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Translation (Gun Mai)
It is a story about an orphaned boy and nine brothers. There were an orphaned boy and nine brothers and they did highland cultivation on the mountain. One day they said to make a farm way so they brought swords and tools. The nine brothers already cleared for the farm way. But, there was a big hard tree that was blocking in the middle of the farm way that they wanted to make. They also could not avoid the tree to make the way because both sides of the way were gorges. They had to cut the tree but the nine boys did not want to do and they just did easy tasks such as clearing grasses. So, they said to the orphaned boy that "Orphaned boy, you dig this tree today." The orphaned boy could not reject the nine boys so they dug the tree with his ax and tool. After he dug the tree and removed the tree a little bit, the orphaned boy found a very bright thing called Seng Lawt. The orphaned thought to himself that "If I remove the whole tree and the nine boys see the bright thing, they will force to take it from me because I can't defeat them." He also could not place back the tree because he already dug and removed quite a lot. So, he pretended to stomachache and laid on his chest and covered the bright thing. Later, the nine brothers called the orphaned boy that "Orphaned boy, let's go home. It is time to go home." "No, I am stomachache now. I can't go home. When you get to the village, please tell my grandmother to bring a water bottle (the bottle was made with a big bottle gourd among the Jinghpaw people in the past) and medicine as I am stomachache." The nine brothers did not care about the orphaned boy. The nine brothers returned to the village. But, among the nine brothers, the elder brothers said that "Let's not tell the grandmother of the orphaned boy about what the orphaned boy asked to bring. They are not important to us. We are just important." But, the youngest brother said that "Anyway, we should tell what the orphaned boy asked his grandmother." "OK, so you go and tell," the elder brothers said. So, the youngest brother went to the orphaned boy's grandmother and said that "Your grandson is stomachache where he dug the tree to clear the farm way and he was laid on his chest. He asked you to bring a water bottle and medicine." Then, the grandmother was shocked to hear and went quickly to her grandson. She also brought what her grandson asked her to bring. When the grandson saw the orphaned boy, she asked worriedly that "What happened to you, my dear grandson?" The grandson answered that "Grandma, I am not sick. I found here a very bright thing called Seng Law. Since I am afraid of the nine brothers that they will forcibly take from me, I laid on my chest and covered it. Bring your water bottle now." Then, the orphaned boy put the Seng Lawt into the water bottle and closed firmly with the cover otherwise, it would bright a lot without the cover and they returned home. They brought it home and stayed for a while. The nine brothers did not know the orphaned boy and his grandmother had the bright thing. So, one day, the nine brothers called the orphaned boy to go for trading that "Orphaned boy, let's ride raft and go for trading. Let's sell the fruits from our village." Then, they rode the raft and went for trading. The orphaned boy broke a pumpkin in the middle and put his water bottle and closed it. The nine boys had a lot of things to trade and the whole raft was full of their goods. The orphaned boy said that "I have nothing to sell and only this pumpkin to sell." Then, they got to the market where they were rich people and kings. The nine brothers traded their goods and happied. The orphaned boy was just holding his pumpkin and staying on the raft. Then, the king asked first that "Are you all who came to trade here? No more people?" "No, we are all," the nine brothers answered. A parrot from the palace then said that "A good guest is in the next. A good guest is in the next." So, the king said that "My parrot said that you still have more people to trade." "No more," the nine brothers answered. The parrot kept saying that "A good guest is in the next." Thus, when the king asked them again, the nine brothers said that "There is no more. There is just only an orphaned boy who is planning to sell a pumpkin." "OK, called him," the king said so the orphaned boy came to the king. The king asked that "What did you bring?" "I just brought this pumpkin," the orphaned boy answered. "What kind of pumpkin," the king asked again. When the orphaned boy openedd his pumpkin, it was extremely bright even like lightning from the sky. The people in the city were yelling that "The palace is burning now." Then the orphaned boy closed his pumpkin, the brightness was stopped. When the orphaned boy closed the pumpkin, the brightness was down and when he opened his pumpkin again, it got bright extremely again. So, the king asked the orphaned boy that "How much do you want for this?" The orphaned boy was just scratching his head because he did not know what to say. Thus, the king said that "Hmmm.... the hair is uncountable. I think the boy wants an uncountable amount for this." The orphaned was staying in the palace and the nine brothers were also still trading. Oh.. sorry. The nine brothers had already returned home. They also did not know about the orphaned boy brought the Seng Lawt and was selling to the king in the palace. After the nine brothers returned to the villager, soon after, the orphaned boy finally returned home. The king gave him a lot of properties including gold, money, and cattle. So, when the orphaned boy was returning home, the cattle bell was making the sound 'Ding...ding...ding'. Thus, the grandmother of the orphaned boy said that "It seems the person coming to the village is my grandson." Then, the nine brothers said that "No, impossible. We are even not sure whether your grandson has died or not. We just left him with only a pumpkin. It must not be your grandson. If the person is your grandson, we will do your slave in your house for the rest of our lives." When the orphaned boy got home, it was the orphaned boy. Thus, as they told, the nine brothers served as slaves whatever there were asked to do in the orphaned boy's house. Because the orphaned boy and his grandmother had money, the grandmother was also getting beautiful because they could eat good food now. But, there was a granary and the orphaned boy used to hit strongly when the nine brothers did not see. The orphaned boy used to hit every morning and also every evening. So, the nine brothers asked the orphaned boy that "Your grandmother is already old. But, why she is very beautiful now even like a girl?" "My grandmother became beautiful because I hit the granary every morning," the orphaned boy said. Thus, the nine boys also thought that "Even if the orphaned boy, only one person hit, his grandmother is more beautiful. If we all nine persons hit our mother, our mother will be more beautiful." So, they hit their mother each time and their mother was dead there.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Rai sai i, ya gaw chyahkrai ma hte lalaw ma 9 nga shanhte a maumwi rai na re. Chyahkrai ma hte lalaw ma maumwi chyahkrai ma hte lalaw ma 9 nga ai hku nga shanhte gaw yi galaw ai hto bum de yi galaw ai hku nga. Yi lam hpaw ga dai ni gaw ngu da yi lam hpaw ga ngu nhtu shang hkawp lang sa ai da. Chyahkrai lalaw ma ni gaw nam hkyen shanhte yawng hkyen sai reng she lam kaang kaw she lam kaang tete kaw she hpun pyen hpun ngu grai ja ai baw hpun kaba law nga ai hku nga, dai hpe koi mung nmai shanhte ndai de dai de koi di lam kun nang de mung karaw nang de mung karaw dai majaw ndai kaw gaw lai nan lai ra sa dai majaw lalaw ma shanhte gaw nkam htu shanhte gaw oh nhtu hte nau n ba ai sha galaw na she chyahkrai ma hpe tsun ai da. Chyahkrai ma ndai gaw nang htu u yaw nang dai ni ndai htu u ngu tsun ai da. Shanhte gaw nkam htu nna chyahkrai ma gaw dai htu sai da shi gaw lalaw ma ni a ga nning hkap lu ai lalaw ma ni hpe ndang ai re majaw shi dai hpe htu sai hku nga htu hkrai htu htu hkrai htu she tsam mari she shi gaw dai hpun hpe ningwa e mung adai shang hkawp e mung htu di hpun dai loi lap di dat yu she manu mana kabrim ai seng lawt ngu ai manu mana mudan ai kamhpa langai rawng taw ai hku nga. Seng lawt dai majaw chyahkrai ma gaw myit sai ya ndai ngai htu di aw lau di hte htoi kabrim dat ai hte mu ai hte gaw lalaw ma ni hpe ngai ndang ai lalaw ma ni ndai seng lawt ngu ai ndai hpe bai kashun la na ra ai ndai hpe ngu dai majaw shi gaw nbyin sai ngu di ya ngai hpun ndai hpe bai magap dat ga nga yang mung shi njin ai grai tsawm ra ting htu daw kau sai re majaw dai majaw n byin sai dai majaw lalaw ma ni nlu la hkra ngu di kalang ta shi gaw kan machyi masu su di shagum up re na hku rai nga, shagum up rai di dai seng lawt hpe gap di kau ai shi bai gap di yang gaw bai oh ra wa nau nhtoi mat sa hku rai nga, magap kau dat ai. Dai shaloi shi gaw chyahkrai ma e wa ga lol ya wa ten du sai loh ngu tsun ai da, dai shaloi shi gaw e ngai gaw kan grai machyi ai kan machyi di wa njin sai loh ngu da tim lalaw ma ni shi hpe kadai n gawn ai kadai n yu ai dai majaw shi gaw oh dwi hpe tsun ya rit nanhte mare du yang ngai kan grai machyi ai dai majaw hka numtau hka numtau ngu ohra anhte jinghpaw ni gaw tauba si kaba hta hka bu shatai ai i hkabu dai majaw dai hka numtau hte tsi la sa wa ya rit ngu dwi hpe htet rit ngu da. Wa sai da shannau lalaw ma 9 nga ai kaw na kahpu ni gaw nkam tsun dan ya ai hku nga ntsun dan ga dai chyahkrai ma htet ai ga maw hpa n ah hkyak law chyahkrai ma dwi yen ah hkyak nre anhte she ah hkyak ai ntsun dan nga ngu hku nga. Kanau hto kaji dik wa 9 ngu na kanau kaji dik wa e hpami nga nga masha ni htet ai ga gaw tsun ya ga lol tsun ga ngu hku nga deng gaw nang sa tsun su ngu kanau bai gawoi dwi hpe e na kashu gaw hto lam gawt ai kaw manu mana kam machyi di hpun pawt kaw shagum up rai mat sai rawt pa njin sai kan grai machyi makret taw nga da dai majaw nang gaw hka namtau kaw hka lang sa nna tsi lang na sa wa na da ngu tsun ai hku nga kadwi mung kei kashu machyi sai ya she si sai kun nga di manu mana ah ma shara rai di she hpai sa sai da. Hka numtau kaba kaw hka sha hpai tsi sha hta hpai di sa yang kadwi du she kadwi hpe e nye kashu e grai machyi mat ai kaning she rai sai kun loh hpa kun loh ngu kadwi gaw manu mana nja ai nsen hte kashu hpe san ai da. Kashu gaw dwi ngai machyi ai nre ya ngai ndai kaw manu mana manu dan ai kamhpa seng lawt ngu ai ndai manu mana ndai hpawt dat ai hte kabrim ai mu ai. Ndai hpe lalaw ma ni kashun la kau na tsang ai majaw ndai hpe ngai shagum up rai kan machyi masu na ndai hpe ngai magap kau ai she re ngu ai, dai majaw ya dwi dai na hkantau wa la wa u ngu hku rai nga dai kadwi hka bang ai hkantau kaw she hkankau kaw seng lawt hpe dawk shan dwi gaw magap htep dai nrai yang mung hpai wa yang mung yawng htoi na re majaw gaw magap htep magap sai hku nga magap di la wa sai da. La wa re la wa di nga reng she lalaw ma ni gaw shan dwi dai lu ai mung nchye ai dai majaw e anhte saw hto moi gaw mawdaw nnga re nga wawn yawng wawn yawng na hto hpaga rai dut sa ga anhte mare hkan lu ai si rai ni mung dut rai ga ngu wawn htu sai da, wawn jawm htu reng gaw lalaw ma gaw dai hpe kahkum si brak rai na hkumsi kata kaw dawk di gap di sai hku nga lalaw ma ni shanhte gaw shanhte law ai re majaw gaw galaw ma galaw jin shanhte dut rai grai lu yawng wawn de shanau shanhte rai hkrai hkrai da. Jahkrai ma gaw e ngai gaw dut na nlu ai kahkum si sha lu nngai kahkum si sha gun hkali daru kaw hkring oh gat lawk de gat sa dut sai lauban ni hkawhkam ni gaw sa reng she lalaw ma ni gaw shanhte gun sa ai dut dut ni dut sha ni sha rai di pyaw sai hku nga chyahkrai ma gaw dai kahkum si sha manat di hto hkakau kaw shanhte wawn ntsa kaw naw nga nga ai da. Dai shaloi she hkawhkam wang na hkaikye wa tsun ai hku rai nga hkawhkam wa shawng san ai nanhte ndai hte sha rai sai i gat dut sa ai masha laga n nga sai i ngu nnga sai ngu hku rai nga. Dai she hkawhkam wang na hkaikye wa gaw tsun dat ai da, manam kaja gaw hpang de she re loh manam kaja gaw hpang de she re manam kaja gaw hpang de she re nga ai hkaikye gaw ding ngu taw nanhte masha naw nga re nga le nang nye hkaikye tsun nga le ngu e kadai ma nnga sai yang raitim hkaikye gaw naw tsun ai da, manam kaja gaw hpang de she re nga da hkawhkam wa gaw nanhte kadai naw nga ngu dai hpa nre chyahkrai ma law hto kahkum si langai sha lang ai chyahkrai ma sha nga lol hpa nnga ai loh naw ngu hku nga. Hpa she nre ning shaga la su ngu shaga la sa sai hku nga chyahkrai ma sa hkawhkam wa a man kaw du reng nang hpabaw gun ai ngu ngai kahkum si ndai sha gun ai ngu da kaning re kahkum si re ngu di shi gup di da ai she hpawk di dat she manu mana htoi kabrim mat wa ai myi hprap la wan hpa rai mat da dai majaw masha ni ga na mungdan hkan na masha ni gaw mare hkan na masha ni hkawhkam wang nta hkat sai loh nga di marawn na hku nga dai shi bai ning nga gap di kau da shi bai ning bai gap gap di kau shaloi gaw zim mat ai da. Dai shaloi gaw nau nhtoi mat sai hku nga yawng bai ngap rai mat wa ai da, dai shaloi gaw yawng bai ngap mat bai rai mat, ngap re mat ai shaloi gaw bai shi bai gup di shaloi shi bai hpaw dat ai shaloi gaw bai shi bai hpaw dat rai yang gaw dai bai ngap bai rai mat da. Bai htoi mat dai shaloi hpang gaw chyahkrai ma hpe san sai da hkawhkam wa gaw nang ndai kade jaw na nang kade hte dut na chyahkrai ma gaw baw hkrai mahkyit sai da hpa nchyoi tsun di baw hkrai mahkyit um ndai wa kara gaw hti ndang ai re majaw ndai hti ndang ai ram ra sai ga re ngu sai hku rai nga. Shi gaw hkawhkam wang kaw naw nga nga lalaw dai kaw naw dut nga shi gaw wa mat sai da. Aw lalaw ma ni gaw wa mat sai, lalaw ma ni gaw hto mare de du di wa di ndai wa nang kaw seng lawt dut sa la sa di hkawhkam wang kaw dut ai mung nchye shanhte gaw wa mat sai shanhte lu ai sha dut hpang gaw kade nna ai aten she ndai wa sai hku rai nga ohra ni gaw wa reng she hpang gaw chyahkrai ma gaw hpang jahtum she wa na koi nga, sut gan jaw dat ai dumsu, ja, gumhpraw, manu mana jaw dat ai hku nga, reng she shana de gaw kalawk kalawk kalawk nga di wa sai hku nga nga dingsi hte nga kalawng hte she rai chyahkrai ma gaw tsan tsan na yu kadwi gaw e oh ra nye kashu zawn she rai nga ai loh ngu na hku nga. E na kashu wa mung hkum tak u le si ai mi re hkrung ai mi re nchyoi sai hto hpang de she nga da sai kahkum si langai sha gun di nga da sai nchye na nshu gaw nrai na re na shu she reng gaw anhte nan dwi kaw prat tup mayam yam na ngu tsun ai hku rai nga. Kaja wa du wa reng gaw prawt shan dwi nta kaw hprawt bai kashu rai taw sa bai lalaw ma ni gaw shanhte a ga hte maren mayam yam na hku nga hto kaw nga hkyi hta gumra hkyi hta dai kaw shangun ai galaw shandwi gaw rai na she gumhpraw gaw gaw lu ai re majaw kadwi mung grai bai tsawm wa sai da, myi gaw grai dinggai ai re wa she ya gaw grai tsawm wa sai da lani hte lani lusha mung grung ai majaw raitim chyahkrai ma gaw ning re mamlaw nga ai kaw shandwi ni mam bang bang re kaw lalaw ma ni nmu ai shaloi oh gawk kata de na shandwi na mam law hpe pung pung di gayet ai hku rai nga. Gayet jahpawt shagu gayet shana tim pung pung dang she lalaw ma ni gaw tsun ai da e na dwi gaw deng dai ram ram dinggai wa sai kaning rai ya gaw dai ram bai mahkawn zawn she bai tsawm wa nga le kaning re tsawm wa ta ngu hku rai nga. Ngai jahpawt shagu gayet ai majaw ngai pung pung nga na ai nrai jahpawt shagu gayet ai majaw nye dwi tsawm wa ai re ngu hku nga. Lalaw ma ni gaw aw jahpawt shagu dai hku gayet yang gaw chyahkrai ma langai sha gayet yang pyi shi dwi dai ram tsawm yang gaw anhte la 9 she jawm gayet yang gaw grau tsawm wa na re ngu di shanhte kanu hpe kalang hpra pung pung di she kanu gaw dai kaw si mat ai da, dai rai sai.
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