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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
"Filling the whole room with things using just fifteen cents." Once upon a time, there was a widower and his sons. He had three sons: Ma Gam, Ma Naw, and Ma La. The three brothers were talented and brave. The father couldn't choose any specific son to inherit his property. All of his sons were talented and equally capable. He couldn't choose one. He was worried that if he chose one, the other sons would be upset. He was worried that his son would say, "I am capable enough! Why don't you choose me?" if he picked one of his sons. He called his sons and said, "My sons, I will give fifteen cents to each of you. I will give my property to the one who can fill this room with things using this money." Then the three sons went their separate ways to do as their father had said. Soon, they arrived at a three-way junction. All of them took different ways and started their journey. The path Ma Gam took led to the market. (No, it didn't lead to the market.) The path he took led to the farm. There was a heap of hay piled up after the harvest. He just took a lot of hay without paying for it. He filled the room with hay, but it didn't fill the room. The hay couldn't fill the room completely. But he just left it as it was. The path Ma Naw took led him to the forest. He also didn't use that money. He collected dried leaves from the forest and filled up the room with them. But the room wasn't full. He also left it as it was. The path Ma La took led him to the market. He saw that a person was selling a candle. (It was more like an oil lamp.) In the past, we used oil lamps. He bought it and went back home. He added some oil to it, made a wick, and lit the lamp. Then the whole room brightened up because of the candlelight. The light filled the room. The father gave his property to Ma La to manage.
Transcription (Htu Bu)
"Gumhpraw Hti Mi Hte Gawk Ting Lu Jahpring Ai" Moi shawng de da, dingla, shingkra yan wa da. Dai wa gaw ma Gam, ma Naw, ma La nga ai da. Dai yan nau ni gaw grai, yawng hkra gaw grai atsam rawng ai da. Dai wa, ndai, kawa wa she kadai hpe mung sut gan n gwi ap. Kadai hpe mung, gara wa mi grau hkrak ai zawn zawn re. Kasha ni gaw yawng hkra kyet ai rai na she, kadai hpe mung, n gwi jaw da. Langai mi hpe jaw yang langai mi pawt na tsang, "Ngai pyi dai ram magrau grang tim ngai hpe n jaw ai." nga na she, kasha ni dai hku ni tsun na tsang na she, tsun ai da, kasha ni hpe she, "Ma, nan nau ni, nan nau ni hpe, marai langai mi hpe hti hti, hti hti jaw na. Ndai gumhpraw ndai hpai na nan nau ni ndai gawk ting lu jahpring ai wa hpe gaw, a wa ndai sut gan ap na." ngu tsun ai da. "Ndai sut gan ap na." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi ndai, shannau ni masum gaw hkawm mat sai da lu. Lam numshe langai mi kaw du. Numshe masum brang re da. Kanau wa, ma La wa mung kaga de, ma Gam wa mung kaga, ma Naw wa mung kaga dai hku rai yawng hka mat sai shaloi, ndai ma Gam wa sa ai gaw, gat ang na hku nga. Gat ang re she, Shi gaw, aw gat n ang ai da law, ma Gam wa sa ai dai gaw hkauna ang ai da. Hkauna ang ai shaloi she, Yihku da, masha ni Mam dup ngut ai Yihku nga ai da. Mari mung n mari ai da, dai Yihku dai sumpum mi hpai wa ai da. Hpai wa na, gawk ting wa nyep ai da, raitim gawk dai n hpring ai da. Dai Yihku dai wa nyep tim n hpring rai she, dan na she shi, dai hku na wa nyep na she shi mung nga mat sai da. Dai she, tim ma Naw wa gaw bai sa. Ma Naw wa maling maga ang ai da. Maling wa, dai shi na Gumhpraw hti mi dai gaw n jai na she, maling kaw na namlap lahpra ni sumpum mi magawn wa ai da. Magawn wa na she, gawk ting hpe wa nyep yu tim dai gawk dai gaw n hpring taw ai da. Dai majaw, ma Naw wa mung dai hku sha nga mat ai da. Dai ma La wa bai hkawm ai shara de gaw gat nga ai da. Dai gat kaw mi she, (Hpayawngtai) langai mi dut taw ai da. Wan shadaw le i, dai hku dut taw ai da. Wan shadaw, aw n re law, wan kawk le i, moi na nga yang, wan gawk dut ai da. Dai she, Shi dai la wa na, la wa na she, nta kaw wa, sau ni bang na she, ndai ri ni rit la na she, ndai kaw wan gawk galaw na she, wan shachyi dat ai shaloi she, gawk ting htoi mat ai da. Dai majaw, gawk ting lu hpring mat ai, dai majaw, kawa gaw ndai sut gan gaw ma La hpe she ap kau ai da. |
