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Translation (Seng Pan)
A long time ago, there lived an old couple. They had three children. And they were all girls. One day, the old couple went to a stream for fishing. When they were catching fish, they found a big papaya drifting down the stream. They were so happy and took it back home. A huge snake followed after them. Since it chased after them, they ran constantly. The snake was the owner of the papaya. Soon the old couple arrived near a tree in the forest. They said, "Tree. If the snake asks you, don't tell it you saw us. Just say you don't know." And they fed the tree a little bit of papaya. When the old couple got to another place, they found a rock. "Rock. A snake would come and ask you about us. Just say you didn't see us," the couple requested the rock and fed it a bit of papaya. They continued running, and soon, they arrived at their home. The snake asked the tree, "Have you seen the old couple?" "No, I haven't," the tree answered. Then, the snake passed by the tree. When it saw the rock, it asked, "Have you seen an old man and woman?" "No, I haven't seen them. My friend," the rock replied. As the snake continued searching the old couple, it finally found out their house. The snake constricted the wife. "Give me back my papaya!" the snake said. "We have already had it. I will give you my eldest daughter. Please unbind me a bit!" the wife said the snake. Then, the snake loosened the wife up slightly. When the couple promised the snake to offer their second daughter, the snake unbound the wife a bit more. But when they said they would give their youngest daughter, the snake freed the wife. Their youngest daughter was a pretty girl. The snake was fond of her. The couple also had to offer the three daughters to the snake as they promised. At night, the snake shed its skin and transformed into a man. After that, he went up to the sky and spent time with the spirits. At that time, one of his wives, the youngest daughter, woke and saw the snake's skin. She burnt it out. Since the man felt so hot, he came down to his house. And he found out his skin was missing. So, he had to live in the form of a man. He did trading for a living. He travelled by ship to trade. On the other hand, the two elder sisters were jealous of the youngest sister. The eldest sister said, "My sister. I will swing for you." She let her sister sit on the swing and pushed her hard. The youngest sister fell into the water. "Help me! Help me!" the girl cried. Then, a huge bird heard her and carried her to its nest. The bird took care of her by catching the fish. As she lived on, she gave birth to a child. The bird loved the baby so much. One day, the man's ship arrived back at the village. The girl saw him and shouted from the tree. Her husband also heard her and climbed up the tree. "I will bring her back," the man said to the bird, Pallas's Fish Eagle. "Please don't take her back! I can catch the fish till this nest is full of it," the bird said. "Ok! Then I will give her to you," the man replied. Then the bird caught the fish and left them. And the man brought his wife and the child to the home. He kept them in a big basket and covered them with the goods. When the man arrived at home, the eldest sister said, "When she was swinging, the swing's rope was broken. She fell into the water and passed away." When the baskets on the ship were carried out, the elder sister put the basket which her youngest sister and the baby were hiding in on her shoulder. "It's quite heavy," she said. The baby urinated. And the eldest sister's shoulder was wet with the baby's urine. "Is this liquid your perfume?" she asked the man. While she opened the basket, she saw her youngest sister and the baby. She was not happy that her youngest sister was back. So, the eldest daughter said, "Mom and Dad. Find a snake prince like him for me!" Her parents went to the forest again. On the way, they saw a huge snake and took it back home. At night, the parents put the eldest daughter and the snake in a room. The snake planned to swallow the daughter. "Mom! The snake's swallowed my legs. It's up to my knee," the daughter cried. "Because it loves you!" the parents replied from outside. Next time, the daughter shouted again, "Mom! It's up to my waist." However, the parents only replied, "Because it loves you." Soon, the daughter cried again, "Mom! Now it's up to my chest." The parents replied the same as before. After a while, the snake swallowed till her neck. After it, the parents didn't hear from their daughter anymore. The next morning, when they went into the room, their daughter was missing, and the snake laid there with a huge belly. The parents realized that the snake had already swallowed their daughter. So, they said the youngest daughter's husband, "Help us! Save our daughter!" The youngest daughter also said, "Honey. Please save my sister!" "You know that I would transform into the snake again if I touch the snake's blood," the man replied. "Please help us without touching the blood!" the parents said. Since the man couldn't deny them, he cut the snake's belly. His body was stained with the snake's blood. They could save the eldest daughter. However, the man turned into the snake again and went into the forest. His wife also followed after him. When the snake was going to harm the girl and her baby, she showed her baby. When the snake saw the baby, it ran to a river.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng de da dinggai yen dingla nga ai da. Shan 2 kaw gaw kasha 3 lu ai da. Dai kasha gaw numsha 3 she shan 2 gaw lani mi hkashi de sa re na nga wa rim ai shaloi nga rim taw ai shaloi dai hka shi kaw na sanghpaw si kaba law lawm wa ai da. Dai sanghpaw si lawm wa ai shaloi shan 2 wa dai sanghpaw si hpe grai pyaw hkra rai hta la ai da. Dai wa she lapu kaba law langai mi lawm wa ai da. Dai lapu kaba law hkan ai majaw shanhte gaw hprawng ai da. Dai lapu gaw dai sanghpaw si madu re ai da. Dan na she dai hku nam de hprawng wa re shaloi she dai kaw hpun langai mi nga ai da. Hpun hpe tsun ai da, nanhte ni hpe lapu wa anhte hpe san yang hkum tsun yaw, nchye ai sha ngu u ngu tsun ai, sang hpaw si kachyi mi jaw sha dat ai da. Dan na shara mi de bai du ai shaloi shi gaw n lung tawng hpe mu ai da. Nlung tawng lapu anhte hpe san ai shaloi anhte hpe n mu ai sha ngu yaw ngu na sang hpaw si kachyi mi jaw sha na shan 2 gaw hprawng na nta de du mat sai da. Lapu wa mung dai hpun hpe wa san ai da. Nang dai 2 hpe mu ai i ngu tsun ai shaloi nmu ai ngu tsun ai da. Bai sa mat ai da, dan na she n lung din tawng hpe mu ai shaloi nang dai dinggai yen dingla hpe mu ai i ngu san sai shaloi, nmu ai ngu na , dan na she dai lapu dai sa mat ai shaloi nta dai hpe mu ai da. Dan na dinggai wa hpe shi na hkum rau yawng pat kau ai da. Pat kau di na she ngai na namsi bai jaw u ngu tsun ai da anhte ni sha kau sai ngu tsun ai da. Sha kau sai ngu tsun ai, nang ngai na kasha kaba rau nang hpe jaw sha na ngai hpe kachyi mi shayawm ya rit, (tayit) shayawm kau ya ai da. Re na she ngai na kasha ma lu rau jaw sha na nga yang mung bai shayawm kau ya ai da. Ngai na kaji dik htum kasha rau jaw sha na nga yang yawng shayawm kau ya ai da. Kasha kaji dik htum gaw grai tsawm ai da. Dai majaw lapu dai gaw grai ra mat ai da. Dan na (gadi atai) jaw sha kau re shaloi she shana du re shaloi she lapu dai wa hpyi gawng mat ai da. Hpyi gawng di na hto lamu ntsa de lahta de na dai kaw na nat ni rau nga taw she shi na madu jan ngu na kasha kaji dik wa rawt wa re shaloi shi gaw lapu hpyi hpe mu na shi gaw wan hkru kau ya ai da. Wan hkru kau ya re shaloi grai kahtet ai, grai kahtet ai nga na npu de bai yu wa shi na lapu hpyi gaw nnga mat sai da. Dai di na she shi wa masha zawn zawn sha nga ai da. Dan na shi wa (kong) ni galaw na nga na sanghpaw hte sa mat ai da. Dai makaw rau malu gaw kasha kaji dik dai shani shanhte na kanau kaji dik hpe manawn di na she nang kasha kaba dik num sha kaba dik htum wa nang hpe ngai woi wat wat ya na ngu na goi wat ya, kanawng ja ja kanawng di na hka de lut shahkrat kau ai da. Re na shi wa she hkye la rit hkye la rit nga marawn ai shaloi u wa langai mi mu re shaloi dai u wa shi hpe ( atike) de woi sa mat ai da. Re na shi wa she nga ni sha, hpa ni la jaw re shaloi shi gaw dai ni sha re na shi gaw kasha langai mi shangai wa ai da. Kasha langai shangai wa ai shaloi wunpu dai gaw grai tsawra ai da. U dai gaw lani mi shaloi she oh ra shi na madu la na sanghpaw wa hpe bai du wa ai shaloi she shi wa she ngai na madu la wa sai ngu tsun na shi na madu la hpe marawn ai da. Re na she shi na madu la mung shi hpe mu na dai hpun ntsa de lung wa na she ngai woi mat na ngu tsun ai da. (wunpo) hpe tsun she wunpo u dai gaw hkum woi mat ngu tsun ai da. Shaloi she ngai nang hpe ndai (tatike long) hpring hkra nga ni rim ya na ngu tsun ai da e re yang jaw na ngu tsun ai da. Rim ya di na tawn kau da ai da. Re na she dai shi na kasha hte shi madu jan hpe woi mat ai da. Hpa tawng kata kaw shi madu jan hte kasha hpe bang na rai ni rau gup da ai da. Re na she wa re shaloi she dai kaw na dai shi madu jan na no 2 gaw tsun ai da. Kaba dik htum wa she goi wat wat let goi wat sumri di di na na madu jan hka de lip si mat sai ngu tsun ai da. Dai she shanhte na tawng ni hpai, tawng ni hpai re shaloi she dai kaba dik htum wa she num sha kaba dik htum wa she dai kasha hte kanu rawng ai tawng hpe wa hpai, ndai tawng gaw grai li nga le ngu tsun ai da. Dan na kasha gaw jit tat dat ai da. Shi na ntsa hkan ne dai jit ni hkrat wa re shaloi she ndai gaw rat nang na (yayMoi) ni i ngu tsun ai da. (yaymoi) ni i ngu tsun di na she hpai mat re na hpang e dai (hpartaung ) hpaw dat ai shaloi wa she shi na kanau hte kasha hpe mu ai shaloi shan 2 wa she dai kana ba wa gaw grai ( nchenat) hkra re na nga taw ai da. Re na she shi nu hte shi wa hpe tsun ai da. Ngai hpe ma ndai zawn re lapu la (mintar) hpe tam ya rit ngu tsun, kanu hte kawa sa mat ai da. Sa mat re shaloi she dai kaw sa lam kaw she lapu kaba langai hpe mu di na woi wa ai da. Dai woi wa re na she shan2 hpe gawk langai kaw bang da re na she dai kasha kaba dik htum hpe lapu wa mayu wa ai shaloi A nu a nu lapu ngai na lahput ram mayu taw sai dai nang hpe tsawra na re ngu tsun ai da. Hpang kalang bai marawn, a nu lapu ngai na ginshang ram mayu taw nga sai ngu , dai nang hpe tsawra na re ngu tsun ai da. Dan na hpang kalang re yang nu ngai na sinda du taw sai ngu tsun ai da, dai nang hpe tsawra na re sha ngu ai da. Hpang e re yang du du hkra du mat ai da. Hpang e re yang hpa n tsun mat sai da, hpa ntsun japawt du re shaloi she gawk de yu dat yang shi kasha hpe n mu na lapu a kan tit tit re na galeng taw ai hpe mu ai da. Shaloi she ndai dai kata kaw shi kasha rawng ai re chye na shi na oh ra shi kasha na madu la hpe tsun ai da. Anhte hpe hkye la rit nye kasha hpe hkye la rit ngu tsun ai da. Dan na shi na madu jan ma tsun ai, ngai na kana ba hpe hkye la rit ngai gaw lapu dai na sai hkra yang ngai gaw lapu sha bai tai na ngu tsun ai da. Nhkra hkra galaw u le ngu tsun ai da, e teng ngu na lapu dai hpe kan ga dat ai wa dai sai ma hkra mat ai da. Shi kana ba gaw lawt mat ai da. Shi wa she lapu tai mat ai da, la dai gaw lapu tai mat na nam de hprawng mat re shaloi she shi na madu jan gaw hkan nang wa ai da, shi wa she htim na hkyen ai shaloi she shi na kasha hpe madun dat ai shaloi wa she shi gaw (myit-river) de bai hprawng mat ai da. |
