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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there were two close friends in a village. They worked together. A man was good-natured, and another man was ill-natured. A spiteful man often bullied the good man. One day, they prepared to do business together. They planned to pick the fruits from the village and sell them at the market. And they would buy some salt with the money which they would get after selling fruits. Then, they would sell salt in their village. The ill-natured man said, "I will be the cashier. You sell the fruits at our neighbour's village market and buy some salt. I will sell the salt in our village. And I will keep the money." The good man thought, "My friend is right. It will be great." So, he agreed to do as his friend said. The good man usually went to the neighbour's village market carrying those heavy fruits and sold them there. After that, he bought the salt and carried the heavy salt back to his village. The evil man avoided carrying the heavy salt. He made his kind friend carry it. One day, the good man needed to carry salt that was much heavier than usual. Since he carried the heavy salt all the long way, he could not walk fast. It was getting dark, so he had to sleep under a tree. He was exhausted. Then, he fell asleep just right there. That night, he dreamt a group of older women came towards him. They said, "Hello! We need a cauldron to cook. Can you borrow us?" They also asked him, "Where did you come from? Where do you want to go?" The good-natured man answered politely, "I had sold fruits in the market and bought some salt to sell at my village. And it is my way back home." They requested again, "Can you borrow your cauldron?" The man said, "I don't have any cauldrons to lend you. I have only salt." He had suffered goiter. He had a bump on his neck. A woman pointed at the neck of him and said, "There you have a cauldron. You said you don't have it because you don't want to borrow us, right?" The man said, "If you really want that, you can take it." The women went back to their home. The next morning when the sun arose, he woke up. When he touched his neck, he found out that there was no bump. He was very happy. He went back home happily by carrying the heavy salt. When he arrived home, his bad friend saw him and asked, "Where is the bump on your neck!?" The bad man was curious and asked him, "Can you tell me in detail? I want to lose my bump too." Then, the good-natured man explained everything. The ill-natured man decided to do the same as his friend. So, he took some fruits and went to the neighbour's village market to sell them. Since he took just a few fruits, he got only small amount of money. Then, he bought some salt and went to the place where his good friend took a rest. Carrying the salt was not heavy for him because he bought only a small amount of salt. Then, he reached there early. He was waiting for the night time. At night, he slept under the tree where his friend slept. In his dream, a group of older women came towards him. They asked him, "My friend! Where did you come from? Where do you want to go?" The bad man explained, "I went to sell the fruits at the market. And I have bought some salt to sell in my village. It's on my way back home. But it is already dark when I have arrived here. So, I decide to sleep just right here." They said, "You have a cauldron too. We have an extra cauldron. We will give you that." He was shocked and didn't know what to say. At that time, a woman carried a cauldron and said, "Here! Take it." And she threw it to him. When he woke up in the morning, he quickly touched his neck. He found that there was another bump on his neck. He was very sad and returned home. When he got back home, his good-natured friend asked him, "What happened to you?" He explained everything, "In my dream, a group of older women appeared and said that they had an extra cauldron and wanted to give it to me. When I woke up, I saw this extra bump on my neck." The good man and the neighbours were unhappy about him. The neighbours said, "You are a good and kind man. So, your bump has disappeared. But, your friend always bullies you and wants to defraud you. So, he gets an extra bump." Then, the ill-natured man was embarrassed and depressed. Since that day, he had to spent his life unhappily.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng de e da ndai mare kahtawng kaw e shan grai hkau hkat ai kanawn ai la 2 nga ai da. Shan 2 gaw hpa magam bungli galaw timmung rau sha galaw re ai da. Retim mung da ndai langai mi gaw da myit n kaja ai da, langai mi wa gaw myit grai kaja ai da. Dai majaw ndai myit n kaja ai wa gaw ndai myit kaja ai wa hpe shi bawnu shachyai ai da. Bawnu shachyai ai shaloi gara hku i nga yang she shan 2 ndai hpaga ga na matu hkyen ai da. Ndai mare kaw e lu mai ai namsi ni hpe e di la hkyawt la re na she oh gat de sa hpai dut ai da. Gat de sa hpai dut na she dai kaw e lu ai gumhpraw hte she jum bai la wa, la wa na she ndai kaw e nta kaw du wa jang she jum dai hpe gaw mare kaw bai hkan dut na matu shan gaw dai hku na bawngban da ai da. Dai hku na bawngban ai kaw she ndai myit n kaja ai wa gaw shi manang hpe e, dai hku dai hku galaw ga, gumhpraw kunhting mung ngai tai na yaw ngu ai da. Gumhpraw kunhting mung ngai tai na, nang gaw ndai kaw na namsi sa dut nna oh kaw na jum bai lu ai gumhpraw hte jum bai mari wa rit ngai gaw ndai kaw na ndai mare kaw e jum bai dut shabra na ngu da. Lu ai gumhpraw hpe e ngai bai gun da na ngai bai mahkawng da na ngu na dai hku tsun ai da. Ndai myit kaja ai wa gaw e nye manang tsun ai mung teng na re ngu na dai hku na galaw ai da. Shi gaw dai hku galaw re yang she kaja wa nan shi gaw lu ai gumhpraw sa dut, kaja li li rai sa gun na she sa dut la, lu ai gumhpraw hte mung jum mung grai li ai baw bai rai dai hte grai li na bai gun wa rai na galaw galaw re da. Ndai myit n kaja ai wa gaw shi gaw i ndai mare kaw re jang gaw li ai hpe na na n hpai ra ai, dai hku na nyan ai le, manang wa hpe gaw oh wa wa sa sa li na matu shi nyan ai hku na galaw ai da. Dan re 2, 3 lang re mat wa ai da, dai she kalang mi na gaw ndai la wa namsi sa dut nna jum bai la wa na la wa gaw shawoi na hta grau li na gun ra mat ai da. Grau li nna gun ra mat re yang she shi gaw lam hkawm mung i nau li ai majaw lam hkawm mung lanyan mat ai le, lanyan mat re jang e she shana jum gun na bai nhtang wa ai ten hta e n ta de n lu du mat ai, lam kaw e hpun pawt e dai hku na wa hkring wa sa ai ngu yang she, nsin mung sin mat re na dai kaw wa hkring wa sa dat ai wa, dai hku na yup mat wa ai da. Yup mat wa re yang she shana wa she e gumgai u nawng mi wa she shi hpang de sa wa ai da. Sa wa na she e jinghku wa e anhte shadu lu shadu sha na matu di langai mi ra ga ai, nang na di anhte hpe shap ya mi le ngu da, shaloi jang ndai wa gaw e ngai nanhte hpe shap ya na di nlu ai da, yup mang le i, shana yup mang re da. Ngai nanhte hpe shap ya na di nlu ai gaw, ngai gaw aw gara kaw na sa wa ai nna gara de wa ai ta? san ai da. Shaloi jang she ngai gaw gat de e namsi sa dut nna jum mari nna bai wa ai, nau li nna ndai kaw e wa sa taw nga ai ngu tsun ai da. Re jang she na na di nahte hpe shap ya mi, anhte di langai mi ra taw nga ai ngu da. Shaloi jang she nanhte hpe shap ya na di n lu ai gaw ngai nang jum sha she lu ai ngu na tsun ai da. Shaloi jang she dinggai langai mi gaw i shi na oh la dai gaw dubawng shan 2 du bawng bawng ai da law. Dai she nta kaw ngam nga da ai wa mung dubawng bawng, shi mung dubawng bawng re she dinggai dai gaw la dai wa na dubawng kaw lata di re na she ndai di re nga ai le nang lu ai gaw dan na mi nlu ai nga gaw anhte e n kam shap ya na i ngu na dai hku tsun ai da. Shaloi jang she la dai wa gaw e shanhte di nga jang e gaw hpa mi rai rai la wa u la wa u ngu na dai hku tsun ai da. Shap wa u ngu na dai hku tsun re na she dinggai dai ni bai wa mat re da, kaja wa nan shi mung yup mang de na bai dai hku na wa mat, dinggai dai ni e mung nmu mat sai da, bai hprang re yang gaw jahpawt manap n htoi htoi nga sai da. Dai she koi kaja wa nan dai yup mang hpe bai myit dum na she shi du kaw masawp dat yu yang wa she shi dubawng wa n nga mat sai da. N nga mat re na she shi gaw kabu mung grai kabu re na she dai grai li ai jum lit hpe bai gun na nta de wa ai da. Nta de wa re yang she, shi nta de du wa she kaja wa nan dubawng n bawng mat ai hpe shi manang wa bai hkap mu ai shaloi gaw shi hpe e na na dubawng gaw gara hku hpa baw byin mat ai, ngu na shi hpe san re shaloi gaw shi na manang myit kaja ai la wa gaw atsawm sha bai tsun dan sai da. Atsawm sha bai tsun dan re jang she e, e e manang wa e dai hku nga yang gaw ngai mung dubawng bawng ai re gaw ngai mung dubawng mat mayu ai, ngai mung dai hku galaw na ngai hpe atsawm sha tsun dan rit ngu na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi jang shi gaw mahkra tsun dan ai i, shi grai li na wa ai lam ni, dai kaw wa hkring yup mat ai, dinggai ni sa wa na di shap ai lam ni, dai ni tsun ai da. Dai tsun re yang she, kaja wa nan shi mung ndai lang gaw ngai bai sa na yaw ngu na she shi bai sa wa re sai da, shi bai sa na ten hta gaw shi gaw myit n kaja ai wa re majaw she shi gaw namsi ma sa dut na namsi ma kachyi mi sha tam gun ai da. Kachyi mi sha gun re na she atsang sha hkawm na matu i, kachyi mi sha tam gun re yang she, kaja wa gat de du re na she, gat kaw na mung namsi kachyi mi sha gun ai re majaw gaw jum ma kachyi mi sha lu mari gun ai da. Kachyi mi sha lu mari gun re na she shi gaw bai wa sai da. Wa ai wa she dai hpun dai la shawng na shi manang myit kaja ai wa wa yup ai hpun pawt kaw du yang gaw shi gaw lit tsang ai majaw chyang chyang lu hkawm ai re nga yang she shi gaw grai naw jau shi ai da, grai naw jau ai wa she shi gaw dai dubawng mat mat mayu nna she dai kaw wa la nga sai da. Wa la nsin sin na hpe wa la taw nga na she kaja wa nsin mung sin wa sai da, nsin sin wa na bai dai kaw e oh ra la wa zawn zawn di na she shi gaw bai wa yup nga sai da. Dai kaw yup taw nga yang she shana yupmang de she dinggai sumpum mi bai sa wa ai da. Dinggai sumpum mi bai sa wa re she, shi kaw bai sa wa sai da, e jinghku wa nang gara kaw na kaning re na sa gara de wa ai rai nta ? ngu na bai san ai da. Shaloi jang e she ndai la wa tsun ai gaw shi mung shi byin ai lam ni tsun ai da, gat de namsi sa dut nna jum mari wa ai re, ndai kaw wa hkring ai, jan du mat nna wa hkring ai ngu na dai hku na tsun ai da. Dai hku na tsun re retim mung oh ra ni gaw aw dai hku nga yang gaw nang kaw e di langai mi mung lu nga ndai ngu da. Nang di n law nga ai le, anhte kaw di langai mi jan taw ai ngu da, dai hpe e nang hpe bai jaw dat na ngu na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi gaw dai ni gaw dai wa gaw shi hpe hpa mung n tsun sai da, hpa mung n chye tsun mat mau mat ai da. Nang hpe bai sa jaw na anhte kaw di langai mi jan ai ngu tim shi gaw hpa n chye tsun ai dai hku na a katsi sha naw ngu taw nga yang she ndai dinggai ni wa she di langai mi hpai nna wa she shi hpe maw ndai mung la jat u nang n law nga ai ngu na dai hku ngu na sa jaw ai da. Dan re yup mang mu re na she hpang e gaw shi hprang mat wa sai da, hprang mung hprang nhtoi mung san re na shi gaw shi na yup mang hpe bai dum re na, shi na du masawp dat yang wa she dubawng langai mi bai jat taw ai da. Dan re na shi gaw grai myit n pyaw mat nna shi gaw nta de bai wa ai da. Nta de bai wa re na she shi manang wa bai shi hpe hkap mu ai shaloi gaw dubawng bai jat wa re shaloi gara hku byin ai rai ngu na bai tsun ai shaloi gaw aw ngai dai hku dai hku byin ai grai jau ai kaw dai kaw du ai, retim mung ngai gaw dubawng mat mat mayu na dai hku na wa hkring ai re. Dinggai ni di langai mi jan ai nga na ngai hpe bai sa jaw ai yupmang mu ai re wa nye dubawng langai mi bai jat taw ai ngu na dai hku bai tsun ai da. Shaloi jang she ndai la wa gaw e e nang a matu gaw grai myit n pyaw sai ngu da, retim dai mare dai la wa shan 2 hte rau mare sha nga ai ni ma i shi dubawng gaw langai mi wa na dubawng gaw mat mat, langai mi wa na gaw jat wa re hpe bai mu ai shaloi gaw shan a kyang hpe bai shanhte bai yu nna shanhte bai tsun ya ai da. Aw nang gaw myit kaja ai a majaw nang hte e ning re na jan taw nga ai dubawng mat mat ai re nga ai ngu da. Oh ra langai mi wa hpe gaw nang gaw ja gumhpraw hpe mung na manang wa hpe mung maw sha mawp sha re na ja gumhpraw mung nang grau law hkra la mayu re re majaw gaw ndai dubawng mung manang wa kaw na dubawng hpe nang hpe bai jat ya ai re nga ai. Dai majaw nang gaw myit n kaja ai a akyu hkam sha ai rai nga n dai ngu na mare masha ni hpe mung shi mare masha ni mung shi hpe bai jawm tsun shi gaw grai myit kaji let sha nga ra mat ai da. |
