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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The title of the story I am going to tell is 'a widow and her son'. Once upon a time, there was a widow and her son. They loved each other so much. They were daily wagers and didn't have any savings. They loved each other so much, although they were penniless and had nothing. One day, they went fishing because they didn't have any curry to eat. While she was preparing to go fishing, the son didn't listen to his mother. The mother told him, "Go to school, my son. I will go fishing." However, the boy didn't listen to his mother. She told him, "Go to school so that you will be educated." He was just naughty and said, "I don't want to go to school. I will follow you to go fishing." She scolded him, "No, you can't! You must go to school." Then he said okay and stayed at home. In fact, he lied to her. The mother thought her son went to school, so she went fishing peacefully. Actually, her son didn't go to school. The whole day, he was playing with his friends without going to school. When the mother came back home in the evening, she asked him, "My son, did you go to school today?" He just said, "Yes, I did." He lied to her. She kept asking him, "What did you learn today?" He answered, "The teachers taught us only Myanmar, but just a few lessons." She thought her son was well-behaved and listened to her. They cooked dinner and ate it together. The next morning, the mother told her son, "My son, go to school like yesterday. Listen to me, alright?" She also praised him a lot. But the boy didn't go to school. She thought her son was well-mannered and told him, "I will catch some prawns for you today." They had to find food every day. He said, "Okay, mom." She was thinking, "My son really listens to me. He is such a good boy. He suddenly listens to me well." Then she felt doubt and followed her son secretly. He didn't even take his bag and ran somewhere. He wore his school uniform and ran somewhere. Then the mother thought, "Is he going to school or skipping school?" She followed him and knew that he was lying to her. He was actually playing with his friends. She thought, "You are just lying to me." But she didn't want to get angry at him. She loved him, so she didn't want to get mad at him. When the boy arrived home, he saw his mom and asked her, "Mom, didn't you go fishing today?" She said, "Yes, there was not much fish today. So I came back home early." She asked him, "Did you go to school, my son?" He said, "Of course I did. Soon after you left, I changed my clothes and went to school." She told him, "I know whether you went to school or not." He asked her, "How?" She told him, "I followed you today because I wanted to know if you really went to school or not. But you were playing with your friends without going to school. Why did you lie to me?" He said, "If I tell you honestly, you will definitely beat me. I am afraid." She comforted him: "Next time, listen to me and go to school, alright?" He promised her that he would go to school. The next day, the mother went fishing again. While she went fishing, her son didn't go to school and played with his friends. In the evening, there was a strong wind. It was really windy. That evening, he went to his friend, who lived in another villlage and was playing there. On the other hand, the mother thought about her son when there was a strong wind. So she went back home quickly. But her son was not at home. She was shocked and went out to find him. But she couldn't find him anywhere. She thought, "My son might follow me." So she went to the river and looked for him. He was not there either. Unfortunately, the mother drowned because of the strong wind while she was looking for him near the river. When the boy arrived home after playing, he didn't see his mom and felt afraid. He was crying out loud and upset. No one cooked for him, and he was alone at home. He missed his mom so much and was crying all the time.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ya ngai tsun na maumwi gabaw a lam gaw gaida yen nu a lam nga re. Moi shawng de da grai tsawra hkat ai gaida yen nu 2 nga ai da. Dai gaida yen nu gaw da grai tsawra hkat ai da. Dai ni tam ai shat ni gaw da dai ni sha ai re ai da, dai ni tam ai gumhpraw hte dai ni mari sha ai re da. Shan nu 2 gaw grai matsan tim grai tsawra hkat ai gaida yen nu re na hku nga. Gaida yen nu yen lani mi hta da shan nu 2 gaw sihtu ni nlu ai majaw oh hka de nga sa hkwi na hku nga. Nga sa hkwi she shi na kasha gaw kanu na ga n madat ai da. Ga nmadat na she ma e nang jawng sa u, a nu nga naw sa hkwi na ngu tsun na hku nga. Re she nga sa hkwi yang dai ma dai gaw kanu na ga grai n madat ai myit n su she, Jawng sa u jawng sa yang she hpaji chye na ra ai ngu tsun. Dai she nkam ai nu ngai nu kaw nga hkwi sa ai de hkan mayu ai ngu tsun. Nmai ai, nang jawng sa u ngu tsun ai da. Shi nu gaw dai hku tsun da, ma wa gaw e deng nga na nta nga taw, shi gaw shi nu hpe masu sha hku nga. Kanu wa gaw um nye kasha jawng sa sai ngu na shi gaw pyaw pyaw re na sa mat sai da, kasha dai wa gaw kaja nga yang jawng nsa ai. Jawng nsa sha oh shi na manang ni hte hkan ginsup, bawlung ni ginsup hkawm, kanoi ni gasup hkawm na shi gaw dai hku gasup hkawm nga na hku nga, re yang she shana gaw kanu wa sai da. Kanu wa re shaloi she ma nang dai ni jawng sa ai i ngu tsun she um ngu na masu sha ai da. Shi gaw shi nu hpe e nu ngai jawng sa ai ngu, laika ni hpa baw sharin a ta? ngu yang sarama ni gaw myanmar sar kun laika chyi chyi sha sharin na n sharin mat ai ngu tsun dat ai hku nga. Re yang she um nye kasha grai myitsu sai ngu tsun na hku nga. Myitsu sai ngu na she dai shan 2 yen shat shadu sha na shat sha re yang she hpang shani bai shan nu 2 ma e mani na zawn zawn a nu na ga madat yang jawng bai sa u yaw. Nang grai myit su wa sai ngu shi nu gaw shi hpe grai shakawn ai da. Kaja wa gaw ma wa gaw jawng nsa ai. Retim kanu gaw shi hpe jawng sa ai ngu na grai myit pyaw re na she dai ni a nu katsu du ni naw hkan hkwi na nga ni naw hkan hkwi na yaw. Dai ni hkwi dai ni sha re an nu 2 gaw nga na dai hku tsun na hku nga. E lo a nu ngu na shi gaw sa mat ai da. Re yang kanu wa gaw um nye kasha ndai chyen e gaw shi nye na ga n madat ai re. Ya ga grai madat wa ai ngu na shi nu gaw nau n kam ai sha shi na kasha na hpang hkan yu. Shi na kasha gaw jawng, nga n hkwi ai sha kanu gaw oh kaw na lagu yu taw na hku nga, dai she kasha wa gaw jawng n hpye mung n hpye ai da. Jawng palawng hpun na oh de kagat mat ai da, aw nye na kasha gaw ngai hpe masu sha ai re kun jawng sa ai re kun ngu hkan (chaung) yu ai da, re yang she kaja wa nsa ai da. Aw shi na manang hte ginsup hkawm na hku nga. Gasup hkawm re she aw ma nang gaw nye masu sha ai she re nga i ngu na, tim kanu gaw shi hpe nau n kam pawt ai da. Re yang she grai tsawra ai re majaw nau n kam pawt na hku nga. Shana de du re she shi gaw mu she a nu dai na de hpa na nga n hkwi ai rai ngu yang dai ni a nu nga nau nnga ai majaw nga n hkwi wa sai ngu. Dai hku tsun na hku nga, re yang she dai hku nga hkwi yang e ma nang dai ni jawng sa ai nga kaja re i ngu, e le nu nang sa mat ai loi mi na yang ngai labu ni galai na sa mat sa yang me ngu tsun ai da. Um nang jawng sa nsa a nu chye ai yaw ngu tsun she a nu nang gara hku chye ai ngu tsun ai da. Dai she dai hku tsun na she nang jawng sa nsa ngai nang e hkan lagu yu yang nang jawng n sa ai sha nang na manang nta hkan gasup hkawm nga ai le. Ma nang hpa na a nu hpe masu sha ai rai ngu tsun yang she, Nu hpe dai hku tsun yang nu nang nye gayet na hkrit na ngu kasha gaw dai hku tsun na hku nga. Re yang she kanu gaw e lol hpang e gaw nu na ga madat ai hte jawng sa u yaw ma e ngu tsun na hku nga. Dai she kanu na shawng kaw e lo nga tsun na hku nga, hpang shani bai kanu gaw nga sa hkwi sai da. Nga kaja hkwi sa she ma dai gaw kanu na ga n madat ai jawng nsa ai sha manang ni kaw sa ginsup ai da. Shi gaw galoi mung jawng nsa manang ni na nta hkan gasup she kanu wa yang she dai kaw nbung laru kachyi mi ru na hku nga. Nbung laru ru ai da. Nbung laru ru she shi na kasha gaw oh kanu na mare shi na manang na mare de sa gasup ai da. Kanu gaw nga hkwi she dai kaw hka leng ni n bung ni kachyi mi n bung ni kachyi mi bung she kanu gaw e n bung grai bung wa sai nga yang shi gaw shi na kasha hpe dum dat ai da. Shi na kasha hpe dum re she shi lawan ai hku na wa mat sai da. Wa mat re she shi na kasha nta kaw nnga taw da, nu sha e ngu na shi gaw hkan tam ai hku nga. Hkan tam re she n mu ai da. Dai she nye kasha ngai e wa oh hka de wa hkan tam ai kun ngu na sa yu yang dai hku sa yu yang shi na kasha hpe kaja wa nmu ai da. Nmu kau shi na kasha hpe hkan tam ai ngu wa she kanu wa gaw ndai nbung laru hka kaba wa dai hka kaba wa kaw kanu lawm mat ai da. Lawm mat yang ma wa yu yang kanu hpe hkan tam ai da, kanu hpe nmu re na hku nga, hkrap taw ai da, shi hkrai sa yawn na, shat mung kadai n shadu jaw, shi hkrai sha jamjau jamhkau re na shi nga taw ai da. Re na shi gaw shi nu hpe grai dum na shi grai hkrap taw ai da. |
