E dinggai e dai ni tup Nga dawn ai wa nga n lu ai rai tim mung dai na de wa na mahka de gaw Nga langai mi gaw lu ai rai tim mung shi wa dai hku dai hku nga ai majaw shi ga hpe madat nna ngai bai bang kau da sai'' ngu tsun ai da. dai hku ngu tsun re she, dinggai jan gaw grai pawt ai da, dinggai jan gaw grai pawt na she ''Nang gaw an yan lahkawng dai ram yak taw nga yang mi hpa baw re na n la wa ai mi sha ra ai she rai yang mi dai lu ai rai yang gaw an yan lahkawng dai na shadu sha na rai nga ai le, ya gaw nang bai dai hku tawn da kau ai a majaw ya an lahkawng sha na n lu sai'' ngu na dai hku tsun ai da. ''Sa su bai sa dawn su'' ngu na dingla wa hpe sa wa shangun ai da. Sa wa shangun re she hpang shani bai sa ai da, sa re yang she, Nga dai gaw pru wa ai da. Shi sa dawn ai maga sa wa nna ''Ji dwi yan ah dwi nan lahkawng yan hpa baw ra ai rai hpa baw grai ra ahkyak ai rai'' ngu tsun re yang she, dingla wa gaw ''E ngai hpa baw grai ra ai ngu ai hpe gaw ngai atsawm sha nye dinggai jan hpe naw wa san yu na'' ngu na shi gaw wa mat sai da. Wa mat re yang she shi dinggai jan hpe dai Nga mahkawn dai tsun ai ga hpe e shi gaw madat la nna madu jan hpe bai wa tsun dan ai da. Wa tsun dan re yang she shi madu jan gaw ''Gai an yan lahkawng gaw grai ra ahkyak sha na malu masha hte an yan lahkawng a dinghku kata kaw na ra ai lam gaw sha na lu sha hte nga na nta ahkyak ai'' ngu tsun ai da. ''Dai sa tsun u'' dingla wa hpe sa tsun shangun dingla wa gaw sa sai da. Sa wa re na she dai hku sha sa tsun ai da. Madu jan tsun ai hku ''Sha na malu masha hte rawng nga nta ahkyat ai'' ngu tsun re yang she, shan yan lahkawng gaw dai hku tsun yang she ''E wa sa nu wa mat sa nu ngai jaw dat na, ngai jaw na nang nta pyi grai ndu shi yang e ji dwi nang hpyi ai rai yawng hkra lu na re yaw wa sanu'' ngu tsun ai da. Dai hku tsun yang she shi gaw wa sai da. Wa re yang she shi nta pa n du shi ai hte shi htaw grai naw tsan ai rai tim mung shi nta hpe shi mu taw nga ai. Mu taw nga ai shaloi she shi nta kaw she shi nta kaw she, nta grai tsawm ai nta hte malu masha ni hpe hpring hkra nga taw ai hpe shi gaw mu ai da. Mu taw re yang she, malu masha hte dai nta grai tsawm ai nga taw mu jang she shi gaw grai kabu mat ai da. Grai kabu mat re yang she, dingla wa gaw da, grai (Yoe ta ) ai myit rawng na she dinggai jan gaw lawhpa ai myit rawng ai da. Dai wa she ''E dingla wa e ndai hku na hpyi na she lu ai baw rai yang gaw gai hpawt ni bai sa u hpawt ni bai sa yang gaw hpa ni hpa ni ra ai'' ngu ai hpe bai tsun dat ai da. Bai tsun dat rai yang she ''Hpa baw sa tsun na ta kanu'' ngu jang she, ''Hpawt ni gaw an yan lahkawng jai lang na ja gumhpraw hte ndai nta kata hta ra ai bu hpun palawng ni ra ai'' ngu sa tsun su bai ngu ai da. Dingla wa mung bai sa sai da, hpang shani bai sa re yang she, ''E nye dinggai jan tsun yang gaw ya nta kata kaw na lang ra ai hpun palawng hte ja gumhpraw sut gan ra ai'' ngu bai tsun re she, dai bai jaw dat da, ''Wa sa nu nan yan lahkawng ra ai sutgan hpe ngai yawng jaw dat na nang nta grai ndu shi yang na nta kaw nang ra ai lam mahkra hpring zup na re'' ngu na bai wa mat wa, wa mat wa re yang she, shan yan gaw grai pyaw sai da lu, kalang mi kalang lu nna grai pyaw re yang she hpang shani kalang bai rai sai da, hpang shani kalang bai ''Bai sa hpyi su na wa e'' ngu tsun yang shi gaw sa wa sai da. ''Hpa baw sa hpyi na rai ngu yang she an yan lahkawng gaw ja gumhpraw mung lu sai nta mung lu sai, lu na sha na lu sha mung lu sai hpun palawng ni mung tsawm tsawm lu sai dai majaw an yan a hpraw nsam hpe e grai tsawm ai hku na moi kaji yang na nsam zawn re ai hpe e sha byin ya rit'' ngu sa tsun u ngu bai tsun ai da. Dingla wa mung bai sa sai da. Bai sa nna she shan yan lahkawng hpyi ai nsam hpe e lu hkra lu hkra hpyi la ai da. Lu hkra hpyi la nna she kaja wa sha Nga shayi sha mung shan yan lahkawng ra ai nsam hpe lu hkra tsawm dik ai nsam hpe e shaman dat ya ai da. Shaman dat ya re she kaja wa sha dingla wa mung nta du ai hte grai tsawm ai moi kaba wa yang na nsam raw re nna, nsam raw re na she grai tsawm ai sha brang zawn re ai dingla byin mat ai da. Dinggai jan mung grai tsawm ai myi kaba wa ai na zawn re ai mahkawn kasha zawn re nna grai tsawm ai nsam hpe nsam dai hpe lu la na she shan yan gaw grai pyaw ai da, grai pyaw na nga mat wa re yang she, nga re yang she dinggai jan gaw ning hku bai tsun sai da. Lawhpa ai myit rawng na she dinggai jan gaw ''Gai na wa e, ya gaw an yan lahkawng lu ai lam yawng hpring zup sai majaw gaw dai Nga shayi sha hpe e nang zawn zawn lu ai lam yawng hpe e lu galaw la na atsam hpe e an yan hpe jaw rit ngu bai sa hpyi su'' ngu bai tsun ai da. Dai hku ngu sa tsun re she, dai Nga shayi sha hpe sa tsun sai da, dai dingla wa gaw sa na bai sa tsun re yang she, kaja wa sha dai Nga shayi sha gaw myit yu ai da, ''Aw nan yan lahkawng gaw ngai nan yan lahkawng ra ai yawng hpe jaw tim pyi naw ngai jaw ai hta grau nna ngai nan yan hpe jaw ai atsam nan yan hpe lu galaw ya ai atsam hpe pyi naw ngai kaw na nan yan lahkawng ra ai rai yang gaw dai ni kaw na gaw nan yan hpe gaw lai sai ten hta jaw da ai ni yawng hkra mi nan yan lahkawng n nan nga ai kaw na prat zawn zawn re nna dai hku rai mat sa nu ga'' ngu na Nga shayi sha gaw dingla wa hpe dai hku tsun kau dat ai shani kaw na dingla wa gaw myit grai npyaw na wa mat ai da. Nta du ai hte kaja wa sha grai tsawm ai nsam ni, mi na dinggai dingla raw lusut lusu nga mu nga mai ai ja gumhpraw ja ni mung yawng hkra n nga mat nna, mi na zawn mi na (Ba-wa) sha, grai matsan ai (Ba-wa) kaw bai du mat ai da. Tinang lu ai hta grau nna jan ai myit lawhpa myit marin rawng ai a marang e dai hku byin mat ai da. |
