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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The title of the story is 'quarrelling over the situation which is not even happening." They were poor. The husband told his wife, "We should do some business to be wealthy." His wife asked him, "What shall we do then?" He said, "We can't be wealthy just by farming. Let's say we will sell goods. But we don't have enough money to invest as well." She asked, "So, what shall we do?" He said energetically, "Let's take a lottery ticket! If we win the lottery, we will be rich." She agreed with him. They dreamt of a life after winning the lottery. The wife said, "If we won the lottery, let's travel around the country." The husband said, "No. I'll buy a race-horse. Then, I can let my horse compete in a competition. If he wins, I will get a lot of money." The wife insisted on travelling around the country, and her husband also insisted on buying a race-horse. They argued over their dreams. In the end, they ended quarrelling and fighting. The neighbours had to stop them. They said, "Why are you fighting?" The husband said, "I said I would buy a horse if I won a lottery." The wife also said, "I said I would travel around the country if I won the lottery." Then, they neighbours said, "Did you take a lottery ticket?" The couple answered, "Not yet. But we are talking about the situation after we won the lottery." The neighbours were surprised and said, "Oh my god! You two are fighting over the situation which is not even real."
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ai dinghku da, maumwi gaw nmai byin ai shada galaw hkat ai shan la nga ai da. Shan la gaw matsan na hku nga. Matsan re yang she jinghpaw maumwi da, matsan re yang shan nau gaw a an 2 mung lu su na lam lama mi gaw galaw ga law ngu hku re nga. Galaw ga lusu na lam lama mi gaw galaw ga. Taw hpa galaw na. Sun galaw ga nga ya jang lusu na nre, gat dut ga nga yang an arang nnga. Taw an gara hku lusu na ngu jahta sai hku nga. (hti) htu ga (hti) htu yang gaw (hti pauk) yang an grai lusu na re. Dai majaw hti htu ga, mai sai ngu da hti htu na myit hkrum sai hku nga. Myit hkrum re yang she deng gaw hti htu ga. Hti htu yang lu yang htu ga ngu, hti htu yang dai ram ram lu wa na shan jahta na hku nga, madu jan gaw aw hti htu lu wa ai hte gaw hto shara shagu pyaw hkawm ai shara ni mungkan ne shinggrup hkawm na oh hkan ne (apan hpye) hkawm ndai ban sa hkawm re ga. Madu jan gaw dai she galaw na nga jahta sa. Madu wa gaw nre ngai gaw ndai shingjawng ai hpan (pyaingmyin) mari na. Dai di she shingjawng sha hkat yang gp grau lu ai ngu jahta sai hku nga, hkan jahta she madu wa mung ngai jawng gumra she mari na, shingjawng gumra she mari na, madu jan munghkrun lam she hkawm na ngai gaw hkrun lam hkawm na shara shagu yu hkawm na gumhpraw lu yang. Mi gaw gumhpraw lu yang ngu jahta hkat ai hku nga, hpang jahtum gaw shan 2 ga-law ga- law nyeng hkat re na gumhpraw lu yang ngu nre madu wa mung ngai gumra she mari na nga, madu jan mung ngai hkrunlam she hkawm na nyeng hkat , nyeng hkat htawng hkat chyai. Htingbu ni sa je deng nan yen hpa rai ga-law hkat ma ta ngu, aw ngai gaw gumra mari na ngu, aw (hti htu) ai gumhpraw hte ngai gaw gumra mari na ngu re madu wa gaw, madu jan gaw ngai gaw hkrun lam hkawm na hto shara shagu n mu ga ai hkan mu hkra shara hkan ne yu hkawm na ngu re ngu dai jahta di galaw hkat ai re ngu hku nga. Nan hti htu sai i, hti gaw nhtu shi ai lu yang na gumhpraw hpe jahta ai re ngu. Ga nan gaw hpa mung n galaw shi yang na me jahta hkrai jahta di galaw hkat re gaw nang 2 gaw nmai byin ai mi jahta di galaw hkat madai ngu htingbu ni sa tsun ai da. |
