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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
A long time ago, there was a man who had three daughters in a village. One day, there was a big storm in the country where they lived. They had to move to another country because of it. The father was a trader. He did goods shipping. He traded goods with ships. All of his three daughters became grown-up ladies at that time. When he came back from work, he always brought gifts for his daughters. The eldest daughter loved the best quality clothes. The second daughter loved beautiful things. And the youngest daughter loved flowers. One day, the father went sailing to trade goods. When he arrived at a village, he saw a beautiful flower field. Then, he went to that place. But there was a lion in that flower field. It was a big lion. The lion asked him, "Why did you come here?" He said, "I just want a flower for my daughter." It asked him, "For whom is it?" He answered, "It is for my youngest daughter. She loves flowers." Then, the lion said, "Bring your daughter to me." He refused, "How can I bring my daughter to a beast like you? I can't! You might eat my daughter." It said, "I won't eat her." Then, he took one flower. He took the flower for his daughter. When he arrived home, he gave presents to each daughter. And he gave the beautiful flower to the youngest daughter. As soon as she received the flower, she smelled it. At that time, she felt something strange. Actually, the lion was a prince and a husband-to-be. The youngest daughter wanted to go to that flower field. She told her father, "Take me there, father." He said, "I can't take you there. It's really dangerous." Later, she followed her father when he went trading next time. They arrived at the flower field soon. There was the lion waiting for them too. It told her, "Live with me here." She agreed to live with him, but her father didn't agree. He said angrily, "How dare a beast to tell me to marry my daughter!? I can't give my permission." Then, the lion told his father-in-law, "Please, close your eyes for a moment." Surprisingly, the lion turned itself into a handsome boy. He was a handsome boy. At that time, the father gave his permission to let the boy marry his daughter. Therefore, the boy and the girl lived in the flower field happily.
Transcription (La Ring)
Moi da kahtawng langai kaw she ndai la langai gaw kasha num kasha masum lu ai da. Kasha num kasha masum lu ai rai yang she lani mi na aten hta dai shan wa ni nga ai mungdan kaw gaw nbung laru kaba wa ai da. Nbung laru kaba wa na she shan wa ni gaw e kaga mungdan de htawt kaga mungdan de du mat ai da. Kaga mungdan de du mat rai ndai kawa gaw e dai hku tsun ga nga yang sanghpaw hte hpaga ga ai re da. Shi wa gaw sanghpaw rau hpaga ga ai kawa langai re da. Dai shaloi she ndai kasha ni masum gaw mahkawn rai sai da. Mahkawn re she lani mi na aten hta she ndai kawa gaw hpaga ga ai kaw na bai wa rai jang she kasha ni hpe kumhpa ni dan re la wa jaw jaw di ai da. Ndai kasha grau kaba ai jan gaw e labu palawng grai ra ai da. Ndai Malu ngu na wa gaw um s hi gaw ndai tsawm mai hpan ni grai ra chye ai da. Ndai grau kaji ai jan gaw nampan hpe grai ra ai da. Grai ra re shaloi she dai lani mi na aten hta kawa wa gaw sanghpaw hku na hkawm re shaloi shi gaw ndai kahtawng langai kaw she ndai nampan grai tu ai shara hpe mu ai da. Nampan grai tu ai shara hpe mu rai na she shi gaw dai kaw sa ai da. Dai kaw sa re shaloi she ndai nampan sun kaw wa ndai hkanghkyi ngu na nga ai da. Hkanghkyi kaba law ai nga ai da. Dai shaloi she dai hkanghkyi gaw "Nang hpabaw rai na ndai kaw sa wa ai rai" ngu san ai da. Dai shaloi she "E ngai ndai kaw na nampan langai mi sha ra ai ngai nye kasha hpe wa jaw na matu" ngu tsun ai da. "Um ndai nampan kadai hpe jaw na rai" ngu tsun ai shaloi she "Nye kasha grau kaji ai wa gaw nampan hpe grai ra ai re" ngu tsun ai da. "Grai ra ai re" ngu tsun ai shaloi she dai hkanghkyi wa gaw "E dai na kasha hpe ngai kaw woi sa rit" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she shi kawa gaw "Nang zawn re hkanghkyi hpe me ngai gara hku jaw sha na aw che gara hku woi sa na nang nye kasha hpe sha kau ya na rai nga ai" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi "Nsha kau ai ngai na kasha hpe nsha kau ai" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she shi gaw dai hkanghkyi kaw na rai nga dai kaw na nampan mung hpyi wa ai da. Hpyi wa re shaloi she ndai kawa gaw la wa ya sai da. Wa re shaloi she kawa wa re shaloi she kasha ni ra ai hpan ni yawng shaw jaw ai da. Shaw jaw ai shaloi dai grau kaji ai wa hpe gaw nampan numri pan dai shaw jaw re shaloi she dai nampan dai shi manam dat ai shaloi she koi dai shi na myit kaw wa she kalang ta i myu mi nga na hkam sha mat wa ai da ndai shi ndai hkanghkyi wa gaw tsun ga nga yang gaw e shi na madu wa tai na i dai la rai nga le hkaw hkam shadang sha rai na hku nga dai hkanghkyi gaw shi gaw hkanghkyi prat hku nna naw nga taw ai re da. Dai shaloi she ndai num sha wa gaw kalang ta shi gaw dai nampan sun nga ai dai de wa grai sa mayu ai da. Grai sa mayu na she kawa hpe she "Woi sa rit" hkrai hkrai ngu ai da. Kawa gaw "Nmai sa ai hkrit ra ai" ngu tsun tim shi gaw grai sa mayu ai da shi na myit kaw wa koi grai sa mayu na she shi hpang kalang nga yang gaw shi kawa kaw hkan nang mat wa ai da. Hkan nang mat wa re shaloi shi gaw dai nampan sun dai kaw sa ai da. Sa re shaloi she dai hkanghkyi wa nga taw ai da. Nga taw re shaloi shi gaw dai kaw sa re shaloi dai kaw sa re hte she dai hkanghkyi wa gaw e "Shi hte nga mat ga" ngu na tsun ai da. "Nga mat ga" ngu tsun ai shaloi dai shi kawa gaw myit nhkrum ai da. "E hkanghkyi wa me e nye kasha hpe la na nga gaw" ngu na shi gaw myit nhkrum re shaloi she kawa gaw dai hkanghkyi re prat hte e nye kasha ngai gara hku rai na jaw sha na" ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she wora dai shi katsa ngu na hpe she "Nang jahkring mi nang myi di da u" ngu tsun ai da. "Myi di da u" ngu na tsun ai shaloi she wora hkanghkyi wa gaw jahkring na laman kaw she shi gaw dai shi kalang ta masha gale mat wa ai da. Gale mat wa ai shaloi grai tsawm ai la kasha byin mat wa ai da. Dai di na shi kasha gaw shi kasha hte dai la kasha dai wa hpe myit hkrum kau ya ai da. Myit hkrum kau ya na shan lahkawng gaw dai nampan sun kaw nga mat wa ai da. |
