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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there was a boy in a village. He lived with his father. One day, the father was sick. And he passed away. When his father died, he was still young and did not know how to earn money. One pleasant night, he dreamt of his father. His father said, "My son! I know that you will be in trouble when I left you alone. So, go to the public rest house at the outskirts of the village and search for crabs there. Sell those crabs and make money for your living." He did as his father told him to do. He took a hoe and went to search the crabs. He had found a crab when he dug the ground. He sold the crab to the rich families. He made a living by selling the crabs. It was his daily routine. One day, he met a girl from a rich family on his way to sell the crabs. The girl asked him, "Where did you come from? What do you do?" He answered, "I am a crab seller. I am going to sell the crabs to the rich families." The girl told him, "Sell the crabs to me. Don't go anywhere to sell these. Come and sell the crabs to me tomorrow too." She felt pity for him. So, she bought the crabs from him everyday. As she saw him every day, she fell for him. The boy knew that she loved him. The girl told her father about her feelings to the boy, "I love the boy who sells the crabs. I want to marry him." Then, her parents angrily said, "If you marry him, we will abandon you!" But, she did not care. She decided to go to the poor boy. When she reached the boy's house, she told him, "I want to be with you for the rest of my life." The boy didn't accept her and said, "You do not deserve the poor life. I am just a boy who doesn't have a proper job. And I sell only crabs for my living. Just go back to your family." She was upset and said, "Don't drive me away. I go against my parents' will. They have already abandoned me, so I don't have anywhere to go back. But if you want me to go away, I will." He felt sorry and let her stay with him. When the boy went out to search the crabs, she cooked a delicious meal for him everyday. After a few years, they could save some amount of money. Then, the girl told her husband, "I think we can stop searching for the crabs. We have saved some money too. Let's do another job." But, her husband was still going to search for the crabs. One day, they ran out of firewood. So, he had to go collect some woods instead of searching for crabs. The wife wanted to know how her husband looked for the crabs. She went to the place where her husband usually found the crabs. When she arrived there, she saw many holes. She also dug there to find some crabs. She just destroyed the place. The next day, the husband went there to search for the crabs. He saw that someone had destroyed the ground. And he saw a bright and beautiful crab shell on the ground. He picked it up and returned home. He was very angry because he could not find any crabs. When he arrived home, he threw the shell onto the ground. He thought it was just useless. He didn't talk to his wife as well. At night, the wife counted the money which they got by selling the crabs. She considered, "What kind of business can we do with this amount of money." While she was counting the money, she accidentally dropped a coin to the ground through the bamboo floor. But she decided to pick it the next day because it was already night time. The next morning, she looked for the coin. She found that the coin was in the crab shell which her husband threw. Surprisingly, there were many coins in the shell. She vividly remembered that she dropped only one coin. She was surprised and very happy. She quickly went to her husband and told him about it. They couldn't believe themselves. They took all the coins from the shell. Then, they put another coin into the shell to test if it was true or not. The next morning, they found many coins in the shell when they checked it. Then, they got lots of money and became rich. After many months, there was even no place to put their money. They bought a mansion and could even afford to appoint the guards and the maids. The wife missed her parents when she got rich. So, she told her husband and went to her parents together. As soon as they arrived there, her family members sneered, "We have already abandoned you. You are no longer part of our family. Go away! Are you coming here for money?" The girl explained, "I just want to meet mom and dad. I am not coming here for money. We are wealthier hundred times than you." They did not believe her. They said, "It is impossible! You married to the poor boy who sells only crabs. How could you get so wealthy?" Then, she told them everything about the miracle shell. But they still didn't believe them. So, the girl and her husband told them, "Let's go and check if you don't believe us." Her parents said, "If that is true, we will accept you again. We will warmly welcome both of you." They all went to the boy and the girl's house to check whether it was true or not. When they arrived there, they witnessed there were a lot of money. They believed them in the end. From that day, they stayed together happily.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng de e da ndai la langai mi wa gaw kawa hte sha nga ai da. Kawa hte sha nga ai wa she lani mi hta kawa gaw machyi nna gaw bai n nga mat wa da. Kawa hte sha nga ai ahkying a ten hta retim shi gaw i hpa n chye galaw ai asak aprat naw re majaw gaw shi gaw bungli hkra ngan di na n galaw sharin da ai da. Retim mung kawa bai si mat wa re shaloi gaw shi gaw hpa n chye galaw na mau hkrai mau taw ai da, mau hkrai mau taw re yang she ndai kawa gaw yup mang de na wa she shi hpe sa tsun ai da. Ma e nang awa n nga jang gaw kadai n galaw jaw na nang grai jam jau na re ngu na wa grai myit dum ai. Dai majaw nang gaw hto mare baw de na ndai jarawp langai mi a npu de e jahkan sa htu u yaw, dai kaw jahkan dai kaw lu htu ai jahkan hpe e nang gumhpraw lu na zawn re ni kaw e wa dut la la re na lusha mari sha sha di u ngu na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she ndai la ndai wa mung kaja nan kawa tsun ai hte maren galaw sai da. Yup mang e tsun ai hte maren shi galaw sai, dai de e shanghkawp sha hpai re na sa mat wa dai n pu kaw wa htu dat yang she kaja wa nan jahkan langai mi hpe lu htu hkrup ai da. Htu lu jang she wa nna she oh gumhpraw lu na zawn re ni kaw she dut ya ya re da. Dai hku na wa dut ya ya re na she dai hte she shi gaw lusha bai mari sha sha re na nga ai da. Shani shagu dai hku galaw wa re yang she loi mi na wa re ten hta she shi mung dai shani jahkan bai wa htu la re na she wa ai shaloi gaw ndai kaw na grai lusu sahte re kaw na dinghku kaw na shayi sha ni hte she hkrum ai da. Dai shaloi she dai wa e gara de na sa ai hpa baw galaw hkawm ai rai ngu jang she, ngai gaw jahkan htu dut na sha kan bau ai re dai majaw ya dai ni ngai jahkan htu ai kaw na wa ai re. Ndai hpe wa dut la hkyen ai re ngu na dai hku na tsun jang she ndai sahte shayi sha gaw na jahkan hpe ngai e dut ya rit ngu da. Kaga de hkum dut hkawm sa, ngai hpe dut ya rit ngu tsun ai da. Hpawt ni mung bai wa dut ya u yaw ngu na dai hku htet dat ai da, shaloi jang she kaja wa nan ndai la wa gaw hpang shani mung dut ya re da. Ndai num wa mung ndai la wa hpe e matsan dum na she kaga de n dut ya hkawm u ga ngu na she shi hkrai shi, shani shagu mari la ya ai da. Shani shagu mari la ya re yang she ndai grai na mat wa ai ten hta gaw ndai num wa mung ndai la wa hpe grai tsawra wa ai da. Ndai la wa mung num wa shi hpe tsawra wa ai re hpe shi chye mat sai da. Dai shaloi she ndai num wa gaw kawa ni hpe tsun ai da. Ndai jahkan dut ya ya re wa kaw e hkan nang na ngu na n dai wa e la na, ndai wa hte nga na ngu na tsun ai shaloi gaw ndai la wa, ndai num wa a kanu kawa ni gaw shi hpe pawt ai da. Nang dai wa hte nga na re jang gaw nang hpe gaw anhte gaw kasha n sawn sai ngu na dai hku na tsun kau ai da. Tsun kau dat re na she shi gaw ndai la kasha wa kaw e hprawng sa mat wa ai da. Pru mat wa sana ngu na shi gaw kanu kawa ni dai hku nga ai retim mung shi pru mat wa ai da. Pru mat wa na n dai jahkan htu dut dut re jahkan htu ai la wa kaw sa wa re yang she, ndai wa kaw nang hte nga na ngu sa tsun ai da, shaloi e nang gaw sahte kasha she re, ngai gaw matsan kasha she re, ngai jahkan htu dut nna sha nye kan bau ai she re, nang gaw n hkam lu na re, nang hte n mai byin na re, na nta de she wa su ngu na dai hku na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she ndai sahte kasha numsha wa gaw i ngai hpe e dai hku hkum tsun da, nang ndai kaw na wa su nga timmung ngai gaw nye nu wa ni kaw wa mai na nre, nye nu wa ni gaw ngai hpe e nang hpe kasha n sawn sai nga na tsun kau dat ai she re, shing re na ngai pru mat wa ai she re. Ngai gaw dai de wa sana nre, hkawm tim ngai gara kaga de she hkawm mat wa ra na re, kaga shara de ngai hkawm na mung ngai n chye ai ngu na dai hku na tsun ai da. Retim mung nang hkawm wa u nga jang gaw ngai hkawm wa na ngu dai hku na tsun re jang she ndai la kasha wa gaw jahkan htu ai la kasha wa gaw numsha dai hpe bai matsan dum re na she dai hku nga yang gaw hkum hkawm mat nang kaw a rau sha galaw lu galaw sha ga ngu na dai hku na bai nga re ma ai da. Shaloi jang ndai numsha wa gaw nta nga ai da, nta nyap nyap sha re dan re kaw nga re na she shi gaw shat lusha ni sha galaw da da re she, ndai jahkan htu ai wa gaw jahkan htu sa htu sa rai shani shagu htu sa ai da. E dai hpe e kaga de bai wa dut ya, wa dut ya re da, rejang she lusha bai mari sha sha re, grai na wa ai majaw shan 2 sha na sha bai lu wa re sai re majaw mala la lusha n law hkra nrai sai re majaw gaw ndai madu jan ngu na wa mung madu wa hpe jahkan htu ai la wa hpe e e nang jahkan hkum htu sa. Ya gaw an gaw grai yak sai mung nre ai, ya lu ya sha na mung nga taw nga ai, dai majaw ndai jahkan htu ai hpe tawn kau na kaga bungli hpe galaw ga, kaga gumhpraw grau shang ai baw bai galaw ga ngu na dai hku na tsun ai da. Retim mung ndai jahkan htu ai la wa gaw shi gaw jahkan htu sha sa mat wa wa re da. Re she lani mi gaw shan 2 nta kaw ju hpun ni hpa ni n nga mat ai majaw dai la wa gaw hpun hta ra mat ai majaw jahkan htu n lu sa mat ai da. Jahkan htu n lu sa mat re yang she, aw dai ni nye madu wa nsa ai shaloi shi kaning re kaw wa sa htu ai kun ngai naw sa yu na ngu na shi shanghkawp hpai na lung mat wa yu ai da. Kaja wa nan dai jarawp maga de sa mat wa yu yang she jahkan htu hkang grai hkang taw ai dai kaw shi mung sa achye yu, mahkra sa a chye kau da ai da law. Sa a chye kau da re yang she, dai makau hkan ne mahkra sa achye kajam kau da, kaja wa htu ai hku nre sa achye jahkang kau da na bai wa mat re yang kaja wa madu wa gaw hpang shani bai jahkan htu sa na ngu na sa mat wa ai da. Sa mat wa re yang she dai kaw wa jahkan htu ai hkang zawn re hkrai hkrai, hkang zawn re hkrai hkrai shi gaw jahkan kaga mi n htu sai, jahkan kawp langai mi, jahkan kaba kawp langai mi e akrin re na grai tsawm taw ai dai langai mi mu hta hpai wa na she jahkan laga mi n htu sai dai hku wa mat ai da. Dai la wa wa mat she shan a nta kaw du wa she jahkan kawp sha re na she hpa n nawn ai hku na she pawt mayu, dai shani gaw jahkan nlu htu na pawt mayu na she jahkan kawp dai hpe le n pu de sha kabai bang kau da na she madu jan e hpa mung nnga dai hku wa nga taw ai da. Dai hku wa nga taw yang she ndai madu jan mung shana re jang e gaw shawng hkan ne jahkan htu nna jahkan htu dut nna lu ai gumhpraw ni i dai hku na gumhpraw gade wa nga nga kun? ya kaga bai bungli tam yang e gara hku kaning rai mai galaw sha na kun a ngu na she madu jan gaw lu ai gumhpraw hpe hti yu ai da. Gumhpraw hti yu yang e she gumhpraw dingga langai mi wa she npu de hkrat mat ai da e. Npu de hkrat mat ai wa she shana nsin sin sai law ngu na she ntam la ai da, nsa hta la ai da, hpang jahpawt e she ndai shana shi jahkrat kau ai gumhpraw hpe sa hta la na ngu na sa wa yu yang wa she gumhpraw dai wa she dai madu wa wa kabai bang da ai jahkan kawp kaw wa she lup sha re na hkrat bang taw nga ai da. Hkrat bang taw nga na she gumhpraw ni wa shi jahkrat bang kau ai gumhpraw gaw langai mi sha re da, dai wa she gumhpraw grai law hkra wa jahkan kawp she hpring hkra da. Ndai madu wa hta wa ai jahkan kawp mung tsawm ra kaba ai jahkan kawp re da, dai she dai hpring hkra re na wa rawng taw nga ai da, dai majaw dai madu jan gaw grai mau, kabu mung kabu re na madu wa hpe tsun da ai da. Madu wa hpe tsun dan re yang she, kaja wa shan gaw dai hpe shaw la yang she kaja wa nan jahkan kawp kaw she gumhpraw langai mi hpe bai bang da sai da. Langai mi hpe sha bang da yang hpang jahpawt bai sa yu yang dai hku hpring taw nga na re da e. Dai hku hpring taw nga nga re jang she kaja wa nan gumhpraw ngu gaw grai lu sai da, grai lu sai da. Aten tsawm ra na jang gaw tawn shara ni pyi naw grai chyat wa sai da, grai lu, gumhpraw mung lu, sut gan mung lu, shangun ma ni hpa ni hte hkum hkum tsup tsup re na nga lu sai da. Dai majaw she shan gaw dai shaloi wa she shi gaw kanu kawa ni hpe wa myit dum ai da. Kanu yen kawa hpe myit dum re she, kaja nga ma ai kun, ngut na wa jahkrum mayu na she madu wa hte shan 2 wa ai da. Wa re yang she oh ra ni gaw nang hpe e anhte kasha n sawn sai she re, shi na kahpu ni da kanau ni da kanu da kawa da shi hpe e hkap tsun ai da. Nanhte nang wa jahkrum nra ai, nang hkum wa sa, nang hpe anhte kasha n sawn sai she re, kalang mi tsun dat sai re, nang malap kau sai i, lawan wa u ngu na shi hpe hkap gawt ai da. Nang hpa baw re na ning re na wa mayu ai re ta? nang sut gan hpyi mayu na gumhpraw hpyi mayu na wa ai nre i ngu na shi hpe tsun ai da. Dai shaloi gaw ndai numsha tsun ai gaw ngai gaw sut gan ra na wa ai nre, nu yen wa hkam kaja ai kun ngu na wa jahkrum mayu na wa ai she re, wa mu wa chye mayu na she re grai dum ai majaw wa ai re, sut gan nga yang nanhte lu ai sutgan gaw an lu ai sut ga hta nga yang nanhte lu ai gaw hpa nanhte hpa sha n rai mat ai nanhte hta e htam tsa hku na an lu ai ngu na tsun ai da. Dai shaloi ndai ni n kam ai da, n mai byin na re, nang jahkan sha htu sha, nang jahkan sha htu dut ai la hte she nga ai wa mi dai ram ram gaw kaning re na lu wa na re ta? nmai byin na re ngu na tsun ai da. Shaloi gaw ndai kahsa gaw shan gaw grai myitsan seng ai re nga yang she jahkan htu na dai hku dai hku byin ai lam ni hpe bai tsun dan ai da, tsun dan jahkan kawp kaw gumhpraw hpring wa ai lam ni tsun re yang mung n kam ai da. Nkam re yang gaw nanhte n kam yang gaw sa yu ga, wa yu marit ngu na i ndai jahkan htu ai la wa hte ndai shayi sha gaw dai hku tsun ai da. She teng yang gaw kanu yen kawa gaw tsun ai nang hpe n gawt kau sai, anhte yawng hkra makyin jinghku hkum hkum re na anhte rau sha galoi mung nga ga. Teng n teng naw sa yu ga ngu na she kanu kawa ni nta masha ni dai hku tsun re na she shanhte gaw sa mat wa sai da. Sa mat wa re yang she kaja wa ndai kasha yen kahkri ngu na wa na nta kaw sa yu dat yang gaw kaja wa nan gumhpraw ngu gaw tawn shara pyi nnga na daram shanhte hta grau re na lusu taw nga ai da. Dai majaw shanhte mung dai hpe kam na shanhte yawng hkra n garan ai sha galoi mung rau sha re na dai kaw na nga mat mat ai da. |
