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Translation (Seng Pan)
At one time, there was a man who washed the clothes for a living in a country. Every day, he washed the clothes in several houses in his town. One day, he adopted a dog. And he also had a horse. Every day, the men went out by riding a horse to wash the clothes in the houses. After he had left, the dog guarded the house for the whole day. When somebody appeared near the house, the house barked badly. And it was aggressive. So, no one dared to enter the house. With the help of a dog and a horse, the man lived happily. He had the dog to guard his house and the house to ride when he went to the houses around the town. Day by day, he could make a good amount of money from washing clothes. When everyone in the town heard that the clothes the man washed were so clean, he was called on by many rich families. As he became wealthier, he turned into an arrogant man. And he didn't give attention and take care of the dog and horse like before. The man and his wife didn't cook the food at home frequently. And they ate out in the good restaurants. The man lost his affection for the dog and horse. He also swore at them badly. And the couple didn't feed them. So, after several days, the dog hadn't left much energy and couldn't even get up. It became a skinny dog. In the dog's mind, it also swore them back. One night, the couple came back from a night out. They were a bit tipsy and teased each other in bed. They didn't sleep till it's quite late. When they fell asleep, they slept like a dead person. Soon after the couple fell asleep, the doors were knocked on, and it made a loud noise. At that time, the horse was in the stable, and it also heard the noise. Before, the dog barked when it saw someone or heard a noise. However, the dog didn't make any barking that night. Therefore, the horse walked to the dog and said, "Why don't you bark? It's your responsibility. Like mine is to carry the things. You betray your master." The dog replied, "No, I don't want to bark. They don't even care about me anymore. Let it be!" And it kept silent. However, the poor horse couldn't just stand and watch it. So, it ran around the house and made noise. It intended to wake the master up. It also knocked the wall with its body. The thieves also walked into the house. The horse made a loud noise since it worried that they would find their master and killed him. Suddenly, the man got up in anger since the noise woke him up while sleeping deeply. He took a sword which was hung on the wall and ran to the horse. He cut his obedient horse in half with the sword. The man checked around the house in the morning and found out that the horse made a noise since the thieves walked into his house. He realized that without analyzing the facts, he had stupidly killed the clever horse who helped him carry the things. Therefore, we need to think carefully before we take action. We will make mistakes if we don't consider and analyze the facts well. This story gives us a lesson that we always should think before we speak and do actions.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Lani mi da mungdan langai mi kaw i la langai mi gaw da rai hkrut sha ai wa re ai da. Shi gaw nre i hkan shinggrup na rai sha hkrut sha rai sha hkrut sha na she i, shi gaw ndai zawn re na rai hkan hkrut sha ai da. Hkan hkrut sha hkan hkrut sha re lani mi kaw gaw da shi gaw gwi langai mi ma nta kaw rem tawn da ai da. Nta kaw rem tawn da re she gumra langai mi ma lu ai da. Gumra dai hpe gaw shi jawn jawn na shani shagu le i, gumra dai sha jawn, gwi gaw nta sin i, kaning re sa wa tim gwi gaw wau chyu wau na she nta hpe rem yang gaw gwi grai wau ai majaw, gwi hpe hkrit na kadai mung nshang gwi ai shi nta kaw, kadai mung n shang gwi ai lagut lama kadai ma nshang gwi ai. Dan na she shi gaw dai hku pyaw pyaw nga na shani hkawm mat wa, hkawm mat wa na yahkring re yang gumra dai hpe ma jawn sha jawn na she ding re rai hkrut sha re ai da. Retim mung shi gaw nre i dai hku lani hte lani shi gaw lu wa ai le i, shi rai sha hkrut sha timmung, lani hte lani shi gaw hkrut sa hkawm jang gaw kadai mung shi na bungli shi gaw rai hkrut tsai ai majaw yawng shaga shaga lauban nta shagu shaga yang she, shi gaw lani mi she grai lu su wa jang shi gumrawng mayu wa ga le, gumrawng mayu rai dum na she grai rai dum na she nta kaw na dai gwi ni hpe mung n gawn nsawn re wa ai le i, n gawn nsawn re wa she, shi gaw shan madu jan nta kaw shat sha yang she sha sai le. Dai hku lani hte lani gumhpraw ni grai lu wa ai nga yang gaw oh seng hkan e sha, re na she lu sha hkawm na she i dai hku nga nga re yang she, shan dai hku sadi n dung wa ai ga re nga le i, gwi hpe dusat nang zawn re gwi si gwi ran dai hku ni ma matsa na le, dai ngut yang she gwi gaw lani hte lani shat mung n lu sha, kawsi na rawt pyi njin mat na dai hku lasi lamun sha re na she nga ai da. Retim shi gaw myit hta gaw gwi gaw myit hta gaw matsa taw sana rai nga, dai hku nga she lana mi gaw da shan 2 wa she dai hku lu sha na wa sai re nga grai pyaw ai le, madu jan rau grai pyaw grai pyaw shana tup shan 2 shala hkat na pyaw lai na yup hpang hkrat ai da. Yup hpang hkrat ai nga yang gaw nre i, kalanga ta yup pyaw yang gaw kalang ta yup pyaw mat wa ai da. Yup mat wa re yang she chyinghka ni grung grung nga nsen na ai da yaw, gumra gaw shi gumra lawng kaw nga taw ai le, chyinghka grung grung grang grang nga timmung gwi mung i, grai pawt mayu mat sai le, grai pawt mayu mat sai re nga gaw gwi wa she shawoi gaw grai wau ai da yaw, dai shana gaw gwi gaw n wau sai da yaw, nwau na she dai hku sha nga taw sai da, gumra gaw nbyin sai. Ngu di kalang ta gwi kaw sa wa ai da, e nang gaw wau na gaw nang na lit n re i da, ngai gaw gumra daw htaw na, rai htaw na gaw ngai na lit, madu ni jawn ai shaloi ma gara de htaw na gaw ngai na lit re, nang dai na nta madu ni ntsa kaw nang sadi n dung sai i nang, nang n wau sai i ngu she, gwi gaw chye da n wau ya sai da, shanhte pyi n gawn n sawn re sai maw, hpa mi byin yang byin, nau rai dum wa sai, hpa mi katut sha yang mung katut sa mu ga ngu she dai hku ngu na she nwau ai da. Nwau na gwi gaw zim sha nga taw ai da, dai she gumra gaw n nga lu ai le, shi hkrai ngoi she ngoi, nta ni shinggrup na ngoi she ngoi, kei shi chye ai nsen hku sha gaw madu ni dum u ga ngu na loi mi ah gung dat yu a dawt dat yu na she nta shinggrup she shinggrup na kagat na ngoi ai da yaw, ngoi ngoi re yang gaw lagut ni mung shang wa sai, gau ngwi ngwi shan hpe pyi gaw nsat wa na i, re yang gaw e shan kaw du mat na re ai, ngoi she ngoi taw jang wa she da dai rai hkrut sha ai la wa gaw n re i dum dat ai le i, grai pawt kajawng na she ya grai yup pyaw taw ai kaw yup shajang ai ya na zawn zawn re na yup shajang ai hpa baw ngoi si i ngu na she kalang ta gumra hpe wa she nhtu gare la na wa she shi na grai myitsu ai gumra hpe wa da shi kahtam sat kau ai da. Kahtam sat kau di jang gaw nhtoi htoi ai shaloi yu yang gaw da, lagut shang ai majaw shi hpe shadum ai she re hka wa ngu na she shi gaw sawn yu sumru yu ai lam nnga ai sha i, shi a dusat ni hpe shi chyeju madu ngu na nga le i, shi hpe tam ya shi jawn hkawm ai shi rai ni htaw ya ai, sha n ga na ya na zawn chye myit ai hpe wa shi sat kau hkrup sa hka ngu, dai majaw anhte mung hpa kaw raitim hpa galaw timmung da sawn yu sumru chye yu ra ai da. Nsawn nsumru yang gaw i, galaw shut wa chey ai da. Tsun shut wa chye ai da, tsun shaga ai kaw ma rai rai, galaw sa ai kaw mi rai rai sawn sumru chye ra ai ngu maumwi re. |
