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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, in a big village, there was a rich man who traded goods. He had three sons. When the three sons became adults, he wanted them to learn trading skills. So, he gave them 100 kyats each. He told them, "Trade goods with this money. This is your capital amount. Gain profit." The two elder brothers went to the town market and bought goods by using 100 kyats. They sold them out and gained profit. On the other hand, the youngest brother found a corpse on his way. He thought, "Whose corpse is this?" He looked around and saw a house near him. He went there and knocked on the door. Inside the house, he met the landlady. He asked her, "Why did you place the corpse over there?" She answered, "I don't have any money to bury the corpse and hold a funeral. I just leave him there. If someone wants to bury him, they can." She sadly said, while crying. He was pity for her. He said, "Don't worry. I will hold a funeral for him. Go call your neighbours. Use these 50 kyats for the funeral. And these 50 kyats are for the tomb. I will pay for the funeral." That day, he bought a coffin, dug the hole to bury the corpse and held a funeral. He went home empty-handed. His father asked him, "What did you do with your money?" He answered, "I found a corpse on my way, so I used all my money to arrange the funeral." The father was angry at him. He was mad at him and said, "I will give you another amount to start your business. Gain some profit." He gave them 200 kyats each. For the first time, he gave them 100 kyats. This time, he gave them 200 kyats each to do business. The two elder brothers happily said, "We have enough capital to invest. We will gain a lot of profit." They didn't help their younger brother. The youngest brother was innocent and didn't know how to do business. The two elder brothers discussed and started their business together. They really gained a lot of profit. The youngest brother went to the town and walked past the court. He saw a beautiful woman was arrested in a jail. The officers were investigating her. She was crying sadly. He saw her and felt pity for her. So, he secretly asked her what had happened to her. She explained, "I don't steal anything. But they accuse me of stealing 100 kyats. So they put me in jail. If I can't give them 100 kyats, I will be in prison. I don't steal any money. When I went to that house, I saw a man coming out of that house. I told the officers about it. But they accuse me as a thief." She explained to him about her. He felt pity for her. He said to the officers, "Whether she has stolen 100 kyats or not, I will pay for her. Release her, please." He saved her. In fact, the woman was the princess. She gave him a ring. She said, "Don't ever take off this ring. When we meet again, I can remember you if you wear this ring. Never take off this ring." She gave him a ring. Then they parted ways. The youngest son had only 100 kyats left and went back to his father. He didn't have any profit. His father was so angry at him and said, "You are the most stupid son. You are useless. So, don't ever come back here. Get out of this house!" The father drove him away. The youngest son was upset and had to get out of the house. He was sitting under a tree, feeling depressed. "What should I do now? I don't know how to make money. I don't have anything to eat too," he thought to himself. At that time, a man in a suit walked toward him. The man asked him, "What is happening to you? Why do you look so sad?" The young man said, "I don't know how to make money. And I help people with all the money I have. So, my dad is mad at me and drives me out of the house. I don't really know how to make money and am so stupid. Now, I probably won't have anything to eat. I am upset. That's why I am sitting here." The man in a suit said, "Don't be depressed. In seven days, come here again. Meet me here. By then, everything will be smooth and great for you." He knew everything about the young man's incident; the young man had met with the princess at the court. Seven days later, there was a consort selection event for the princess. The king looked for a son-in-law. He invited every rich man, prince, and every young man from his neighbouring countries. That was the day the princess chose her consort. The youngest man went to the place where he and the old man had agreed to meet after seven days. The old man said, "Go to the palace. Everything you wish for will truly come true. But you must make a promise to me." The young man asked, "What kind of promise?" The old man said, "When you are there and own a lot of property, you must give me half of everything you have. Can you make a promise?" The young man said, "Yes, I will give you half. Help me, please." As the old man instructed, the young man went straight to the palace. He was exhausted after running fast. When he arrived there, the princess was sitting beautifully and choosing her consort. There were many princes, rich men and other young men walking in front of the princess. However, she hadn't chosen anyone yet. Finally, the young man thought, "I should participate in this event." He wasn't well-dressed because his father had driven him out, and he looked shabby. But he wore the ring that the princess gave him. He was walking in front of the princess. The princess looked at him and found him familiar. She thought, "This man looks like the one who saved me from jail. I gave him the ring, just so we could remember when we met again. Yes, I gave him the ring." She looked at him from head to toe. Then she noticed that he was wearing the ring she had given him. So, she grabbed his hand and took him to the king. She said, "Dad, he is the one whom I will marry." The king looked at him and saw that he was shabby. He asked his daughter, "What is happening? The princess said, "Dad, this man saved me from prison. When I was in trouble, you were not there and I didn't know what to do. No one was there for me. I was arrested. He was the one who saved me. Since that time, I have decided to marry him. I decided that he would be the man whom I would marry one day. Dad, arrange a wedding for us. Allow us to marry." The king was deep in thought, "This man saved my daughter. I will let him marry her." Then he held a wedding for them. Also, he gave them one of his countries. He celebrated their wedding. He also gave them his properties. The young man became the king of the country that his father-in-law, the king, had given him. After a few days, the man in the suit, whom the new king made a promise, came to him. The old man said, "You become the king and own a lot of properties. Do you still remember me?" The new king said, "Of course, I remember what we agreed upon." The man said, "Keep your promise." The king said, "Yes, I will." The king gave him everything he owned in half. The old man was not satisfied and asked, "What else?" The king said, "That's all I own. I don't have anything else. I give you half of everything I own." The man insisted, "You still have one more." The king said, "No, I don't have." The man insisted, "Yes, you do." Then the king asked him, "What do I have?" The man said, "You have your wife, the queen. We need to divide her in half. Whether we divide her into upper and lower halves or left and right, you must give me half. You promised to give me half of everything you own." The king didn't know what to do and was depressed. He begged the man, "My brother, I beg you. Please leave the princess. I love her so much. Because of her, I am able to live this kind of life. She is my benefactor. I don't want to hurt her. I don't want to do that to her. So, I will leave this place. You live with my wife and rule this country. I don't wish to cut her in half." At that time, the old man said, "I understand your true self. You always want to help others. You are the righteous man. You have a kind, pure mind. Now, I know you. I won't take anything you give me. I don't take your wife too. I will give you everything back. I will give you everything." And he walked away. The old man retraced his steps. From that day on, the king and queen ruled the country fairly. Together, they overcame every difficulty and obstacle they faced by supporting each other. The country became a prosperous land, and they ruled it peacefully.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng de mare kaba langai mi kaw hpaga yunga galaw sha re grai grai lusu ai zahte wa langai nga ai. Shi hta shadang sha masum lu ai. Dai shadang masum asak aprat ram wa ai aten hta kawa gaw kasha ni hpe shi zawn zawn hpaga chye ga na gumhpraw chye tam na ra ai re majaw marai langai mi hpe gumhpraw latsa latsa shaw jaw na hpaga ga mung arai tim mung amyat tam u ngu na shangu dat ai. Dai hte mare kahpu ba yan gaw oh myo gat sa na dai latsa hte lu mari ai gun rai ni mari dut re na amyat mung la wa re na rai ma ai. Rai tim mung kanau hpumdim gaw shi sa wa ai lam hte e mang langai taw nga na mang ndai gaw kade mang i ngu yu dat yu yang nta langai mi mada re dai nta hta e chyinhka akawt na shang wa yang e chyinhka hpaw ya re nta madu jan gaw hte hkrum dai nta madu jan gaw dai nta madu jan hpe mang ndai hparai nan kaw sa tawn da ai ta ngu san yu yang mang ndai makoi na jarit ja gumhpraw n lu ai majaw makoi mayu ai ni makoi u ga ngu na sa tawn da ai ngu rai na she hkrap let hkap tsun dan ai da. Shaloi jan gaw ma dai kanau hpumdin wa la kasha dai gaw grai matsan dum sai da dai majaw hpa hkum tsang hpa hkum tsang mang ndai ngai atsawm sha makoi kau ya na dai na htungbu htingbyen ni hpe shaga u ndai gumhpraw manga shi hte mang makoi sha na jarit mari u ndai manga shi hte lup atsawm sha gau na ngai makoi kau na ya ngu na she kaja wa dai shani gaw mang dai ye atsawm sha du u ni bang u lup ni gau ya poi galaw daw sha re re na makoi kau ya ai da. Shing re na shi gaw nta de kaman bai pru wa kawa hkap san jan e gumhpraw dai hpadi kau sa ta ngu jang aw kaw mang langai mi n lu makoi mat na ngai mang makoi poi langai sa galaw ya kau na gumhpraw ma hkra sa shama kau sai ngu jang kawa kaja hkap pawt um kaja hkap pawt shing re na shi gaw kawa nau matsin pawt na hpa mung n ngu re hpang ye lang bai grai grai nan nau ni hpe ngai ndai lang bai gumhpraw shaw jaw na hpaga bai ga masu gumhpraw gaw amyat tam masu bai ngu ndai lang gaw gumhpraw lahkawng tsa tsa nan bai shaw jaw mi gaw latsa tsa sha jaw dai hpang gaw dai shaloi gaw lahkawng tsa tsa shaw jaw re na bai shangu kau dat sai da. Dai shaloi gaw kahpu yan gaw kaja kaba kaja aran law sai ngu na amyat law sai ngu na shang gaw myo de bai kanau ye gaw shaga mung n shaga oh ra gaw masha angawt re oh ra gumhpraw n chye tam ai wa re ngu kahpu yan shang hkra sha sa mat wa re na shang gaw hpaga sa ga kaja wa amyat mung grai ba la wa re kabu gara kawa hpe wa jaw. Kanau wa bai rai jang ye gaw shi dai myo de shang hkrat wa oh ra tara rung makau lai hkrat wa yang she grai tsawm ai num kasha langai mi hpe she e hkrut kata kaw bang tawn na e jep taw nga ma ai sa mu num kasha dai gaw hkrap hkrai hkrap na rai bai matsang dum si sai da shi gaw shing re na she bai shang bang wa yu yang e num kasha dai hpe sa lagu gahte san yu jang ngai lagu mung n lagu ai hpe ngai ye gumhpraw latsa lagu ai nga na ndai hkrut ye bang da na nye gumhpraw dai latsa n lu wa wa gaw rawn taw na nga ma ai ngai gaw n lagu nngai ngai shanhte lagu sadu ai nta kaw ngai shang wa yang ngai yu dat yang la langai mi pru mat wa sha ngai mu ai ngu sha tsun dat jang ngai mahtang lagu sadu ma ai ngu na she hkap tsun dan rai jang gaw na matsan dum na she gumhpraw latsa maw maw shi lagu ai rai yang rai n lagu ai rai yang rai ngai wa kau da ya na maw maw dai num kasha hpe shapraw kau dat ya mi ngu na bai sa hkye tawn da re gaw Num kasha dai gaw hkawhkam shayi sha bai bai rai taw nga la re num kasha dai gaw shi hpe e ta lachyawp langai sha chyawp kau da ndai ta chyawp ndai galoi pi n raw lu yaw nang hpe ngai kalang mi bai hkrum jang ta chyawp nde a majaw nang hpe ngai matsing hkyen rai u ga ta chyawp ndai galoi ma hkum raw lu yaw ngu na she ta chyawp sha chyawp kau da ai. Shing re na shang gaw dai kaw bai hka re shi mung dai gumhpraw latsa sha hpai re kawa kaw bai wa amyat mung nlu tam wa re gaw kawa gaw dai lang gaw grai pawt na la kasha dai hpe nang gaw nye kasha ni hta na akyu asung n shang dik ai akyu n raw dik ai kasha re dai majaw ndai nta na hkum nga sa pru mat wa ngu na gawt shapraw kau ai. Dai shaloi dai ma dai gaw grai yawn ai hte bai pru mat wa na lam lamaw kaba hpun pawt langai kaw sa dung taw nga na ngai kaning wa di sa na i ngai gaw gumhpraw mung n chye tam gumhpraw mung n chye tam re ma ya ngai shat mung hpa sha sa na i ngu na grai myitru na sa dung taw nga yang e coat palawng hkat re oh ra sinna mungdan na ni a hkring coat palawng lawngpe hkat bu na sa wa ai la dingla langai mi sa wa ai. Shingrai na la dingla dai gaw ma e nang hpa baw myit ru bu nga a ta hpa rai na yawn hkrap bu nga a ta sa ngu jang ma dai gaw ngai gumhpraw n chye tam ngai gaw manaw manang hpe sha garum kau kau lu ai gumhpraw mung dang de na wa ngai hpe nau pawt na nta na mung gawt shale kau re na ngai gaw grai gumhpraw mung n chye tam grai angawt ai wa re wa ya kaw na gaw ngai shat pi n mu sha na ni ai ngu yawn nna pru wa nngai ngu na yawn nna pru wa nngai ngu na shing ngu na dung nga nngai ngu na tsun dan ai. Shaloi dai coat palawng hpun ai la dai wa gaw nang hkum myit ru ya dai ni kaw na nhtoi sanit ya rai jang nan kaw bai sa wa rit ngai hte hkrum ga shaloi nang na abyin masa ma hkra grai hkrat na hku na byin na ra ai ngu na tsun ai da. Dai dingla dai gaw dai ma de a lam hpe dai oh ra hkawhkam kasha hte shang hkrum ai lam tara rung makau e kaning re byin ai lam ma hkra chye tawn ai dingla wa re da. Dai majaw dai hkawhkam wa gaw dai sanit ya ngu na hta she dai shi kasha hpe e dama shalung na matu makau gupyin na zahte kasha ni hkawhkam kasha ni hpe shaga tawn shabrang kasha ni hpe shaga tawn re na kasha hpe la la ta shangu ai shani mung re da. Shing rai na dai sha ni sanit ya du ai shani gaw kaja wa la kasha dai mung dai mi dingla wa she hpe htet kau da ai shara ba sa nga jang she dingla wa dai she ya nang oh hkawhkam wang de sa su hkawhkam wang de sa jang nang byin mayu ai ma hkra byin na ra ai rai tim mung nang hte ngai ga sadi langai mi tawn da ga ngu kaning re ga sadi law ngu da. Nang dai hkawhkam wa gaw du nna nang lusut lusu awng dan ai shani nang lu ai sutgan nang lu ai hpa rai tim mung ga-an hkrup garan na nang sadi jaw lu na ni i ngu jang she jaw na nngai sadi jaw na nngai nye sha garum la rit ngu sadi hkam la re kaja wa shi tsun ai hte mare oh hkawhkam wang de gat sai da lo hkawhkam wang sadu ba she galawp sai re gaw wawt hkawhkam kasha dai shi shalawt dat ai hkawhkam kasha gaw mawn shakya shadung taw na she hkawhkam kasha ni da jahte kasha ni da wawt langai a hpang langai hkawhkam kasha mang hku lai lai lai re mi mu she kadai hpe mung n hkap lata kadai ye mung n kap kahta she hpang jahtum gaw ngai mung naw sa lai yu ga ngu she shi gaw shakya mung n shakya hka loi mi kawa mung gawt shapraw kau re na gaw loi mi abyet shalat re na sa. Rai tim mung shi hta e dai hkawhkam kasha jaw dat ai ta chyawp dai lawm ai re ai majaw shi gaw dai kaw bai lai re hkawhkam kasha dai hkap yu hkawhkam shayi sha dai hkap yu yang she dai shi mi e hkrut na hkye tawn ai la a nsam re ai wa mu dat aw ngai la dai hpe e ngai ta chyawp langai mi jaw tawn ai an kalang mi na bai hkrum jang matsing na ngu na ta chyawp jaw tawn ai wa ngu na she baw lagaw hkreng baw lagaw hkreng yu ta ni yu rai jang she kaja wa dai shi sha chyawp tawn ai jaw dat ai ta chyawp dai wa la kasha dai chyawp taw nga da. Dai majaw she dai ye she dai ye ret ta magra na she kawa gaw dung wa sai da. Wa e ndai gaw ngai hkungran na a nye a ngai hkungran na la re ngu na kawa hpe wa madung kawa hkap yu dat yang gaw loi mi ashin amya loi mi achyep na she ma e taw ndai gaw gara hku ta nga jang ndai gaw ndai ma shabrang ndai gaw ngai hkrut e grai hkrap e myipru hte grai myit gareng gari ngai ye wa nang mung nmu kadai mung n mu re kaw tara rung ye ngai ye rim rawng taw ai kaw na sa hkye la ai shabrang re dai majaw ngai dai shani kaw na ngai shi hpe myit da sai ndai la kasha hpe gaw lani mi lu hkra hkungran la na ngu myit dawdan taw ai la re wa nang ngai ye kaja wa ndai la wa hte hkungran ra rit ngu jang gaw kawa mung myit ru re na aw nye kasha asak she hkye tawn yang gaw hkungran la na hkungran ya na re ngu she kaja wa hkungran ya re na she mungdan langai mi hpe mung ap ya hkungran mung hkungran ya sutgan mung garan ya re na dai kaw up hkan sha shangun dai kaw hkawhkam tai shangu re na nga nga. Kade ya n re yang she dai shi ga sadi la tawn ai coat palawng hpun ai wa she bai pru wa ra ai da. Ataw nang ya nde de hkawhkam tai ai nde de lusu mat ai wa nang ngai ye n dum mat sa ni ngu jang dum ai gaw e dum ai ngu she e nang tawn da ai ga sadi hte hkrat ya galaw ya mi ngu she e mai ai mai ai ngu na she garan sai da. Dai mung lu ai garan garan grai n myit dik ai zawn she nang naw lu ai grai n ma ai sha ngu nga ai da. E ngai ya gara hpa mung nlu sai ngai ya lu ai hte hte gaw nang ye hkrat garan ni ai ga re ngu jang nang naw lu ni dai ngu nlu sai law ngu kadai ngu yang mung naw lu ai sha ngu yang she hpabaw wa lu jang a taw ngu she Dai na hkawhkam jan lu jan nga ai dai hkawhkam jan ye ga-an brang re gadoi kahtam ga na mi rai rai kahtum daw na mi rai rai ngai hte ga-an hkup garan ga nang mi ga-an hkup garan na nga ga sadi tawn da nit dai ngu jang she agar dai kaw gaw shi gaw lagaw lata akya hpuk hpara ngu hkra myit ru mat salat she grin myit ru mat rai na she e e kahpu wa e kawa e tawng ban n nga lo aw ndai num ye sha gaw ndai num ye gaw ngai grai tsawra ai hte ndai num a majaw she dai ni ngai ndai zawn re nga lu ai ngu nye chyeju madu mung re ndai num ye gaw ngai shi hpe jahte saza di ai hku na gaw ngai n kam galaw ai dai majaw hpa n ra ai ngai mahtang ndai kaw na pru mat wa nna nang gaw ndai nye madu jan hte nga na ndai kaw up hkan na ndai kaw nga mat u yaw ngai shi ye nkam kahtam nngai ngu n kam garan nngai ngu na tsun ai da. Shaloi jang she dai la dai gaw aw ngai na myit hpe chye sai nang gaw grai e masha hpe e garum shingtaw chye na grai myit su myit kawp grai ga sadi galaw chye ai la grai hkrat ai myit masin grai kaja ai la re dai majaw ngai nang na myit hpe chye sai. Ngai nang jaw ai hpa mung n ra na nngai ndai num mung n ra na nngai nang ye bai ap sai nang ngai ye jaw ai rai ma hkra nan ye bai ap ni ai yaw ngu na yin re mat mat ai da. Dai majaw shang gaw dai wa wa mat ai dai shani kaw na dai mungdan hpe atsawm sha up hkang shang hku na ru ru yat yat hkrum ai kadai mung n nga kadai ru yat jam jau hkrum tim garum shingtau re na shang a mungdan gaw grai ngwi pyaw ai mungdan byin tai nna up hkan na nga pyaw mat mat ai. |
