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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The story I am going to tell is about a man and a big snake. In our Kachin tradition, we do farming for 12 years. I am going to tell about that. One day, a boy went to the field to clean and pluck the bushes with his parents. Then he saw a little snake passing in front of him. He teased the snake and tried to cut by knife since he was a child. Unintentionally, the snake's tail was cut. But it didn't get hurt seriously because the cut was not on the important parts. So the snake was alive. Next year, he and his parents went to the field to cut the bushes and dry grass again. Then, he told his mother, "Mom, I accidentally cut the snake's tail last year when I came to clear the field." His mom said, "My son, snake is not a teasing toy. When you see a snake next time, you must remember what I said. If a snake is not big and you think you can kill, then just kill it until it dies. If you can't, let them go." He kept in mind what his mom said. Then, when he went to the field next time, he never killed a snake even though he saw it. After a few years, his parents were seriously ill. He didn't know how to cure them. He couldn't do anything for them. At last, his parents were dead. He was upset. Then, he didn't go to the field to clear and cut the dry grass next year. He just worked to earn some money. After he had worked for one year, he went to the field again. While he was clearing the grass in the field, he saw that there was a big fallen tree. Then he tried to move that fallen tree. But he suddenly felt dizzy. He fell asleep. While he was sleeping, he had a dream. In his dream, a snotty young boy told him, "Do you remember that you cut me? Next year, we are going to meet again. Don't be scared when we meet again. You must have a sharp knife if you want to win. And you must be good at hide and seek." It will be 12 years in next year since they cleared and cut the grass from the field from the first year. And he was 24 years old. He became a young man. Finally, when they two met, a big snake with a short tail suddenly came out from the fallen tree. When a snake tried to bit him, he quickly went inside the fallen tree. And he cut the snake's neck by his sword. The snake's head flew up and fell right on him. The snake's fangs were buried in his neck. They both died at last. Since then, humans and snakes became enemy. So, when you kill a snake, you must kill it until it dies. If a snake is big and seem like you can't kill, then just let it go.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ya ngai tsun na lam gaw lapu kaba langai hte masha a lam re. Anhte ni jinghpaw htunghkying kaw yi 12 ning woi hkyen ai dai gaw dai lam hta hkan nna ngai tsun na re. Masha langai mi gaw shi nu shi wa rau yi hkyen ai shaloi yi hkyen taw nga re shaloi lapu kasha langai mi lai wa ai mu na ma re majaw kasup ai majaw hkan shachyut kahtam rai yang lamai kaw hkra mat ai da. Retim lapu dai na kan sa lam de nhkra ai majaw lapu dai gaw naw hkrung ai da. Hpang shaning nga yang woi hkyen re shaloi shi nu ni e tsun dan, nu ngai maning hkyen ai yi kaw lapu langai mi na ningmai kahtam di kau ai sa nga yang ma e lapu ngu gaw dai hku shalaw la ai hpan nre ngu da. Lapu ngu hpang mu jang gaw sat jang gaw si hkra sat kau, si hkra nlu sat na zawn re lapu re jang gaw dat kau ra ai yaw ngu da. Matsing da sai da, dai kaw na hpang shaning hkan e hkyen ai yi hkan e shi hpa lapu hpang ma nsat sai da. Nsat re na re wa shaloi gaw shi nu shi wa machyi kaba hkrum wa ai da, machyi kaba hkrum re shaloi shi nu shi wa gaw machyi kaba 2 yen hkrum taw ai shaloi shi gaw kaning hku tsi la na re nchye na tsi ni mung nnga re majaw shi gaw dai hku sha ta sharawt na shi nu shi wa si hpang sha yu kau ra ai. Dai majaw shi gaw myit machyi mat na hpang shaning gaw yi n hkyen sai, yi nhkyen ai dai shaning gaw gumhpraw tam ai da. Gumhpraw tam re na hpang shaning nga hte yi bai hkyen sai da, hkyen rai dai yi kaw shi hkyen taw nga ai shaloi hpunghkaw kaba law hpang katawng taw nga ai da shi gaw ju hpun hta na matu katawng katawng taw re ai shaloi shi nang wa ai da. Nang wa re na yup mat hkrup ai da. Yup mat ai shaloi yup mang kaw gaw nyep baw baw re na shabrang la langai mi gaw shi hpe wa tsun ai da. Nang ngai hpang kahtam lai wa ai nang dum ai nrai ngu da. Hpang shaning nga hte gaw nang rau ngai bai hkrum ra sai ngu da, dai shaloi she nang hkum sa hkrit yaw ngu da. Nang ngai e dang na matu gaw nhtu dai dai re langai hte nang chye makoi na gaw ra ai yaw ngu na dai hku tsun ai da, shi gaw hpang shaning nga hte dai yi hkyen ngut re na shanhte nambat langai shaning hkyen ai yi kaw bai kayin ang sai, 12 ning hpring rai shi gaw 24 ning ram rai sa na hku nga, shabrang wa ja ram gaw re sai, dai shaloi shi hkrum sai da. Dai lapu rau hkrum re jang she dai lapu gaw kalang ta punghkaw hku na ningmai dum dum re na lapu kaba law ai gum tsat sa wa ai da. Koi jinghkyen dat ai shaloi shi gaw punghkaw kata de makoi na shi na nhtu dai dai re rau du kahtam di kau dat ai da, kahtam di kau dat rai du wa pyen wa re na oh kaw bai kahtan, hpun kaw bai kahtan rai na shi na baw yang kaw kya rai na wa kawa hkrup mat ai da. Dai kaw na shi ma si mat lapu ma si mat re kaw na dai lapu ni rau masha ni gaw dingyang na majan, majan nre tim mu ai hte gaw ga law hkat ai sha re. Dai majaw lapu ngu hpang gaw sat mayu yang gaw ngap hkra sat kau ra ai, nlu sat na zawn re lapu kaba ni hpang gaw dat kau ra ai dai ndai ram hte gyinchyum dat sai.
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