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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there was an orphan boy at a rich's house. The rich man's children were bullying that orphan boy. They let him look after sheep, goats and cows. The orphan boy had to sleep in a shed too. They bullied him a lot. While the orphan boy was looking after the animals, the rich children came there and beat him with a stick. They often tormented him like that. Then, the father of the fairies from the sky looked at them. "Look at that! The orphan has been bullied. Go and save him!" he said to his daughters. He said to his eldest daughter, "My daughter, you go there. Save him." His daughter said, "No, I don't want to! It's a too complicated place. I don't want to go to the earth." Then, the father said to his second daughter, "Then, you go there." His second daughter said, "No, I don't want to!" He said to his third daughter, "My daughter, you go there then." But his daughter said the same as her sisters, "No, I don't!" He said to his fourth, fifth, sixth daughters to go there. Everyone said no. Then the seventh youngest and weakest daughter said, "I will go there, father." The seventh daughter said that she would go there. She went to the earth. While the boy was looking after the cows, the fairy showed up beside him. The fairy was sparkling and shining so brightly. The boy couldn't even look at her because of the shining bright light. The fairy stood near him and said, "Don't be afraid. I am coming here to save you." But, the boy was so scared and ran away from there. Then, the fairy made the way dark while the boy was running. So, she could follow him. When the fairy was near him, he ran away again. Then, the fairy made the boy pierced by a spike. The boy couldn't run anymore. So, the fairy could follow him again. And she said, "My father ordered me to save you. The rich children usually bully you, right? I'm just coming here to save you. So, don't be afraid of me. Show me the house of those rich children." The orphan boy said, "A beautiful fairy like you shouldn't follow me. I sleep with animals." She said, "It's okay. No matter where you sleep or where you go, I will follow you. Just take me with you." So, the boy took her to the cowshed. He said to the fairy, "I sleep here." She saw that the boy ate a meal by putting it on the dog's plate. Since the beautiful fairy stays in a shed, it was shining brightly. Then, the rich man saw the shining light coming out from the shed. He said, "There is a pretty girl in a shed. Come into the house, please. Come." He invited the fairy. The fairy said, "It's okay. I will stay only here." The rich family treated her to delicious meals then. They treated the fairy with nice plates and bowls, but they gave the food to the orphan boy by putting it on the dog's dish. They treated the girl nicely, but they mistreated the orphan boy. The fairy gave her food to the orphan and let him eat delicious meals. And she took his food and ate it. After eating that, they slept there. The next morning, the rich family came to the shed to see the fairy. The fairy said to the rich man, "Can you give the orphan boy to me?" The rich man said, "Why should I? I can't!" She said, "Then, how much should I give?" The rich man said, "I look after him since his mother died. I even held a funeral of his mother by costing much money. So, he needs to do work by staying at my house. He can't leave my house!" Then, the fairy said, "I will give the debt instead of him. Just give me the list of how much I should pay back." The rich man started cataloguing the list of clothes, slippers and money that the boy used. And he gave it to the girl. She said, "I will give you tonight. Tomorrow, I will take the orphan boy with me." Then, they agreed that. That night, she went up to the sky and brought her sisters down to the earth. She told her sisters what she needed to pay the debt of the boy. So, each of her sisters brought materials needed for sewing clothe and handloom weaving materials. The whole night, they were sewing clothes, blankets and slippers. They got lots the next morning. When it was getting bright, her sisters went up to the sky. The fairy gave all those clothes, blankets and slippers to the rich man. And she took the orphan boy out from that house. She asked him, "Where was your house where you and your mother lived before?" He answered, "It was behind the village." Then, they went there. When they arrived there, the fairy said to the boy, "Close your eyes for a moment?" She created a nice house and a beautiful compound with her power. And she said, "This is the house where we are going to live from now on." They lived together there and got one child. After having one child, the fairy said to her husband, "Now, our child is growing up gradually. And you have got a friend too. Live together with your son. I will have to go back to my father." When she said like that, her son didn't want her to leave him. Since her son acted like that, she was sad. Then, she tore some part of her longgyi and made a necklace with that. And she made her son wear that. She said, "Don't cry." And she went back to her place. After some years later, the child of the fairy and the orphan boy became a grown-up man. The orphan was getting older too. His son asked him before he died, "Who is my mom?" Whenever his son asked him about that, he always said, "Your mom is dead." He never told his son about who his mother was. But his son insisted on asking him about that. So, he said, "If you want to know who your mother is, go and ask the rich man. He knows your mother." Then, his son went to the rich man and asked, "Who is my mother? Can you tell me, please?" The rich man said, "You really want to know about your mom? Then, go over those four or five mountains which are really high and far. There is a lake after those mountains. There will be seven fairies who will come to take a shower in that lake. The youngest is your mother." The rich man continued, "Can you go there? It's really far away from here." He said, "I will definitely go there." He brought the weapons such as spear, arrow and bow and went to the lake where his mother usually came to take a shower. Some days later, he arrived there. He was hiding in the bush and was waiting for his mother. After some time, the fairies were there and took a shower. And they were about to fly back to their place. They were changing their fairy costumes. At that time, he suddenly grabbed the youngest fairy and held tight. He said, "Mom, Mom, Mom." He held her tight. The fairy was embarrassed and said angrily, "How could this dirty human call me 'Mom'! Where are you from?" Then, the boy showed her the necklace which was made by her longgyi. And he said, "This is the necklace you gave me, mom." The fairy remembered when she saw that necklace. She knew that her son came here because the rich man told him about it. She said, "From now on, don't come to me. Okay? I am a fairy. You can't come to me. I will give you these sections of bamboo. One is for your grandpa (the rich man), one is for you, and throw these two in the forest. Don't ever look back." Then, the boy listened to his mother and threw two sections of bamboo in the forest. He didn't look back and kept walking straight. After walking for a while, he looked back the way. He saw only bushes, not a way to the lake. When he got back home, he gave one to his grandpa. His grandpa wondered what was inside the bamboo. He was curious. So, he cut the bamboo. Suddenly, a fire exploded. He was dead right there. The boy took one bamboo section and did exactly as his mother said. So, he spread the bamboo seeds in his house compound. Then, there were a lot of animals, vegetables and plants all over his compound. Since then, the boy became rich with the help of his mother.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng de da, Sahte ni a nta kaw jahkrai ma langai mi nga ai da yaw dai jahkrai ma hpe gaw da Sahte kasha wa Sahte kasha ni gaw grai zingri ai le Nga rem shangun Sagu,Bainam,Dumsu ndai dusat rem shangun nna tawn dan ai yup tim mung shanhte dumsu ulawng hkan e sha shayup ai le ndai shanhte ni gaw grai dip tawn da ai hku na jahkrai ma hpe roi sha ai da ndai Sahte kasha ni mung jahkrai ma nga rem ai de hkan nang na hkan gayet ju shingna ni hte hkan gayet dai hku di ai da grai rai jang she htaw lamu kaw na yu taw nga ai ndai Nat shayi sha ni a kawa ngu na wa gaw yu taw nga rai yang gaw ' E le mungkan ga de yu yu mu law jahkrai ma langai mi matsan shayen byin nga ai le ra hpe sa hkye la mu" ngu na ndai nat kawa gaw tsun ai da. Nat shayi sha ni na kawa tsun ai da dai shaloi she " Ma kaw nang sa yaw le jahkrai ma hpe sa hkye la u " ngu tsun " Ngai nkam ai wa" ngu tsun ai da " Mungkan ga de grai shuk ai npyaw ai grai yak ai nkam sa ai" ngu tsun " Ma lu nang sa yaw " ngu yang " Nkam ai"ngu tsun ai da " Ma roi nang sa u" ngu yang " N kam ai " Ma htu sa u ngu yang mung nkam ma kai sa u ngu mung nkam re Ma Hka sa ngu mung nkam Ma Pri ngu na kachyi sha law ai wa grau kaji htum ai wa she " Ngai sa na Wa " ngu na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she dai nat shayi sha shanit numbat sanit ngu na wa she ngai yu na ngu na yu mat wa ai da. " Ngai sa hkye la na" ngu na hkye yu mat wa re shaloi she jahkrai ma nga rem taw ai makau kaw jan du wa ai shaloi dai kaw shi makau kaw sa tsap dat ai da sa tsap dat ai shaloi grai kahprim ( Kabrim ) nna she nau kahprim (Kabrim ) na she Grai kahprim nna she jahkrai ma gaw dai Nat shayi sha hpe yu, yu pyi nlu yu ai da naw kahprim (Kabrim) ai majaw nau tsawm ai majaw dai hku rai jang gaw dai, dai Nat shayi gaw jahkrai ma hpang de sit sa " Ngai hpe hkum hkrit u" ngu tsun ai " ngai nang hpe hkye la na matu sa ai she re ai" ngu " Nang ngai hpe nmai hkrit ai" ngu tsun ai. nat dai jahkrai ma gaw tsawm mung grai tsawm ai nat shayi sha re hte kahprim ( kabrim) ai hte re jang grai hkrit na shi gaw hprawng mat wa ai da hprawng mat wa hprawng mat wa jang she nat shayi sha gaw shi hprawng mat wa ai lam kaw nsin sin kau ya ai da yaw nsin sin kau ya yang gaw jahkrai ma hpe bai hkan shachyut dep la rai jang she dep ai hte bai hprawng sai da ndai jahkrai ma mung bai hprawng rai hte she lagaw bai achyaw ju sha shangun ai le i ndai sai hte pyang rai na ndai shaloi gaw shi nlu hkawm mat sai dai shaloi she nat shayi sha sa dep la rai na she nat shayi sha gaw atsawm sha sa tsun ai da " Nang hpe nye wa sa hkye la shangun ai she re ai ngai gaw nang hpe ya nang jahkrai ma Sahte ni, nang nga ai shara kaw na ngai nang hpe hkye la na matu nang hpe gayet zingri ai kaw na ngai nang hpe hkye la na matu sa ai nang ngai hpe hkum,hkum hkrit nang nga ai nta de ngai hpe woi wa u yaw" ngu tsun ai da. Rai jang she " Eh nang daram tsawm ai wa ngai kaw nmai wa ai gaw eh" ngu " Ngai mi gaw dusat ni hte yup ai gaw" ngu tsun ai " Hpa nra ai ngai hkan na" ngu " nang gara kaw nga ngai gara kaw hkan na hpa nra ai sha woi wa u " ngu tsun ai da woi wa sai da kaja wa sha Sahte ni na dumsu ulawng de she woi shang wa sai da " Ngai yup ai nang kaw she re ai" ngu shat sha ai ma gwi ban hkan e she sha ai da. dai,dai jahkrai ma gaw dai hku rai na she dai shana wa dai nga lawng kaw she dusat lawng kaw she ndai nat shayi sha sa nga ai re nga yang gaw shang wa rai yang grai kahprim taw ai da grai kahprim taw nna she Sahte ni gaw yu ti na sa yu " I ndai gaw grai tsawm ai mahkawn langai mi she sa nga taw nga nang de nang de nang de nhku de lung wa u nhku de lung wa u manam rai nga ai" ngu na she shaga ai da dai shaloi she nat shayi sha gaw " E ngai hpa nra ai ndai kaw she nga na re nra ai" ngu tsun ai da dan rai jang she shat bai sa jaw sha sai da Sahte ni gaw daini gaw shat sa jaw sha dai jahkrai ma hpe gaw gwi ban kaw sa bang ya ai da gwi ban kaw sa bang ya nna nat shayi sha hpe gaw ban kaja kaw bang ya ti na jaw sha shan ni ma ti na atsawm sha rai nat shayi sha hpe hkung hkung ga ga ti sa jaw sha jahkrai ma hpe gaw gwi ban kaw jaw sha rai shaloi she nat shayi sha gaw dai jahkrai ma hpe jaw ai ban shi, shi sha kau, shi la sha kau na she shi na ban kaja kaw na shat gaw jahkrai ma hpe jaw sha ai da jaw sha rai na dai shana de gaw yup nna hpang jahpawt myi mu ai shaloi sahte ni hte sahte wa hte hkrum sai da sahte dingla hte hkrum nna aw ndai jahkrai ma hpe e ngai hpe jaw dat u ngu tsun ai da dai shaloi sahte dingla wa gara hku tsun ai i nga jang " Hpa na jaw dat na" ngu da " nmai ai'ngu tsun ai da " Dai rai yang ngai kade ram wa ra na baw rai" ngu tsun ai da " Ndai jahkrai ma gaw shi kanu kawa si ai shaloi ngai yawng ndai ja gumhpraw ni mana maka htum hkam na she si poi ni galaw ya shi kanu kawa lup ya shanhte hpe ngai yu wa ai re majaw shanhte dai hka wa ra ai " ngu tsun ai da " Dai majaw nye nta shi kaw na nmai pru wa ai" ngu tsun ai da dai shaloi nat shayi sha gaw " Ngai wa da ya na" ngu tsun ai da " Kade ang ai ( Tsaryin) jaw rit ngu na, jahpan jaw rit" ngu na tsun ai shaloi she ndai nat dingla gaw jahpan ka sai da ka ka ka na she dai hte re nba yan dai hte,hkyepdin dai hte ja gumhpraw dai hte ngu na she yawng jahpan galaw na ndai nat shayi sha hpe jaw ai da " Shaloi gaw ngai, ya ngai ndai hpe dai na jang jang wa na yaw hpawt ni gaw ngai jahkrai ma hpe woi mat wa na" ngu tsun na shi gaw shana yup nga yup sai da dai shana dai kaw yup rai na sahte ni yawng yup nga ai shaloi dai nat shayi sha gaw lamu de pyen lung wa nna shi kana ni mahkra hpe wa shaga hkrat wa ai da wa shaga hkrat wa nna ndai wa ndai wa ra ai lam wa tsun dan na she kana ni gaw mahkra ndai sumpan da ai baw rai ni, dalang ni hpa ni yawng shanhte da da ai ni ri ri ai ni yawng sa galaw ai da lana jang mahkra galaw da ya na nba yan kade hkyep-din chywi ni chywi rai na yawng galaw kau ya na she hpang jahpawt gaw sumhpum mi ting wa da ai da dan na dai shi kana ni gaw myi mu jang gaw lung mat wa sai le i dai nat shayi sha gaw ndai kana ni sa galaw lawm ai sumpan hkyep-din ni yawng hpe sahte wa hpe wa kau da na she shi " Ya gaw jahkrai ma hpe ngai woi la sai yaw " ngu na woi mat wa ai da. woi mat wa rei shaloi she jahkrai ma hpe " Nannu ni na nta gara hteng yang kaw rai" ngu na sa tsun ai shaloi " Le mare htumpa kaw re " ngu tsun ai shaloi she mare htumpa bai woi sa wa re shaloi mare htumpa " gai ya nang myi grip jahkring mi grip yu u " ngu tsun yang myi grip hkring mi grip da ai laman hta kalang ta ndai nta kaja ni i sun wang kaja yawng hkra ra nrawng hpajang ya nna " Gai ya ndai kaw an lahkawng nga sana re yaw " ngu na tsun shan lahkawng dai kaw nga na she kasha langai mi lu ai da yaw kasha langai mi lu re shaloi she " Gai ya gaw ma ndai mung kaba wa sai rai nna nang hte rau nga sanu ga ngai gaw nye wa ni nta de bai wa ra ai yaw " ngu na " Nang manang lu sai nta ni mung lu sai re ngai wa sana ngu na nat shayi sha gaw dai hku tsun ai shaloi dai ma gaw kanu hpe grai kanan ai da grai kanan na grai hkrap jang she shi na labu kachyi mi je la na she i ndai sumri kachyi galaw la na shi kasha hpe gali kau da ya ai da dan na hkum kanan sa yaw ngu na shi wa mat wa ai da wa mat wa re shaloi she lani mi ma dai wa kaba mat wa rai na she jahkrai ma gaw si mat ma dai kaw kaba wa na she nye nu kadai rai kun ngu na aw garai nsi yang shi wa garai nsi shi yang nye nu kadai rai ngu na san yang she na nu si mat sai ngu na chyu tsun ai da kadai re nga ma ntsun ai dai hku chyu ma dai gaw shabrang byin wa tim hpa ma ntsun hkraw rai jang she ndai ma gaw nang nau san jang she kawa hpe ayan na aput jang she " Htaw Sahte dingla wa hpe sa san u na nu hpe chye mayu jang gaw" ngu da dai hku tsun jang she dai ma dai gaw kaba wa na she ndai jahkrai Sahte dingla wa kaw sa na she " Nye nu kadai rai ahji tsun dan yu u" ngu tsun jang she " Na nu hpe wa dairam ram chye mayu ai gaw " ngu na she " Na nu hpe chye mayu yang gaw htaw ra ya mu nmu re bum, bum mali maga din ai awra maga de e hka nawng langai nga ai dai hka nawng kaw shanhte nat shayi sha she re me na nu dai nat shayi sha sanit hka shin yu wa na ra ai dai hkashin yu wa ai kaw na kaji htum na nu re yaw " ngu na tsun dat na hku rai nga " Dai de nang lu sa ai i" ngu tsun yang "grai tsan ai gaw" ngu tsun yang shi gaw shi nu hpe mu mayu majaw shi gaw du hkra sa na ngu tsun ai da. Dan na shi gaw ndan pala ni hpa ni arung arai jahkum gun nna she dai, dai hka la-ing nga ai de shi nu ni hka sa shin ai nat shayi sha ni hka sa shin ai hka la-ing de sa mat ai da sa sa mat wa rai na she kaja wa du sai du ai kaw na shi gaw sum-up kaw makoi na yu taw ai da kaja wa nan shani grai tsawm na hka shin hkrat wa sai da hka shin hkrat wa na she bai pyi pyen lung wa hkyen sai da ning hku buhpun palawng galai na bai pyen lung wa hkyen rai shaloi she kaji htum re nga jang gaw shi matsing da na she kaji htum hpe shi kalang ta sa rim tek tawn da na she nu nu nu ngu na sa jum dat na hku rai nga sa jum chyi pyi ntat sai da dai hku jum tawn jang she dai nat shayi sha gaw gaya ai le i " Kaning rai na shinggyim masha matsat shabat re ai wa ngai hpe nu nga gaw nang gara kaw na rai ngu na" pawt na hku rai nga pawt dat jang she ndai shi na kachyi le i ndai kachyi na shi labu chyen ndai madun na hku rai nga " Ndai nu nang jaw kau da ai re nga tsun ai" ngu tsun jang " aw" nga na she dai nat shayi sha gaw dum dat sai le dum dat rai na she dai rai yang gaw ndai gaw kaji dwi sha lu hkai ai maumwi re ngu na she nat shayi sha gaw chye na she ya ndum mali kumhpa jaw dat ai da " Ya kaw na galoi mung hkum sa sa yaw" ngu na tsun dat ai da " A nu gaw nat shayi sha she re ai ngu nang nmai sa ai" ngu tsun ai da dai majaw " Nang ndai ndum nu kumhpa jaw dat ai na jidwi hpe langai nanhte nta langai nam kaw lahkawng gat kau da u yaw " ngu tsun ai da " Kachyi mi mung hpang de n gayin yu ai sha gat kau da u" ngu na dai ndum mali jaw dat ai shaloi kaja wa shi kasha wa mi shi sa wa ai lam mahkra hpe shi hpang de n gayin yu ai sha ndum lahkawng hpe dai kaw gat kau da ai ali tum rawng ai ndum mali yaw dai she dai hku na gat kau da rai jang she yawng shi bai gayin yu yang gaw sa wa lam nmu mat sai da nam ni sum-up sum -maw ni ju ni hkrai tu mat na mi na shara gara de re pyi gara hku yu tim nmu mat sai da dan na shi nta du wa rai jang she shi kaji dwi kaw langai wa jaw dat ai da shi kaji dwi kaw wa jaw dat ai hte kaji dwi ma hpa latung kun ngu na ning hku na hpaw dat yu ai hte wan bawm kapaw mat na shi kaji dwi gaw si mat ai da dan na shi nta kaw la wa ai ali tum ndai gaw nye nta kaw wa gat u nga re majaw nta kaw bai wa gat dat na ngu na she nta kaw wa gat dat ai shaloi gaw ke dusat yam nga hkum sum hpa tsip shakup mahkra ra nrawng e dusat du myeng hkum sumhpa nampu nampan kaw na hkawt lawm ai e dai zawn re ali tum re re byin mat ai da. Dai majaw matsan jahkrai ma dai gaw grai nat shayi sha garum ai majaw shi gaw grai lu su mat ai da. |
