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Latitude

25.234

Longitude

96.9165

Start Date

2017-02-12

End Date

2017-02-12

Translation (Rita Seng Mai) In the past, humans and animals could understand each other. Human bear a banby for nine months and gave birth after that. But elephants bear the baby for a long time. They carry the baby for three years. So, they are jealous of humans. The elephant thought, "The humans bear the babies for nine months and give birth after that. But I have to carry the baby for a long time. I'm so sick of it. I will ask the humans why." Then, it asked a woman, "How long do you carry a baby?" The woman said, "Nine or ten months." The elephant misheard her and said, "Ten years?" The woman said, "No, nine or ten months." But the elephant said, "Ten years?" No matter how many times she explained, the elephant misheard her. So, she was angry. She shouted, "Yes! Ten years! Ten years!" That's why the elephant have to carry the baby for ten years in her womb. This is the end of the story. Since then, women who are pregnant need to be very careful. The fathers need to be careful as well because the elephants kill them when they come into the forest. If the pregnant women or their husbands face with elephants, they will get killed. The elephants scare them. They don't like being called 'Magwi' (elephant). They like being called 'Ji Dwi'. It happened that way because there was a story. The woman said it was nine or ten months to carry the baby for her, but the elephant misheard her. Then, she was angry and shouted, "Yes! Ten years!" Since then, the elephants have to carry the baby for near ten years in their wombs. The elephants got angry because of that. So, they kill the husbands of pregnant women whenever they see them. Transcription (La Ring) Moi gaw dusat dumyeng ni yawng hte shinggyim masha ni ga hkrum ai da. Ga hkrum ai shaloi she e shinggyim num jan gaw e shata jahku sha gun nna ma lu kau kau re nrai i. Magwi gaw e grai na hkra gun ai da. Magwi gaw masum ning da magwi gaw masum ning gun e shinggyim masha ni gaw shata jahku gun rai na she magwi gaw manawn sai da law. "Wora shinggyim masha ni gaw jahkring sha gun nna lu kau kau re gaw e ngai gaw grai na jin ai grai jin ai ma gun grai jin ai shinggyim num jan hpe san yu na re" ngu na she "E ning nang gaw ma kade na hkra gun ai" ngu yang she "Shata jahku hte shi" ngu da. Shata jahku hte shi ngu jang she magwi num jan gaw "Shi ning aw" nga. Kade lang tsun yang "Jahku hte shi kalang lang gaw jahku kalang lang gaw shi ngu jahku hte shi ngu" yang "Shi ning aw" sha angu nga jang Jinghpaw num jan masin pawt nna "E e e shi ning shi ning" ngu dat ai da. Dai majaw magwi gaw dai shaning shi ning gun ra ai nga dai tsun ai majaw ya ndai prat e gaw aw maumwi gaw dai kaw htum sai nrai i. Ya ndai prat e gaw ma gun ai ni grai hkrit ra ai. Ma gun ai wa a madu wa ma grai hkrit ra ai nam shang yang grai nju na kabye sat kau kau re ai dai ma gun ai wa a madu wa rai rai ma gun ai num jan rai rai kachyi nmai hkrum ai maumwi dai nga mat ai majaw. Hpa rai na shing rai ai kun yi nam hkawm na rai jang wora ma gun ai wa a madu wa ni ma gun ai ni nam de nmai sa ai magwi hkrit ra ai shara de. Nmai sa ai magwi ngu na mung nra ai da shi gaw ji dwi ngu na she ra ai da. Shi gaw ji dwi ngu na she ra ai dai re majaw dai hku e "Hpa rai na dai hku rai ai" ngu yang she "She moi na maumwi nga nna rai nga le, shata jahku hte shi ngu yang shi ning aw nga na masin pawt nna shi ning ngu dat yang she grai na hkra hkra ma gun shangun ai" ngu na mu yang ya du hkra pawt na nju ai re da. Dai majaw ma gun ai ni ma gun ai wa a madu wa ni mu yang magwi ni grai pawt nna kabye sat kau kau re ai da. Ngut sai.

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