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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
In the past, there was a time when GOD created the flood to cleanse the humans' sins. There lived a widow and her two children in a village. The widow thought, "There will be a flood on this earth. I have lived my life on this earth for a long time. It's fine for me, although I die. My children are still young. They need to live and learn life." So, she made a short drum that would fit her two children. The widow let her two children stay in the drum when the flood came. She was dead when the water swept her away. When the water was low, they came out of the drum. The elder sister said, "Our mom is dead. We don't have anyone to rely on. Let's find a place to live." Then, they walked to search for a place. They found something like a hut in the field. They saw smoke was going up. The elder sister told her younger sister, "There is the smoke going up to the sky. Seem like it is a house. Let's go there." Then, they went there. There was a ghoul in that hut. The two sisters didn't know he was a ghoul. When the ghoul saw them, he said, "Today is such a lucky day! I have got meat to eat." He welcomed them happily. The two children thought, "This grandpa welcomes us warmly. We can live here with him." On the other hand, the ghoul thought, "I feel so lucky today. I can eat meat today." The ghoul let them rest. After a few hours, the girls noticed something was not right. So, they discussed running away. They discussed, "What shall we do to escape from the ghoul?" They got an idea and told the ghoul, "Grandpa, we are so thirsty since we walked a long way. Can you give us some water?" The ghoul said, "Of course. Let me go get some water for you." Actually, they secretly punched a hole in the bamboo-segment that was used in carrying water. The ghoul took that bamboo segment and went to the stream to get some water for the girls. The two sisters ran away at that time. While the ghoul was trying to carry the water, the dragonfly flew out of the bamboo-segment. No matter how many times he tried to carry the water, the water was not filled. It kept dripping through the hole. He wondered, "Why the water is not full yet? What will be happening to my meat now?" He found out the bamboo-segment had a hole. He was angry and shouted, "It's because of a dragonfly! It went through the segment. So, my segment has a hole. I will kill it!" He chased it. He reached home as he was chasing the dragonfly. When he was home, he found no one. He said, "Oh, my meat is gone. Since I went out to get some water, my meal has been gone. I have to find them." He followed the footsteps of the two sisters. He reached a place where a good nat lived. The two sisters arrived there too. They told the good nat, "Please, help us. When we were finding a place for us, we met a ghoul. The ghoul is trying to eat us. So, we are running away from him. Help us, please. Save us." When the ghoul arrived there, he asked the old nat, "Did you see two girls passing here?" The ghoul asked for his permission and sat in the living room. Just before the ghoul arrived, the nat let the two girls hide in his house. He told them to hide at a rack placed above a fireplace. The two girls were frightened out of their wits. They thought, "We are going to die this time. The ghoul will see us and eat us." They were sobbing since they were scared. The tear just dropped right beside the ghoul. When the ghoul heard the sound of dripping water, he was curious, "What is that?" Then, he tried to taste it. It was salty. The ghoul asked the nat, "Grandpa, what is that? Are you making something tasty? A liquid was dripped, so I tasted it. It was so delicious." The nat said, "Yes, I have made something delicious." Then, the ghoul asked him, "Can you share me some, please?" The old nat said, "You can't eat it yet. You have to wait seven days if you want to eat it. Come back here at that time." Then, the ghoul went back to his place without searching for the two girls. The nat told the ghoul to come back after seven days. During those seven days, the old nat fired iron awls. He was boiling the water and waiting for the ghoul coming back. On the seventh day, the ghoul came back again and said to the nat, "Since you told me to come back here on the seventh day, I come here. You told me that I could eat that delicious food you had made. Give me some." The nat said, "Of course. I will treat you some tasty meal. But you can't go inside the house. You have to wait at the stairs while closing your eyes and opening your mouth wide." Then, the nat poured the hot boiling water and put those hot iron awls into the ghoul's mouth. The ghoul was in pain and shouted, "Akalaw!" (Akalaw is like 'oh my god'.) He was much in pain and asked the nat, "Where should I go now?" The nat said, "You have to go to a deep valley. Since today, you have to live there forever." The ghoul went to the deep valley as the nat directed him. He shouted loudly and screamed because he felt pain. Since then, there were nats that stayed in the jungle. Since then, the nats that lived in the jungle have existed. This is the end of the story.
Transcription (La Ring)
Kalang mi da ndai mungkan ga hpe e je yang na matu sha-u ing wa na hkyen ai shaloi da e ndai gaida hkan nu kasha lahkawng hte re gaida hkan nu nga ai da. Dai hkan nu gaw kanu gaw "Ndai mungkan ga kaw gaw sha-u ing na sha re ngai gaw asak kaba sai re majaw ngai gaw asak nhkrung tim hpa nra sai. Nye kasha yan gaw mungkan hta naw pra sa wa ai re majaw gaw pra sa wa ra ai re majaw gaw nye kasha yan gaw asak naw matut ra ai matut hkrung sa wa ra ai" ngu na dai kanu gaw dai hku myit na she shi gaw chying tawt langai hpe galaw ai da. Dai chying tawt dai kaw e kasha yan hpe shajawn rai na sha-u ing wa hte gaw dai kasha yan dai gaw dai chying tawt kaw jawn rai na dai chying tawt kaw e waw rai na she e shan hkawng kanu gaw dai kaw sha-u ing ai kaw si lawm mat wa sai da. Dai kaw kasha yan gaw dai chying tawt kaw jawn mat wa na she kaja wa sha-u ing mat wa ai shaloi hka hkyet mat wa ai shaloi gaw shan nau gaw dai chying tawt kaw na pru rai nhtawm me she "Ga ya an nau gaw daini nu mung nlu sai re wa nga shara mung nnga mat sai re majaw an nau na nga shara gara kaw wa rai na kun an nau nga shara hkan tam yu ga i" ngu na shan nau gaw da dai nga shara tam na matu pru hkawm sa mat wa ai shaloi htaw tsan ai kaw na yu dat yang yi wa langai zawn re i nta langai mi kaw e ndai e wan hkut sha mi lun rai na pru taw nga ai hpe sa mu ai da. Sa mu shaloi shan nau gaw "E htaw kaw wan hkut pru nga ai htaw ra nta langai rai sam ai dai de sa wa yu ga i" ngu na hkan nau dai hku myit hkrum na tsun rai sa mat wa ai shaloi gaw shan nau gaw dai kaw sa mat wa ai shaloi kaja wa sha dai kaw e ndai e nat jahtung dingla ngu ga le i mahtum ndai wa gaw ndai shalawa kan tit ngu ai dingla langai mi na nta kaw du ai da. Dai shalawa wa na nta kaw du re shaloi shan nau gaw shalawa re mung nchye. Shalawa gaw dai shan nau du ai shaloi ning ngu tsun ai da "Ara daini gaw sha shan du sa lu shan mung pru sa" ngu na dai shalawa dingla gaw grai kabu ai hte hkap tau la ai da. Dai shaloi wora jahkrai ma yan nau mung shan nau hpe hkap tau la ai hpe wa kaja ja shadu na she shan nau mung "Ndai an nau na nga shara nan rai sai ndai aji dingla ndai gaw an nau hpe hkap tau la nga ai" ngu na shan nau gaw grai kabu let nga rai yang she e shalawa dingla na myit hta gaw "Daini gaw mi sha tsun sai hte maren e sha shan mung du sa lu shan mung pru sa" ngu na dai hku myit rai na she shan nau hpe hkring la shangun ai da. Hkring la shangun ai shaloi gaw shan nau gaw dai shalawa dingla na masa hpe yu re shaloi gaw "Shan lahkawng gaw ndai gaw masa nhtuk sai re" ngu tsun na she shan lahkawng gaw bawnu daw sai da. "Aw an nau gaw ndai ya shalawa dingla kaw na lata kaw na gara hku lawt hkra gara hku wa di na i" ngu jawm myit ai shaloi gaw e shan nau gaw shalawa dingla hpe ning ngu na tsun ai da. "Aji e ya an nau grai hkawm pu kau sai re majaw gaw ya an nau hka grai hpang gara ga ai. Aji an nau hpe hka naw jaw lu rit" ngu dai hku tsun ai da. Dai hku tsun ai shaloi she aji dingla gaw "E mai sa lo ya nan nau hpe e ngai hka jaw lu na matu ngai hka naw sa ja wa na yaw" ngu na dai hku tsun ai da. Tsun re shaloi gaw dai hkan nau gaw bawnu daw dat ai da. Dai shalawa dingla wa hka sa ja na nam tau ngu ai i kawa nhtung dai hpe she le npawt ngu na de e achyaw baw kau dat ai da. Achyaw baw kau dat re she shalawa dingla gaw wo hka shi langai kaw e ndai hka nhtung hte e hka sa ja nga ai shaloi she e ndai hkan nau gaw hprawng mat wa na hku rai nga. Hkan nau mung hprawng hprawng mat wa rai she ndai shalawa kan tit gaw hka shi gaw ning ngu hka nhtung hpe e sa ja nga yang she hka dingsen langai mi gaw htaw hka hku kaw na ndai hka nam maga de shi ja nga ai hka nam maga de ning ngu na lai na pyen lai mat wa ai da. Pyen lai mat wa rai she shalawa dingla gaw hka kade ja tim hka nhtung kaw hka nhpring wa hkraw na hku nga. Hka nhpring wa hkraw re majaw gaw shi gaw mau ai da. "Ya ngai ja ai hka nhtung dai gaw kaning re na nhpring hkraw nga ta e ya nye na sha shan ni gaw gara hku gaw rai nga ai kun" ngu na shi gaw htaw nta de gaw shi na sha shan yan nau hpe mung majen taw na hku rai nga. Dan jang she shi gaw "Nbyin sai" ngu na shi hka nhtung hpe yu dat yang gaw hka nhtung baw taw ai da. Baw taw jang she shi gaw "Hum ndai ngai na hka nhtung ndai baw ai ngu gaw mi hka dingsen i hka dingsen pyen lai mat wa ai majaw ndai hka dingsen ndai nye na hka nhtung hpe e ndai achyaw baw kau da ai rai sai" ngu na she shi gaw dai hka dingsen hpe e myit npyaw na she pawt nna "Hka dingsen dai hpe hkan rim na sat na" ngu na hka dingsen pyen mat wa ai maga de yawng na she shi gaw hkan nang hkan nang mat rai hka dingsen hpe hkan shachyut rai jang she shi nta kaw du mat wa na hku nga. Du mat wa yang gaw jahkrai ma hkan nau gaw nnga taw nga ai da. "Aga ya ngai ndai hka sa ja ai kaw wa ya ning rai na hka ja na mat ai majaw ya nye sha shan yan nau nnga sai naw hkan tam ra sai" ngu na she ndai shalawa dingla wa gaw dai jahkrai ma yan nau hprawng mat wa ai lagaw hkang hpe yu yu na hkan nang she hkan nang hkan nang she hkan nang rai du mat wa yang gaw e dingla langai mi e mahtum mahta ngu ai dingla langai mi nga ai kaw du mat wa ai da dai shalawa dingla. Dai ma dai yan nau mung dai kaw du ai da. Du ai shaloi gaw mahtum mahta yan nau gaw "Aji e an nau hpe naw hkye la rit an nau gaw nga shara nlu na ndai zawn rai shara tam hkawm nga ai ahkying aten hta ndai zawn rai na e shalawa aji dingla kaw du wa yang an nau hpe sha na matu shi yaw galaw ai majaw an nau gaw hprawng pru wa ai re. Ya aji na nta kaw bai du ai majaw an nau hpe naw hkye la rit" ngu tsun ai da. Dai hku tsun ai shaloi dai mahtum mahta dingla gaw atsawm sha bai lakawn la ai. Shalawa dingla mung ndai shi na sha shan rai nga ai jakrai ma yan nau hprawng mat wa ai re majaw shi hkan tam rai dai mahtum mahta dingla a nta bai du wa ai shaloi gaw san ai da dai mahtum mahta dingla hpe shalawa gaw "E aji e ndai kaw jahkrai ma yan nau lahkawng npru wa ai i" ngu dan ngu tsun ai da. Dan ngu tsun re shaloi gaw dai shalawa dingla gaw mahtum mahta wa na nta daw dap ngu na kaw dung taw na hku nga. Dung re shaloi gaw dai mahtum mahta dingla gaw jahkrai ma shan nau hpe she "Nan nau e makoi ra ai" ngu na htaw garap ntsa ngu na le i dai garap ntsa de she dai yan nau hpe shadun tawn da makoi tawn da ai da. Makoi tawn da yang she dai shalawa dingla gaw dai daw dap kaw dai hku sa nga taw nga yang she dai jahkrai ma yan nau gaw "Ndai kalang an nau asak mi nlawt sana kun an nau hpe wa hkrum mat sana kun" ngu na hkan nau gaw hkrit rai na she nau hkrit ai majaw hkan nau gaw hkrap ai da. Hkrap rai yang she ndai myi prwi si wa she i dai wo garap ntsa kaw na di hkrat wa ai she ndai shalawa dingla wa ndai dung nga ai makau kaw she "Hte" ngu hkrat wa ai da. "Hte" ngu hkrat wa ai majaw shalawa dingla gaw "Um ndai nhpa ntsin kun" ngu na she ning ngu mata dat yang she ashum nga ai da. Ashum nga re majaw she ndai mahtum mahta dingla hpe san ai da "Aji nang hpabaw galaw da ai ta. Nang ntsa kaw hpabaw sha hpa lu hpa hpabaw galaw da a ta. E hkrat wa ai le ngai ahtawk sha yang grai mu grai shum mu nga ai le" ngu dan ngu tsun ai da. "E ngai grai mu ai baw galaw da ai re" ngu she "Dai hku nga yang ngai hpe jaw sha rit le" ngu dan ngu tsun yang she shi gaw "E ya jang jang gaw nmai sha shi ai i sanit ya ngu ai hpring ai nhtoi she mai sha ai nang dai shaloi sa wa rit yaw" ngu dai hku tsun dat ai da. Dai shaloi ndai shalawa dingla wa gaw jahkrai ma yan nau hpe ntam ai sha bai wa mat ai da. Wa mat rai mahtum mahta dingla wa gaw "Ssanit ya ngu ai nhtoi hta she mai sha ai re majaw dai shani she sa wa rit" ngu na shi hpe tsun dat ai hte maren da ndai shalawa dingla wa mat ai she kaja wa sha sanit ya ngu ai hpring ai nhtoi hta gaw ndai mahtum mahta dingla ndai wa gaw ndai hpri sumprang le i hpri sumprang dai hpe wan kaw ju galip tawn da she di dam kaba kaw hka hpunlum mung grai prut hkra rai shadu ready rai hkra shadu tawn da ai da. Shadu tawn da re shaloi gaw ndai shalawa dingla wa gaw sa wa re shaloi she e "Aji e nang ngai hpe tsun dat ai sanit ya nhtoi ngu ai shaloi mai sha ai nga tsun ai majaw dai shaloi nang sa wa rit nga ngai hpe htet dat ai majaw ya ngai sa wa ai re" ngu dan ngu tsun ai da. "E mai nga mai nga sa wa rit raitim mung nang ya nta nhku nmai shang shi ai yaw nang dai lakang kaw myi mung di na n-gup mung mahka da rai na nang dai kaw la taw nga u e n-gup ja da u myi mung di da u yaw" ngu dai hku tsun dat ai shaloi gaw dai mahtum mahta dingla wa gaw da shalawa dingla wa hpe shi e ndai shaprut tawn da ai hka hpunlum dai mung da n-gup kaw e ru bang dat ya da. Sumprang shi ahkyeng rai hkra ju tawn da ai dai hpe mung ndai shi na ndai e yu hkraw kaw du hkra nan shi gaw dai sumprang ahkyeng wan ju tawn da ai ahkyeng san ai dai hte e shi gaw ju aprup dat ya ai ngu ga le. A-nyaw aprup dat ya ai shaloi gaw da dai shaloi gaw dai shalawa dingla gaw "Akalaw" ngu na she shi mung grai hkam sha ai hte marawn yang she "Ya ngai daini gara de wa sa wa sana ta lo" ngu tsun ai shaloi wa "E nang na shara gaw le krung sinwa de nang na nga shara gaw dai de rai sai re yaw. Nang daini kaw na gaw nang na nga shara gaw dai krung sinwa de she rai sai lo" nga na she dai mahtum mahta dingla gaw shalawa dingla hpe dai hku tsun dat re ai hte gaw dai shalawa dingla mung mahtum mahta wa sa dat shangun ai krung de e dai kaw e grai marawn shabam dat rai na shi dai de e krung de e sa mat wa ai kaw na dai kaw na gaw nat jahtung ngu ai kaw na dai kaw na byin hpang ndai shalawa a i madai ai nsen kaw na dai kaw na gaw da dai kaw na gaw ndai krung sinwa kata hkan e i nat jahtung ni byin wa ai ngu gaw dai kaw na hpang wa ai re da. Maumwi gaw ndai kaw htum sai. |
