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Translation (Htoi San)
I am telling a story about why we should not sleep at an abandoned house. Two businessmen came out from their town to do business. They passed many towns to trade and traveled for business. One day, they could not reach the city. Although it was getting dark, they could not enter the town, so they passed the graveyard. When they passed the graveyard, a friend said to another, "My friend, I heard from our ancestors that we can sleep in the cemetery." "Therefore, let's just sleep at the graveyard." The other friend responded to his friend, "My friend, I don't dare to sleep at the graveyard. I am scared." As a result, the two men traveled together but had different thoughts and understanding. Thus, one man thought, "I will move forward as there might be an old village. I will sleep in the old village." The first man said, "My friend, I have heard that we should not sleep at an abandoned house in an old village. Let's just spend the night at the graveyard." The other man replied, "I am afraid to spend the night at the cemetery." So one man left at the graveyard to rest, and another kept going to the abandoned hamlet where no one was staying. Then, he went into the house to sleep. At midnight, the one at the graveyard fell asleep deeply, and he heard noises. He heard a hubbub of people, and they came and talked to him. They said, "Hey friend, let's go to the village over there to find some meat." The one sleeping at the graveyard said, "Oh, I will not follow tonight. I have a guest." He fell asleep again after the crowd passed him. When the sun rose, the man woke up from the graveyard and packed his things the following day. Then he talked nicely at the grave he slept last night, "I can sleep soundly and rest last night. I thank you for helping me. I am leaving now." After that, he continued his journey. When he reached the abandoned house, his friend left his head only. The spirits tore him apart and ate him all. The Kachin people talked about it. The ancestors retold that story to their grandchildren until recent days. People should not sleep in an abandoned house. We could rest at the graveyard. People who slept at the cemetery might have nothing to happen and could overcome the night nicely. We can hear and see that people teach about it these days.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ya ngai bai tsun dan na lam gaw nta hpungkraw kaw n yup mai ai lam hpe tsun dan na re. Hpaga la marai 2 gaw shan buga na hpaga ga hkawm wa ai hkrun lam hkawm re shaloi mare law law lai hpa ga ga hkawm re na, bu hkawm sa wa shaloi e lani ma nhtoi hta gaw mare de nhkap mat ai. Mare de shanhte jan n htoi n sin sin mat wa ai shaloi gaw, nsin sin wa ai shaloi mare de n du lu mat wa ai, retim mung dai lup wa kawng langai kaw lai wa ai da. Lup wa kawng langai kaw lai wa re yang gaw shi a manang wa manang langai mi gaw e hkau e moi anhte a kaji kawoi ni tsun ga ai lup wa kawng kaw gaw mai yup ai nga tsun ai. Re majaw gaw ndai lup wa kawng kaw yup hkring sa ga lo, ngu na tsun yang she dai marai langai mi gaw e hkau e ngai gaw lup wa kawng kaw gaw n yup gwi ai, lup wa kawng kaw gaw hkrit ai ngu na tsun ai da. Re jang she dai shan 2 marai 2 hkawm ai kaw na shan 2 myi ai chye na ai lam n bung mat ai, myit garan mat jang she marai langai mi gaw ngai gaw hto lai sa na e mare dingsa timmung nga na re, dai shawng de mare dingsa na ai, mare dingsa hkan ne wa yup na re. E hkau e mare dingsa nta hpungkraw hkan e gaw nyup ma ai da loh, lup wa kawng kaw she yup ga, nga yang e ngai lup wa kawng kaw hkrit ai nga na, dai majaw langai mi gaw lup wa kawg kaw yup hkring nga na nga mat, re na langai mi gaw lup wa kawng hpe lai sa wa na she dai mare ding sa masha nnga mat ai mare hpung kraw kaw nta hpung kraw kaw wa shang yup ai da. Dai shaloi e dai shana yup tung e du jang she dai lup wa kawng kaw yup ai wa gaw yup pyaw mat na nsen na ai da. Garu kachyi, garu kachyi nga masha nsen na na she dai shi yup taw nga ai lup kaw na wa hpe e sa shaga ma ai da. E hkau, sa lo hto mare de shan tam sha sa ga lo ngu na tsun ai. E ngai dai na gaw ngai n hkan sa na re, ngai manam lu ai ngu na tsun ai da. Dan na she oh ra masha u hpung ni garu lai mat wa na shi gaw a pyaw sha yup mat. Hpang jahpawt gaw n htoi htoi wa ai shaloi gaw shi gaw apyaw sha rawt wa na dai rai ni baw gun la re na, shi atsawm sha dai lup kaw e, ngai mana apyaw sha hkring la lu ai, ngai hpe kalum ai majaw chyeju dum ai yaw naw wa sai yaw nga na naw lai wa sai yaw nga na tsun kau da na shi gaw lai mat wa ai da. Dai shaloi she dai mare hpung kraw nta hpung kraw kaw du ai shaloi gaw shi wa du yu ai shaloi gaw shi manang wa baw sha ngam mat ai. Mahkra dai kaw na nat sa wa ni mahkra hpya sha kau ai hpe wa mu ai. Shing nga na tsun ai, dai re majaw gaw dai ni du hkra ndai jinghpaw ni gaw tinang a kashu kasha ni hpe kaji kawoi ni gaw dai ni du hkra dai zawn re ai maumwi mausa nga ai dai hpe e bai htawn tsun taw nga ai. Dai majaw ndai mare hpungkraw ngu kaw gaw n yup ma ai nmai yup ai, lup wa kawng kaw gaw mai yup ai, lup wa kawng kaw gaw yup na lai wa ai wa gaw hpa mung n byin ai sha a pyaw sha hkawm lai sawa ai lam hpe mu lu ai, dai majaw dai ni du hkra ndai ga hpe tsun sharin ai lam hpe anhte mu lu ai.
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