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Latitude

25.234

Longitude

96.9165

Start Date

2017-02-09

End Date

2017-02-09

Translation (Rita Seng Mai) The story I'm going to tell you is about why cats and dogs were never united. A long time ago, sticky rice was steamed in a house where the cat and the dog lived. The cat was waiting just beside the steamer. It wanted to eat the sticky rice, so it guarded the steamer. Then the dog came into the kitchen and removed wood from the fireplace. Then the cat added the wood to the fireplace. The dog came into the kitchen again and removed the firewood again. The cat was dying to eat the sticky rice. However, the dog kept doing it. Therefore, the sticky rice was not cooked. The cat was furious with the dog. The dog tried to steal the sticky rice from the cat, but the cat said, "I won't share anything with you." However, the dog tried to eat the sticky rice. Then the cat fought it fiercely. Therefore, the cat and the dog were never united. Till today, the cat fights and bites the dog whenever it sees it. The dog also fights the cat. This story is about the cat and the dog, which are never in union today. Transcription (Lu Awng) Ya ngai bai hkai na maumwi gaw nyau hte gwi ya du hkra myit nhkrum ai maumwi lam hpe tsun dan na. Moi da nyau hte gwi gaw da nta kaw da shat kabaw da ai da. Nbaw shat kabaw nga ai shaloi nyau gaw da shat kabaw bunghkrawng makau kaw nyau gaw galoi ma sin ai da. Gwi dai gaw da, nyau gaw shat kabaw sha mayu ai majaw she da, bunghkrawng makau kaw dap kaw sin nga she da, gwi gaw shang wa di na wan nhtaw wa shaw kau ya, wa shaw kau ya, she adi nga da loh. Dai jang she nyau gaw bai wan nhtaw ni bai di kaw bai shawn bang, bai shawn bang galaw ai da. Dai shaloi gwi gaw bai shang wa da, bai shang wa di na gaw wan nhtaw sha wa shaw kabai kau ya ya dai hku rai, nyau gaw ohra bunghkrawng kaw na nbaw shat sha kin mayu taw nga. Dai she shat nmu sha, bai yu tim mung nhkut wa, nhkut wa jang gaw nyau gaw pawt mayu sai da. pawt mayu di na gaw gwi hpe jang pawt sai da. Gwi hpe jang pawt na, dai nbaw shat hpe kashun sha ai da, gwi ma wa kashun sha, nyau gaw n jaw sha ai ngu ai da. Nyau gaw n jaw sha ai ngu galaw nga ai kaw gwi gaw wa kashun sha ai da. Gwi gaw wa kashun sha di na gaw nyau gaw kalang ta jang htim ai da. Jang htim di na gwi hte nyau gaw ya du hkra myit nhkrum ai. Ya du hkra nyau hte gwi, nyau hpe mung gwi nmai mu ai, nyau mung gwi hpe mu jang kawa wa ai, dai maumwi ya du hkra nyau hte gwi myit nhkrum ai da. Dai majaw maumwi ndai lam gaw ya du hkra nan shan 2 myit nhkrum ai maumwi re da.

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