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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there was a young traveller. While he was travelling, a golden horse went past in front of him. When that golden horse went past, he thought, "Wow! The golden horse I've never seen before went past just in front of me. How lucky I am!" Then he followed it. He ran after it. But he couldn't reach to it. When he kept following it, it went into a deep hole. It went into the pit. Then he waited for the golden horse just by sitting beside the pit. He waited for a long time. But it didn't come out again. He thought to himself, "This is my luck. I shouldn't go back. I will dig here to see the golden horse." Then he started digging the pit where the horse went in. He kept digging the hole. He didn't see the horse no matter how deep he dug. "Anyway, I have to dig until I see. I have already started doing this," he thought. Then he saw that there was only a golden pot inside it. He was curious and opened them. There was water inside the pot. The water was so clean. He thought, "Ohh, it's perfect since I am thirsty." He drank water from that pot. When there was a little water left, he thought to himself, "The water is so clean and tasty too. I will drink all." And he drank all of the water. After drinking water, he set forth his journey. It was getting dark, then he went to one house as a guest and slept there. He said, "Landlord, let me sleep in your house tonight, please. It's getting dark." Then the landlord said, "It's okay." The next day, the houseowner's wife was getting up to cook breakfast. He heard that the lady was getting up. But he was just lying in bed. He didn't get up even though the sun was risen up. He was totally fine last night, he suddenly felt sick to his stomach the next morning. He felt nausea. So, he didn't get up even though the landlady got up. The landlady thought, "Hmmm? Our guest didn't wake up till now. What's wrong with him?" And she walked into the room. She said, "Mr, there are faeces near the blanket." He was pooping in the bed since he didn't feel well. When the landlady said like that, he thought, "Ohh, the lady saw faeces now." So, he wrapped all gold without falling. While the landlady was going back to the kitchen, he folded the blanket and cleaned his faeces. Surprisingly, there was only gold on the blanket where he defecated his faeces. There was gold near his clothes and on the place where he slept. There was gold everywhere. He thought, "Ohhh, something is not right. I should go out before the house family doesn't see me." He collected all that gold and wrapped nicely. Then he quickly went out from that house while the landlady was in the kitchen.
Transcription (Lu Hkawng & Gam Yung)
Moi shawng de hkrum lam hkawm ai hkrumlam brang langai mi nga ai da. Dai la dai hkrumlam hkawm taw nga ai shaloi she, shi makau hku Ja Gumra langai mi lai mat wa ai da. Gat lai mat wa re jang she, "Gar ya galoi mung n mu ga ai ja Gumra wa lai wa gaw" nye gam rai na sai ngu na shi gaw shachyut nan mat wa ai da. Shachyut nan mat wa re na shachyut hkrai shachyut yang mung ndep hkraw re shi shachyut shahtum ai shaloi gaw dai ja gumra gaw nhkun langai kaw e shang mat wa ai da. Shang mat wa re shaloi shi gaw, sa sin dung nga dai nhkun makau kaw sa sin dung nga yang she grai na hkra bai la yu tim mung bai npru wa re jang she shi gaw Um ndai gaw nye gam gaw re na re nye gam maka gaw re sai ndai gaw ngai n mai wa mat na re she htu yu na re ngu na dai shi shang mat wa ai shara kaw htu hkrai htu, htu hkrai htu re she hpa kade htu tim hpa n mu da yaw hpa mung n mu re she E rai tim mung galaw hpan ai bungli hpe gaw ngut hkra kyet hkra galaw yang she mai na re ngu dai hku myit hkrawn na she htu re gaw kata kaw hpa mung n rawng ai ja di bu langai ga dibu langai sha dung nga da. Dai jang she ndai gaw hpa wa re i ngu na she sa yu yu yang gaw hka rawng taw ai da, atsang sha re ai hka langai rawng taw re na she dai dibu dai hpe la nna she ndai ngai grai mung ba sai hka lu mayu ai hte hkrat ngu na she dai dibu kaw na hka lu ai da. Hka lu re gaw kaji mi naw ngam ai shaloi gaw Gar hka mung n de de san mu ai wa ngu na she mat hkra lu kau na re law ngu na she ma hkra bai lu kau da. Lu kau ngut na bai matut hkawm mat wa re shaloi gaw jan du mat jang she nta langai kaw bai shang yup da. Nta madu ni e dai na ngai hpe naw sha yup la mi jan du mat sai majaw ngu tsun yang she mai ai ngu na sha yup la da. Shana shi hpe sha yup da re gaw sha hpawt jau jau nta madu jang gaw shat rawt shadu na nga rawt wa sai da. Shi mung na ai rai tim shi gaw yup su sung na naw galeng taw nga re she, jan law wa tim mung n rawt wa re jang she shana gaw ahkam aja sha yup nga da lo jahpawt mada du ai shaloi she kan wa nga n pyaw na hku nga hkum wa nchye nkaw nga re nta madu jang rawt tim shi gaw yup su sung na akatsi ngu nga taw nga Akoi dai hpawt gaw manam ndai gaw ya du hkra n rawt ai gaw hpa wa rai kun manang she nga ai wa ngu na shang wa, "E manam wa e dai na nba hkan ni maza ma nga ai le ayai aya re nga le" ngu jang she shi grai nga npyaw na maza bang da ni, yi nta madu jan mu kau ang sai lo ngu na she atsawm sha n shamu ai sha hkayawp na rawng taw nga re she nta madu jan gaw shat gawt de bai sa mat wa re shaloi shi gaw nba ni bai gun hkumba re di na langai hte langai di hku bai di yu yang gaw hpa dai she maza da ai jit ni hpa ni maza da ai dai hkan ni wa nba hkan ni mung ja hkrai hkrai da. Shi buhpung palawng hkan dai shi galeng ai tung hkan ni mung ja ga mang mang rai jang she, Gar ya ning re wa she re hka gaw um n jaw sai nta madu ni nmu shi yang lawang wang wa mat na re ngu na she nta madu jan shat gawt kaw rawng nga yang shi gaw dai ja ni hpe yawng atsawm sha magawn la yawng magawn gahkin la na pru mat wa ai da. |
