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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The story I am going to tell you is about a girl who always helped other people. Once upon a time, there were an old grandmother and her two granddaughters in a village. They lived on the outskirts. One day, when the old grandmother went to the market to buy some food for them, she told her granddaughters, "I will go to the market. Don't open the door for anyone until I come back. Don't go outside. Alright?" Her two granddaughters said, "Okay, we won't." Then, she went to the market alone. The two sisters were playing in the compound the whole day without going outside. At that moment, the elder sister was thirsty and went inside the house to drink some water. Unfortunately, her younger sister was grabbed by an eagle. The elder sister saw that her younger sister was being carried. So, she chased the eagle to get her sister back. But she couldn't follow it. She didn't give up and kept following the eagle. Then, she arrived in the jungle. She asked the trees which were growing along the trail if they had seen her sister. The trees said that they didn't see her sister. Then, she saw a tree with lots of fruits somewhere in the forest. She asked, "Have you seen my sister being carried away by the eagle?" The tree said, "I am sorry. I have many fruits that make me bend, so I can't look up at the sky. I didn't see the eagle and your sister." The tree asked the girl for help, "Can you help me, please? Can you pick some of my fruits?" The girl was busy searching for her sister, but she helped the tree. The tree thanked her, "Thank you for helping me. I feel so light now." Then, she continued her way to find her sister. She reached the stream. The water was not flowing in that stream. Then, many animals that came to drink water from that stream were thirsty. They were about to die soon since they couldn't drink water. She was curious and looked around the stream. She thought, "Why isn't the water flowing? I might get thirsty." Then, she walked up to the upriver area. She saw that a giant rock was blocking the waterway. She moved that rock with all of her strength. Soon, the water was flowing along the stream. The animals drank the water and survived. They thanked her, "You saved us. Thank you so much." She asked them, "Did you see my sister being carried by the eagle while you were lying down here?" They said, "We are sorry. We were so thirsty and felt like we were dying. So, we weren't aware of your sister and the eagle." She kept walking and tried to find her sister. Then, she met a man somewhere in the forest. The man was trying hard to light the fire. He couldn't light the fire no matter how hard he tried. She asked him, "Grandpa, did you see an eagle flying?" He answered, "I was busy the whole day lighting the fire. I didn't see it." She felt pity for him, so she helped him light the fire. After that, she continued walking to find her sister. She arrived at one place where a big banyan tree was growing. She saw an old man tying her younger sister at the tree. He was going to offer her to the nats. She saw her sister and thought, "How can I save my sister?" At that moment, the old man went into the cave to get a spear. Then, she quickly ran toward her sister and freed her. And they ran away. When the old man came out of the cave, he saw no girl on the tree. He called his eagle, "Find the girl! She is running away. Maybe, her sister saved her. Go find them quickly!" The eagle chased after them.
Transcription (La Ring)
Ngai ya ngai bai hkai na maumwi gaw karum chye ai num sha na lam nga ai re. Moi shawng de da ndai mare kahtawng langai mi kaw da loi mi jut maga de matsan shayan re yan woi dwi ni masum nga ai da. Dai kashu Makaw yan Malu hpe gaw da shi kawoi dwi gaw gat sa na re majaw "Ngai shu yan e daini gaw nan nau gara de hkum sa yaw ah dwi gat naw sa na. Ah dwi sha nwa yang mare hkum wam yaw wang chyinghka ma hkum hpaw" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi shan nau gaw "E lo" nga na grai myit su hkra rai na nta kaw nga nga ta ai da. Nta kaw nga nga ta ai shaloi shi kawoi dwi gaw gat sa mat wa ai da. Hkan nau gaw shani tup gara de ma nsa wang kata kaw sha ginsup chyai taw ai da. Ginsup chyai taw na kana gaw hka lu mayu na hka wa lu nga ai ten hta kanau hpe gaw galang kaba law ai galang langai gang nna pyen mat wa ai mu kau dat ai da. Dai majaw shi gaw shi na kanau hpe hkan shachyut ai da. Raitim dai galang gaw ntsa kaw pyen shi gaw ga kaw hkawm re majaw gara hku na tim nlu shachyut dep la mat ai da. Nlu shachyut dep la rai na shi gaw shi kanau gara maga de dai galang gara maga de pyen mat wa ai hpe sumru di na hkan nang ai da. Nam maling kaba de du mat wa ai da. Nam maling kaba de du mat wa ai shaloi shi gaw lam makau hkan na ndai hpun ni hpe san ai da. San tim kadai mung "Nmu ai nmu ai" ngu tsun ai da. Rai na shara mi kaw du yang namsi hpun koi namsi hpun grai namsi grai si na hpun ni yawng ngwi taw ai da namsi nau law na. Hpun lakying ni ndang hkam ai majaw hpun lakying ni yawng ga de gum pye taw ai dai namsi hpun hpe sa san hkrup ai da. "E namsi hpun e ndai hku nye na kanau hpe hpai ai galang pyen lai wa ai nmu ai i" ngu san ai da. Dai shaloi namsi hpun gaw "Yi ngai nang ngai na namsi ni nau law na ngai ngwi taw gawp taw ai majaw ngai lamu ntsa de nlu mada ai majaw gara hku nlu yu ai majaw na na kanau hpe woi mat ya ai galang hpe nmu ya ai le" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi num kasha wa gaw dai dan ngu tsun na "Ngai hpe naw karum la rit le nye na namsi nkau mi hpe di la kau ya rit le" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi num kasha wa gaw shi kanau hpe tam ra ai grai kyin ai raitim shi gaw matsan dum ai myit hte dai namsi ni hpe nkau mi hpe di la kau ya ai da. Di la na di la kau ya ai majaw namsi hpun gaw "Yi nang karum la ai majaw ngai grai tsang mat ai majaw ngai grai chyeju dum ai yaw" ngu dan ngu tsun na "Grai chyeju kaba sai yaw" ngu na dan ngu tsun ai da. Dan ngu tsun rai shi gaw dai kaw na bai matut na wo shi kanau hpe bai tam mat wa ai da. Tam mat wa ai shaloi shara mi kaw bai du mat wa ai shaloi ndai hka shi langai mi kaw du ai da. Hka shi dai gaw hka nlwi mat ai da. Hka nlwi hka mung nlwi re hka shi kaw wa she dusat dumyeng ni wa she grai law hkra rai di na hka nlu lu di na yawng hkra dai hku nya di na si na hkyen sai da yawng hkra galau taw ai da. Galau taw re shaloi shi gaw dusat dumyeng ni hpe yu ai mu di na she "Ndai gaw nhpa rai na hka nlwi ai kaw gum pye taw ai i" ngu na sa yu ai da. Sa yu ai she "Ndai gaw hka nlu lu na rai sai" ngu shi myit la na she hka hku de wa yu ai da. Shi gaw hka hku de wa yu re shaloi dai hka hpawk pru ai dai kaw she nlung kaba law ai kamyet mat nna nlung dang mat ai majaw hka nlu lu mat ai dai hpe mu ai da. Dai shaloi shi gaw arai hpun tawng kaba law ai tam la na she dai nlung hpe she nlu lu hkra mala shale kau ya ai da. Mala shale kau ya rai jang she jahkring mi rai yang hka ni grai san ai hka tsawm ni lwi wa ai shaloi dusat dumyeng ni gaw dai hka ni hpe bai lu di na shanhte ni gaw ndai bai sak hkrung wa ai da. Sak hkrung wa ai shaloi shanhte dusat dumyeng ni gaw dai num kasha hpe "Grai chyeju dum ai yaw grai chyeju kaba sai yaw anhte hpe ndai hku asak hkye la ai majaw" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi e dai num kasha gaw "Nanhte dai kaw nga taw shaloi ndai ntsa hku galang langai ma hpai di na pyen mat wa ai nmu ai i" ngu na san ai da. "Dai galang gara maga de yawng mat wa ai nmu ai i" ngu san ai da. Dai shaloi dai dusat dumyeng ni gaw "Anhte hka nlu lu na dai hka nlu lu taw majaw anhte ma si na zawn zawn hkam sha taw ai majaw nmu dat ai le" ngu "Na kanau hpe mu hkra lu tam la u ga" ngu na "Grai chyeju kaba sai" ngu na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi dai num kasha mung matut na shi kanau hpe bai tam mat wa ai da. Tam mat wa re shaloi shara mi kaw bai du ai da. Shara mi kaw bai du yang wora wut ju ai i la langai wa wan grai wut yak taw ai da. Wan grai wut yak taw ai she shi gaw dai hku dung di na hpun ahpya taw ai da shani tup hpun ahpya taw wan wut wut tim nmai wut ai da. Dai shaloi she dai num kasha gaw "E dwi la nang hpabaw galaw taw ai rai ndai hku galang langai pyen mat wa ai nmu ai i" ngu san ai da. Dai shaloi dai dingla mung "Ngai daini tup ndai kaw dung ngu taw ai majaw galang pyen lai mat wa ai nmu ai wan wut yak taw ai dai majaw" ngu tsun ai da. "Ndai wan gara hku na ma nmai wut taw nga ai" ngu tsun ai da dai shaloi num sha wa karum kahtau ai myit matsan dum ai myit hte shi hpe ma wan bai wut shachyi kau da ya rai na shi bai matut na bai tam mat wa ai da. Tam mat wa ai shaloi shara mi kaw nam maling grai kaba ai nam maling kaw bai du wa sai da. Dai shaloi lagat hpun kaba law ai kaw she shi kanau hpe wa gyit dun tawn da ya ai da nat dinggai langai gaw. Gyit dun na she ndai shi kanau hpe gaw nawng na hku le i hkungga nawng na hku sat na hku gyit dun tawn da na dinggai wa gaw nat dumsa sa taw ai ga rai nga le. Dai hku dumsa taw ai da shi gaw "Nye kanau hpe gara hku hkye la na kun" ngu dai hku myit di na yu taw ai da. Yu taw re shaloi she jahkring mi nat dinggai wa gaw shi na rai nhkum ai majaw lungpu kata de shang mat di na rai shi na nri wa la ai da. Nri wa la ai lapran shi gaw shi kanau hpe lawan wan raw di na ba di na hprawng mat ai da. Hprawng mat rai she hprawng ai lu hprawng hprawng rai she nat dinggai wa shi bai pru wa ai shaloi ma shi gyit dun da ai ma kasha wa nnga taw da. Nnga taw na she shi dai shi na galang hpe shaga na she "Ndai ma kasha hpe kadai woi mat ai kun shi kana woi mat sai rai nga lawan hkan shachyut u" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi galang bai hkan shachyut ai shan nau gaw koi aging hprawng aging hprawng... (Sarama miyat ngai...) |
