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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The title of the story I am going to tell you is "We Should Do Good." Once upon a time, there were two close friends in a village. They were poor, so they wanted to be rich. One of the friends said, "If we live like this, there is no way our lives will get better or that we will become rich!" He said like that. He said, "Our lives won't be better! I want to be wealthy. Why don't we go work for the rich man who lives at the front of the village? If we work for him, we will earn a lot of money in a month." His friend said, "That's okay. I am happy although I am poor. I am satisfied with what I am doing now." He said to his friend, "Okay. You continue doing what you are doing now, but I will go work for that rich man." Then he left. One day, he went to the rich man and worked for him. The rich man sold drugs and alcohol. He did illegal and harmful things. The boy wanted to get rich and worked for that rich man. He did everything the rich man ordered. When the rich man ordered him to sell alcohol, he did it. When he was told to sell drugs, he did it. He earned a lot in one day. He received a lot of money in a single day. His poor friend worked as a woodcarver. He carved figures of people. He was an honest, hardworking man. One day, the village officials arrested the rich man and the boy for selling alcohol and drugs. They were arrested. They got arrested for doing something bad. The boy said, "We have earned a lot of money, but it does us no good now." He regretted his action. The friend, who worked with his father as a woodcarver, earned less, but he never did anything illegal or harmful. He earned less money in a day. He saved every penny he earned, and over time, he managed to save a lot of money. The boy and his father earned that money through honest and hard work. They could live comfortably with that money.
Transcription (Htu Bu)
Ya ngai bai hkai na ga baw gaw Kaja Ai Bungli Galaw Ra Ai nga re. Moi shawng e da, kahtawng langai mi kaw she da, grai hku hkau ai manang lahkawng nga ai da. Dai manang lahkawng gaw da, lani mi na ten shan lahkawng gaw da, matsan ai re majaw da, grai lu su mayu ai da. Grai lauban mayu na nga re shaloi manang langai mi gaw tsun ai da, "E, manang e, an hkawng gaw shani shagu ndai hku sha nga yang gaw an hkawng na, prat rawt jat na lam n nga ai." ngu na dai hku ngu tsun ai da. Dai hku ngu tsun re shaloi she, "Rawt jat na lam n nga ai." ngu tsun ai. "Ngai gaw, lu mayu ai majaw, an hkawng gaw, oh ra mare baw na lauban wa kaw bungli wa galaw yang n mai na kun. Dai kaw bungli galaw yang, shata mi nga yang gumhpraw sen kaba lu ai." dai hku hku tsun ai da. Dai hku ngu tsun ai shaloi dai shi manang wa gaw, "Umum law, rai sai law. Ngai matsan tim, matsan pyaw ai. Ngai ndai kaw ndai hku, ngai na ngai dingman ai hku tam sha taw gaw, ngai nye hkum ngai grai myit dik ai." ngu dai hku ngu tsun ai da. Dai hku ngu tsun ai shaloi she, "Rai jang gaw, nang, nang mung, nang na nang chye ai hku tam sha u. Ngai gaw dai lauban wa kaw wa galaw sai yaw." ngu tsun kau da na, shi gaw wa mat ai da. Wa mat na shi gaw lani mi na ten hta dai lauban wa kaw bungli wa galaw nga ai da. Wa galaw nga, dai shi na dai lauban wa, bungli madu wa gaw da tsa ni, ka-ni ni shadu na dut sha ai la wa re ai da. N hkru ai, dai n kaja ai bungli galaw ai wa re ai da. Rai na she, dai la wa hpe gaw, dai la kasha wa gaw lauban mayu ai re nga yang bungli madu wa shangun ai hku, mare baw de, "Ndai, tsa naw wa dut dat su." nga yang wa dut da. "Ndai ka-ni naw wa sa dat su." nga yang wa sa dat. Dai hku na nga re shaloi she da shi gaw, Ja, gumhpraw gaw lani mi nga yang grai lu ai da. Lani mi nga yang grai lu ai da. Grai lu yang she, mi yet na, matsan ai la kasha wa gaw da, shi na shi dai hku, masha (pung) ni kayet na dai hku, (Yukhtu) kayet ai dai hku na nga taw ai da. Nga na shi gaw, shi, na shi, shi wa hte dai hku bungli, kangka ai bungli ni galaw na shi wa hte dai hku ni galaw na nga taw ai da. Nga taw re she, lani mi na ten hta, oh ra, lu ai dai n kaja ai bungli galaw ai, ka-ni shadut dut ai, tsa shadu dut ai yan hkawng hpe gaw lani mi na ten hta gaw, shan hkawng hpe gaw dai kaw na mare salang ni sa rim mat wa ai da. Sa rim mat wa na she, nga ai da. Sa rim mat wa ai shaloi gaw da, dai shan hkawng gaw da, dai shaloi she shan, n hkru ai bungli galaw ai re majaw da, ja, gumhpraw kade lu tim da, "An hkawng hte, rau n lu nga ai. An hkawng ja gumhpraw hte atsawm rai n lu nga lu gaw lu gaw, ja gumhpraw gaw lu ai ten hta tim an hkawng hta akyu n rawng ai." ngu na she dai shaloi she myit malai ai da. Mi yet na i, kawa hte sha, nta kaw ja gumhpraw law law n lu ai baw bungli raitim i, hpa mara n nga ai baw bungli re majaw gaw da, kachyi, lani mi kachyi kachyi sha lu tim da, dai lani mi kachyi kachyi sha ja gumhpraw lu tam da tim, da, kachyi kachyi hte mahkawng ai ja gumhpraw gaw grai law wa ai majaw da, shan hkawng, shan wa mung da, dai kaw na i, dai hku shan hkawng, shan wa hkawng na shan wa myit kaja ai i, san seng ai hku tam ai ja gumhpraw re majaw da, shan wa gaw da, dai ja gumhpraw hte atsawm sha rai na, dai hku na lu nga mat wa ai da. |
