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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The story I will tell is about a fool. Once upon a time, there was a man in a village. He was gullible. He believed whatever the others said. One day, there was a funeral in that village. The family was sorrowful and mournful. He went there and was singing the songs happily. People told him, "It's not the happy event. It's where you have to show your sorrow." He said, "Oh, is it?" Then, he went back home. After a few days, there was a happy event in the village. People were happy there. The fool went there with a sad face. He was crying out loud there. Then, people told him, "My friend, you can't cry in this kind of event. This is a happy event. You need to laugh and show happiness here." He said, "Oh, I should be happy in this kind of event." And then, he walked away to another place. He was a kind of person who couldn't stay at one place for a long time. He liked to go around. Then, he met a man who was hunting birds. The hunter was about to catch the bird. But there, the fool laughed out loud, 'hhhhh'. Then, the bird flew away because of his sound. The hunter told him, "My friend, you can't shout like that here. You have to stay in silence. Don't you see I am hunting the bird? Now, the bird flew away because of you. You should pick up the stone and help me catch the bird in this kind of situation." Then, the fool kept in mind, "Oh, I should stay in silence and throw the stone." And he walked to another place. He saw a mother and a daughter taking a shower and washing the clothes in a stream. The woman was washing the clothes, and the girl was sitting on a rock. At that time, the fool was creeping and looking at the girl. And he picked up a stone and threw it at the girl. The girl saw him behind the rock and shouted, "Mom, there is someone! Mom!" Her mother rushed to her and asked, "Where? Who?" Then, the fool hid behind it when he saw the girl's mother. The girl's mother walked away and continued washing the clothes. The girl was being aware this time. Then, the fool raised his head and tried to throw a stone at the girl again. The girl saw him and shouted, "Mom, there he is! Mom!" When the mother looked at where her daughter pointed, she saw no one. But her mother was suspicious, "Something is not right. Someone must be there." Then, she walked toward the big rock to find out who was behind the rock. Then, she saw the fool trying to throw the stone at her daughter. The woman said, "Oh, why are you trying to peek on us and throw stones at us?" He explained, "A man told me that I should be quiet and throw a stone in this kind of situation. So, I did it." The woman said, "You can't be like that in this kind of situation. If you want to help us, you should come to us and help us wash the clothes." Then, he said, "Oh, I should help washing the clothes." He went to another place. There, he saw two men fighting over the blanket. They were fighting over the blanket because they had only one blanket to use when they slept. Then, he said, "My friends, wait a minute! Let me do something first." They stopped and looked at him. At that time, the fool quickly grabbed that blanket and washed it. They got angry and shouted at him, "We have only one blanket! We are going to use it because we are so cold. But now, you wash it! Why?" He said, "Just now, a woman told me that I should help washing the clothes. So, I help you guys wash the blanket." They said, "Such a fool! You shouldn't help washing the clothes in this kind of situation. We were fighting over one blanket. Then, you should separate us and tell us not to fight." The fool said, "Oh, I should separate you and tell you not to fight." And he kept walking to another place. After walking a few minutes, he arrived at a field. He saw that two buffaloes were fighting against each other. He ran toward them and said, "You two shouldn't fight against each other." And he tried to separate the two buffaloes. Unfortunately, he was dragged and killed. He was careless and thoughtless, so he ended up like that.
Transcription (La Ring)
Ya ngai hkai na maumwi a ga baw gaw mana a la a lam re ai. Moi shawng de da la langai mi nga ai da. La dai wa gaw kachyi mi mana ai masha ni hpa tsun yang hpa kam hpa tsun yang hpa kam re. Shi a myit hte shi a bawnu hte myit sawn sumru yu ai nau nnga ai la wa re ai da. Lani mi gaw ala dai gaw masha ni si ai nta kaw masha si na masha ni grai yawn hkyen taw nga ai nta kaw she shana wa shi gaw shang na she aging sa pyaw taw ai da. Aging sa pyaw taw shaloi she masha ni gaw "Hkau e ndai kaw gaw pyaw ai baw nre gaw yawn lawm ai baw she re gaw. Yawn lawm ai baw she re gaw" ngu tsun jang she "Aww yawn lawm ai baw i" ngu bai tsun na she shi gaw dai kaw na hpang e bai wa mat rai yang she shara mi kaw bai du rai yang she masha ni yawn hkyen taw nga aw masha ni pyaw taw nga ai shara kaw bai shi gaw kalang bai sa na she"Yawn lawm ai baw re da" ngu na she dai langai sha matsing la na she dai shara kaw bai rai jang bai sa hkrap taw sai da. Masha ni pyaw she pyaw taw nga ai shara kaw wa shi gaw bai sa hkrap taw jang she "Hkau e ndan re shara kaw gaw dai hku sa hkrap sa yawn taw baw nre gaw pyaw lawm ai baw kabu lawm ai baw a lawm ai baw mani ai baw she re gaw" ngu na bai tsun dat rai jang she "Aw mani kabu a lawm ai baw i" ngu na she dai hte sha bai matsing la sai da. Dai hte sha matsing la rai na she dai kaw na shi gaw bai lai mat wa wo shi gaw nang kaw na wo de wo de rai na shi gaw shara mi kaw sha maju jung nnga ai baw masha re da. Jawt hkawm ai da shi gaw myit yu sawn yu nau nchye nna rai yang she bai dai kaw na bai le shara mi de bai ai ajawt hkawm mat wa yang she ala langai mi gaw u gyam taw ai da. U gap na ngu na she grai gyam taw ai shara kaw shi sa du yang she shi gaw dai kaw sa pyaw kau dat ai da "Ha ha ha ha" ngu na sa marawn a pyaw kau dat jang she ala dai wa gyam taw nga ai u wa she pyen mat wa ai da. Shi sa marawn ya dat jang she pyen mat wa rai jang she dai u gyam taw nga ai la wa gaw "Hkau e nang gaw ndan re kaw me sa marawn ai gaw. Ndan re kaw gaw marawn ai baw nre gaw hkau e lagyim lawm ai baw she re gaw" ngu bai tsun ai da. "Lagyim lawm ai baw le ngai u gap na maw na lagyim taw nga ai nang nmu ai i hpa na sa marawn dat ai ma. Nang marawn dat na ya nye na u pyen mat sai ngai nlu gap sai lagyim lawm ai baw she re gaw. Htaw nlung ni hta la rai na lagyim kabai lawm ai baw she re gaw. Nang lahpaw lu yang mung lahpaw hte gap na lagyim lawm ai baw she re gaw dai hku me sa pyaw ai gaw" ngu na bai tsun jang she "Awww nlung ni hta la na lagyim kabai lawm ai baw i" ngu na bai dai sha bai matsing la ai da. Dai sha bai matsing la rai na she shi dai kaw na bai lai lai hkawm mat wa sai da. Bai hkawm mat wa rai yang she ma yan nu hka shi langai mi kaw she kasha hpe gaw kawng kaw shadun da na kanu gaw rai hkrut taw nga ai da. Rai hkrut taw nga shara kaw bai du re shaloi she masha hte hkrum jang gaw shi gaw dai kadai ni lama mi tsun dat ai hpe sha she matsing da na she dai kaw bai lagyim taw sai da. Nlung hta la na she ning di lagyim na she abaw ning ning di lagu yu yang she kasha gaw mu nna she "E nu htaw htaw htaw" ngu jang she kanau bai ning nga rai jang gaw la dai gaw bai gum mat da. Gum mat na "Hpa ta" ngu jang she kasha mung bai nmu mat jang gaw bai zim mat na she raitim kasha gaw dai maga de yu taw nga kanu gaw rai hkrut taw nga rai yang she kalang mi bai ning nga baw shakra na she shi gaw lungdin kabai na maw na shakra taw yang "Nu htaw htaw htaw" ngu kasha bai tsun dat yang she kanau ma bai yu jang gaw shi bai gum mat jang nmu mat mat re da. Rai jang she lahkawng masum lang kasha dan nga wa jang she kanu gaw "Ndai gaw lama mi gaw rai sai" ngu na she rawt sa wa na sa tam sa yu yang she ndai ala wa lung din hpai na shan nu hpe lagu kabai lagyim kabai na hkyen taw nga ai mu jang she "Ga atsa e nang gaw hpa na anhte an nu hpe me masha hpe me lagyim kabai maw ai gaw hpa re ga wa" ngu she "Masha ni htawra kaw ngai hpe i ning re kaw lagyim kabai ai baw re nga tsun dat ai law dai majaw ngai lagyim kabai ai re law" ngu yang she "Ning re kaw gaw lagyim kabai ai baw nre gaw. Dai hku nang nlung hta la na dan rai kabai ai baw nre gaw. Nang an nu rai hkrut taw nga ai nang karum mayu yang gaw hkrut karum kau da ai baw shara she re goi" ngu bai tsun jang she "Aw hkrut karum ai baw i" bai ngu na she dai kaw na bai lai mat wa rai yang she shara mi kaw bai du jang gaw la lahkawng she nba langai sha kashun hkat ai da shan lahkawng yen. Yup na hkyen na nba langai jawm kashun hpun na shan lahkawng jeng mawng jeng hkang rai gang dun akren nga ai kaw bai wa mu jang she shi gaw dai hku wam hkrai wam htawt wam hkawm ai wa re nga yang she masha ni dan re kaw bai wa mu jang she "Hey hey hkau yan hkau yan jahkring naw jahkring naw ngai di ya na ngai di ya na" ngu na she wora yan mung shi dan nga tsun jang she mau mau rai na zim nga yang she shi gaw nba dai ret di na she hka de wa sa tsing kau hkrut kau ya ai da. Hka kaw sa tsing hkrut kau ya rai yang "Nang gaw ya an lahkawng nba dai langai sha lu ai pyi an pyi kashung na kashun hpun hkat nga ai ngu yang hpa majaw hkrut kau ya ai ma" ngu na shan lahkawng pawt wa jang she "Mi sha ngai htaw ra kaw lai wa yang num langai mi hkrut karum ai baw re nga tsun ai me. Dai majaw ngai ya nan lahkawng hpe hkrut karum ai rai nga le" ngu bai tsun ai da. Dan jang "Manya law nang gaw ning re hpe gaw hkrut karum ai baw nre gaw an lahkawng pyi nba dai langai sha lu na ga law taw nga yang gaw nang gaw je ai baw she re me hpa na sa hkrut karum nta hpa na sa hkrut kau ya ai ma e" ngu na she bai tsun "Je ai baw she re gaw an ga law hkat ai ndai je ai baw she re" ngu tsun jang she "Aw je ai baw i" ngu bai tsun jang she dai kaw na bai shi lai rai na shi bai nga hkawm mat wa yang she hkauna pa langai mi kaw du rai yang she dumsu lahkawng bai ga law hkat taw ai da law. Daru hkat taw ai le dumsu lahkawng aging chyi hkat taw daru hkat taw ai hpe bai la dai gaw bai sa mu jang she "E e e e hkau yen e dai hku hkum di dai hku hkum di" ngu na she kagat sa wa na she dumsu daru hkat ai yen hpe sa je ai nga yang she dumsu lahkawng yen gaw daru adep hkat na shi hpe daru sat kau ai da. Dai majaw mana ai masha gaw da myit yu sawn yu nchye ai mana ai ni gaw dai zawn rai na asak sum wa chye ai da. |
